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Jake LeMay pumps gasoline into his car at Giri BP Tuesday morning. The owner of the West Liberty convenience story, is donating 5 cents per gallon of every sale to help those directly effected by the disastrous earthquak that rocked Haiti earlier this month. |
Local schools, business band together to raise funding for relief effort
by Lindsay Hoeppner · February 03, 2010
Helping Haiti one coin at a time.
Following the catastrophic earthquake that devastated the Haitian capital city of Port-au-Prince on Tuesday, Jan. 12, a group of West Liberty Elementary students wanted to know what they could do to help the nearly 3 million people affected by the disaster Nichols correspondent recounts 22 years of memories
by Lindsay Hoeppner · February 03, 2010
For the past 22 years, Loretta MacKenzie has grown to know the community of Nichols inside and out, and not only because she lives there. West Liberty Chamber of Commerce Business Spotlight: The Nail Hut
by Lindsay Hoeppner · February 03, 2010
Manicures, pedicures and much, much more.
When Tomeka Petersen opened The Nail Hut in June, she worked to incorporate skills she had formerly displayed in a much different career path. 35 years and counting
by Lindsay Hoeppner · January 27, 2010
While Eulenspiegel Puppet Theatre has been a staple in the West Liberty community for 15 years, the creative company is celebrating a much larger milestone in 2010 — its 35th birthday. Three students selected to SEIBA Honor Band
by Lindsay Hoeppner · January 27, 2010
Three West Liberty students were among the over 300 high school and junior high musicians selected to participate in the 55th annual Southeast Iowa Bandmasters Association Honor Band Festival in Iowa City last Saturday, Jan. 23.
West Liberty eighth-grader Kyle Miller, freshman Nick Brown and junior Eric Brown were selected for the festival based on auditions on Saturday, Jan. 9 in Fairfield. BackPack Program deemed a success
by Lindsay Hoeppner · January 20, 2010
Tammy Smith and Deb Lowman are doing their part to ensure a portion of West Liberty’s youth are maintaining a healthy, nutritional diet — at a low cost. City recognizes accomplishments during strategic planning session
by Lindsay Hoeppner · January 20, 2010
Yet again, University of Iowa Institute of Public Affairs program director Jeff Schott is quite impressed with the rate at which the city of West Liberty has accomplished its set goals and projects throughout the last two years. Bowl Warriors
by Lindsay Hoeppner · January 13, 2010
Two West Liberty High School graduates were infield witnesses to Iowa State University’s 14-13 victory against the University of Minnesota during the Insight Bowl in Tempe, AZ on New Year’s Eve. Two-car accident causes injuries
by Lindsay Hoeppner · January 13, 2010
A two-car accident in Muscatine County has left a pregnant West Liberty woman in the hospital. | 
