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Durant elementary currently has one of the largest kindergarten classes it has seen in years. This is a result of open enrollment into the district, 25 out of the 51 current kindergartners are open …
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1/11/24
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Celebrating its 30th year, Muscatine’s’ Eagles & Ivories Music Fest opens 2024 as the cradle of ragtime in the historic city on the Mississippi River.
Presented by the …
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Tim Evans
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1/11/24
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The Wilton Public Library is starting out the New Year with a Book club for fourth through eighth graders.
Participants will be reading “I Survived the Children’s Blizzard, …
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Rebecca Bovenmyer
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1/11/24
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To kick off bowling action in 2024, the Durant boys’ and girls’ teams took the short bus ride to Rose Bowl in Muscatine for the Louisa-Muscatine invite on Saturday, January 6.
At …
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Ross Shinberg
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1/11/24
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The Wilton girl’s wrestling team traveled to Riverside on Saturday, January 6 to compete at the Highland girl’s wrestling tournament.
There, 17 teams battled for team …
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Ryan Stonebraker
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1/11/24
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The Wilton girls’ basketball team got an early Christmas present on Tuesday, December 19 when they beat rival Durant by nine points, 40-31 to finish their 2023.
The Beavers improved …
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Ryan Stonebraker
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1/11/24
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Durant’s girls’ basketball team earned their first conference of the season, as well as their first win of 2024, with a 45-30 victory over Anamosa last Thursday (Jan. 4).
It was a …
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By Ross Shinberg
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1/11/24
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The Wilton Beavers went to the Christmas holiday break with a big home victory over rival Durant.
Big in score, as Wilton defeated the Wildcats 74-26 and big in that the Beavers scored 50 …
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Ryan Stonebraker
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1/11/24
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By Ryan Stonebraker
Advocate Sports Writer
The Wilton boy’s wrestling team improved to 14-0 in dual meets this season with a trio of River Valley Conference dual wins last …
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Ryan Stonebraker
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1/11/24
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Remove the ‘2’ to make way for the ‘3’ — Durant senior Lainey Shelangoski is now 30-0 in the 2023-24 wrestling season.
She picked up three more wins last Friday at …
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Ross Shinberg
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1/11/24
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Donavan Lee Telsrow, 67, of Moscow, died at his home on Friday, Dec. 29, 2023.
A memorial gathering will be held from 4-7 p.m., Friday, Jan. 5, 2024, at Bentley Funeral Home, Wilton.
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1/11/24
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Marian K. Neumann,65, of Davenport, formerly of Durant, died Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf.
A visitation was held Friday, Jan. 5, 2024, at Bentley Funeral …
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1/11/24
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Carolyn F. Tharp, 76, of Wilton, died Friday, Jan. 5, 2024, at her home.
Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2023, at the Bentley Funeral Home in Wilton. Private family …
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1/11/24
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Pamela Ann Moeller, age 71, of Durant, died on Jan. 5, 2024, after a very brave and difficult battle with cancer.
Pam was born on March 31, 1952, in Maquoketa, Iowa, to Marvin and Jeannie …
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1/11/24
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Frank David Nelson, 72, of Wilton, died on Dec. 30, 2023, at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House surrounded by family after a nine-year battle with cancer.
At his request no services will be …
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1/11/24
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Shirley Doreen Sterner, 93, of West Liberty, died Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024.
The family will greet friends from 4-7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024, at Henderson – Barker Funeral Home in …
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1/11/24
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The Cedar River reached an all-time low of just five feet this last month, following a record drought that has struck the State of Iowa.
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Jacob Lane
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1/11/24
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Snow reaching Eastern Iowa by 6 p.m. Thursday is expected to blanket the region again with a high probability of another six to 10 inches, according to today's National Weather Service report from Davenport.
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1/10/24
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Durant FD orders new gear, new fire truck won't see service until February
Edition: Jan. 19, 2023
By Garrett Ammesmaki
Durant’s new fire truck will be delivered this week, but it …
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1/3/24
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Donavan Lee Telsrow, 67, of Moscow, Iowa, passed away at his home on Friday, Dec. 29, 2023. A memorial gathering will be held from 4-7 p.m., Friday, Jan. 5, 2024 at Bentley Funeral Home, Wilton. …
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1/3/24
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