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Two Wilton girls’ wrestlers represented the Beaver wrestling program last Thursday and Friday at the girls’ state wrestling tournament.
The wrestlers were Audra Coss and …
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Ryan Stonebraker
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2/7/24
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One great day and one bad day — Wrestling can be a cruel sport.
While Friday did not go the way Durant senior Lainey Shelangoski had planned, it does not take away from a stellar season …
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Ross Shinberg
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2/7/24
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The Wilton boys’ wrestling team continues to prove it is one of the top dual teams in the state. With a 23-1 record in duals this season and a third-place finish at the state dual team …
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Ross Shinberg
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2/7/24
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Last week, Durant’s girls’ basketball team split a pair of home games with a 46-42 win over West Liberty and a 56-35 loss to Calamus-Wheatland.
Against the Comets on Friday, the game …
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Ross Shinberg
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2/7/24
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The stellar Durant girls’ bowling season continues to get even better.
After qualifying for bracket play at the Lancer Invite at the end of January, the Wildcats did so again for the …
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Ross Shinberg
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2/7/24
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The Wilton girls’ basketball team had a busy four-game week last week with a mix of non-conference and conference games.
The Beavers came into the week off of a three-game win …
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Ryan Stonebraker
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2/7/24
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In the second year of sanctioned girls’ wrestling in the state of Iowa, both Wilton and Durant are sending two girls to Coralville.
Beavers Audra Coss and Kaydence Boorn, and Wildcats …
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Ross Shinberg and Ryan Stonebraker
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1/31/24
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Impacting lives in the name of her late daughter Emily, former Durant elementary school teacher Suzy Bohnsack takes a lot of pride in hosting a special “Green Out” night every year at …
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Tim Evans
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1/31/24
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The Wilton City Council met Monday, Jan. 22, in the council chambers, where they discussed Oakdale Cemetery, the last major snow event, incentive grants and road use tax.
To begin, the council …
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Jacob Lane
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1/31/24
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Marcia Ann Hetzler, age 60, of Wilton, died on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024, after a twenty-year battle with breast cancer.
A visitation was held Friday, Jan. 26, 2024, at the United Methodist Church …
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1/31/24
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Dolores and Reed Schlapkohl of 1206 11th Avenue in Durant celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary on Friday, Jan. 26 at a special dinner held at Thunder Bay Grill in Davenport on Jan. 26, exactly …
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1/31/24
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Twenty years ago, Connie Brown asked the librarian at the Wilton Public Library if there were any book clubs in town. Little did she know what that innocent question would lead to.
“Well, …
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Rebecca Bovenmyer
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1/31/24
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Wilton Public Library
Join us at the Wilton Public Library for the following activities in February.
On Monday, Feb. 5 at 1 p.m. Nancy Stockwell from the Beacon of Hope Hospice …
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Rebecca Bovenmyer
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1/31/24
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At their Monday, Jan. 8 noon meeting at the Durant Community Center (DCC), the Durant Chamber of Commerce discussed setting an annual meeting.
They also made plans to replant flowerpots in the …
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Tim Evans
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1/31/24
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Acting on the consent of voters from November, the Durant School Board approved $3.5 million in School Infrastructure Sales, Services and Use Tax Revenue Bonds.
This occurred Monday, Jan. 8, …
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Tim Evans
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1/31/24
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The lanes at Rose Bowl in Muscatine played host to this year’s North Scott Invitational where Durant’s girls’ bowling team set new program best marks.
After qualifying for the …
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Ross Shinberg
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1/31/24
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The Wilton Beaver wrestling team dominated the field at the River Valley Conference meet by racking up 224 team points to win the tournament on Saturday.
The Beavers had six individual …
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Ryan Stonebraker
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1/31/24
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By Ross Shinberg
Regional Sports Editor
At last Saturday’s boys’ varsity River Valley Conference tournament at Bellevue High School, Durant took 10th place out of 15 competing …
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Ross Shinberg
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1/31/24
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Durant’s varsity basketball teams were busy last week with six games between the two teams.
The girls were the lone group to find a win when they defeated West Branch last Wednesday, Jan. …
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Ross Shinberg
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1/31/24
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The Wilton Beavers enter this week on a season-high three-game win streak after collecting victories over Prince of Peace, West Liberty and Mid-Prairie.
The Beavers are inching close to …
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Ryan Stonebraker
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1/31/24
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