http://www.westlibertyindex.comThe latest news from the West Liberty Index.http://www.westlibertyindex.com/article.php?viewID=4471A campaign for donated winter wear, founded last Christmas by local Casey's General Stores, was well-received by the West Liberty School District. Mary Shield-Atkinson2012-01-27http://www.westlibertyindex.com/article.php?viewID=4469In Euelenspiegel Puppet Theater's show "Portraits of the Prairie," performed Sunday, Jan. 22, at the New Strand Theatre, attendees saw a history of changes to Iowa's landscape played out before their eyes.Geoff Rands2012-01-26http://www.westlibertyindex.com/article.php?viewID=4470State Rep. Jeff Kaufmann, R-Wilton, predicted that his West Liberty listening post would see a larger crowd focused on education issues, and that's just what he got Saturday, Jan. 21, at West Liberty High School.Geoff Rands2012-01-26http://www.westlibertyindex.com/article.php?viewID=4457Clint Esbenshade has stepped down from his position as member of the West Liberty City Council, effective immediately.Geoff Rands2012-01-19http://www.westlibertyindex.com/article.php?viewID=4458The Coaches vs. Cancer fundraiser has returned to West Liberty for a second year, and although snow caused the delays of one event, the fundraiser is still going strong.Geoff Rands2012-01-19http://www.westlibertyindex.com/article.php?viewID=4459There weren't many citizens at a listening post held in Atalissa Saturday morning, Jan. 14, by State Rep. Jeff Kaufmann, R-Wilton, but Kaufmann called each by first name as he sat just five feet away from them.Geoff Rands2012-01-19http://www.westlibertyindex.com/article.php?viewID=4460Members of the West Liberty Board of Education heard updates about the combination tornado safe room/athletics room planned to be added to the high school during their meeting Monday, Dec. 16.Geoff Rands2012-01-19http://www.westlibertyindex.com/article.php?viewID=4461The first council meeting of the New Year was call to order by Nichols Mayor, Clyle Geertz, on Wednesday, Jan. 11. Toni Wilson2012-01-19http://www.westlibertyindex.com/article.php?viewID=4447West Liberty residents' votes in the Republican Presidential Caucus Tuesday, Jan. 3, were much the same as those in the rest of Muscatine County, with a couple of distinctions.Geoff Rands2012-01-12http://www.westlibertyindex.com/article.php?viewID=4448West Liberty Water Department's impellers are in need of replacement, the city council heard at its meeting Tuesday, Jan. 3.Geoff Rands2012-01-12http://www.westlibertyindex.com/article.php?viewID=4449Russ Roser, 36, has been with the West Liberty Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Department for three years and was surprised one day as he walked into a local store when someone recognized him and wanted to shake his hand and thank him for all his hard work as a volunteer with the department.Mary Shield-Atkinson2012-01-12http://www.westlibertyindex.com/article.php?viewID=4450West Liberty's storefronts saw some curious visitors Wednesday, Jan. 4, as students from Monticello High School traveled through the downtown area in search of Spanish-language signage.Geoff Rands2012-01-12http://www.westlibertyindex.com/article.php?viewID=4434Funding, fundraising and board policy were all discussed during the West Liberty School Board's meeting Monday, Jan. 2.Geoff Rands2012-01-05http://www.westlibertyindex.com/article.php?viewID=4435Four residents of West Liberty met with CNN's Soledad O'Brien in Des Moines Tuesday morning, Jan. 3, to discuss issues of race, West Liberty, and the republican caucuses.Geoff Rands2012-01-05http://www.westlibertyindex.com/article.php?viewID=4436The West Liberty City Council welcomed new member Sean Harder at its meeting Tuesday, Dec. 20.Geoff Rands2012-01-05http://www.westlibertyindex.com/article.php?viewID=4423West Liberty School District is still far from its state-imposed debt limit, school board members heard at their meeting Monday, Dec. 19 from Matthew Gillaspie, senior vice president of Piper Jaffray.Geoff Rands2011-12-22http://www.westlibertyindex.com/article.php?viewID=4422The last Nichols City Council meeting of the year and the final meeting for council members Cindy Massey and Marvin Wilson and Mayor Joe Church was held Wednesday, Dec. 14.Toni Wilson2011-12-22http://www.westlibertyindex.com/article.php?viewID=4424The Voluntary Action Committee has worked for 34 years to ensure that no one in the West Liberty Area goes without at Christmas time, and this year, helped more than 100 families.Geoff Rands2011-12-22http://www.westlibertyindex.com/article.php?viewID=4425The high school's auditorium was fairly full Thursday, Dec. 15, for the first public show of the comedic improvisational troupe "Best Excuses," which is comprised of 10 high school students, although only six were able to make it to the show.Geoff Rands2011-12-22http://www.westlibertyindex.com/article.php?viewID=4413The Palenque bar, located on 321 N. Calhoun, may not be located there much longer.Geoff Rands2011-12-15http://www.westlibertyindex.com/article.php?viewID=4414West Liberty has grown to a size greater than the 3,500 people that can reside within a single voting precinct, and will have a second precinct as of mid-January 2012, but the changes to how its citizens will vote will be minimal, said Muscatine County Auditor Leslie Soule at a meeting of the Rotary Club of West Liberty Dec. 6.Geoff Rands2011-12-15http://www.westlibertyindex.com/article.php?viewID=4415The feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe is the biggest feast of the year in Mexico, said the Rev. Dennis Martin of St. Joseph's Church, and the turnout along Calhoun Street Sunday, Dec. 11, showed that church members in West Liberty also feel it is a major event.Geoff Rands2011-12-15http://www.westlibertyindex.com/article.php?viewID=4403At the West Liberty School District Board of Education's meeting Monday, Dec. 5, board members reviewed several of the district's policies, but took no action.Geoff Rands2011-12-08http://www.westlibertyindex.com/article.php?viewID=4404The weather Sunday evening, Dec. 4, may have been on the cool side, but those attending the Nichols Holiday Stroll had plenty of warm places to gather and enjoy visiting with friends and neighbors.Toni Wilson2011-12-08http://www.westlibertyindex.com/article.php?viewID=4405"We'll get there," said one walker to another as the pack of runners moved ahead of them during the 2011 Chili Chilly 5K and Chili Cook-Off Sunday, Dec. 4.Geoff Rands2011-12-08