Tornado destroys Atalissa property second time in three years
by Sara Sedlacek · May 07, 2008
Virginia Struck is counting her blessings after a tornado touched down, destroying a machine shed and damaging her house and other outbuildings Friday, April 25. WL geography whiz does it again
by Sara Sedlacek · May 07, 2008
As if once wasn’t enough, Nick Brown has done it again. For the second year in a row the West Liberty seventh grader qualified for the Iowa State Geography Bee at Drake University. Volunteering the way to go for local couple
by Sara Sedlacek · May 07, 2008
Some people are made for volunteering and some people are not. Robynn and Jerry Anderson are definitely made for volunteering. Since 1988, the couple has volunteered in some capacity for 4-H in Muscatine county. Foundation kicks off fundraising
by Sara Sedlacek · May 07, 2008
The West Liberty School Foundation is gearing up for another fundraising season to help support the school district’s upcoming building projects. Using public input from the survey sent out in early April, the Foundation was able to choose the direction it would take in its fundraising efforts this year. WLHS band takes a one at large group competition
by Meagan Conley · May 07, 2008
On Saturday, May 3, the West Liberty Band and Choir went to Tipton to participate in the 2008 large group competition. The band received a one (on a scale of one to five; one being the highest); the choir received a high two. West Liberty Chamber of Commerce Business Spotlight: Bill and Jan Koellner
by Sara Sedlacek · May 07, 2008
Bill and Jan Koellner are not the type of people to just sit around and wait for things to happen. They aren’t likely to be couch potatoes or hide in the shadows when projects come up. In fact, they’re more likely to be the people bringing those projects out in the open and initiating action. That’s what they’ve always done and how they’ve always been and, from the looks of it, the way they’ll always be. School board announces new superintendent
by Sara Sedlacek · April 30, 2008
The West Liberty Community School District Board of Education has announced the name of the new superintendent. Grant provides help with literacy and character
by Sara Sedlacek · April 30, 2008
Some West Elementary teachers are getting in a little over-time this semester thanks to a grant from the Iowa Department of Human Services. The grant, along with a donation from the Ryan Trust, has allowed teachers at West Elementary to create a program focusing on literacy, recreation and character building. Gearing up for the red carpet
by Sara Sedlacek · April 30, 2008
A local business is updating to look older. The New Strand Theatre, host of the New Strand Film Festival, is on the up and up to revitalize the classic theatre look, according to theatre owner Todd Leach. A Quinceñera story
by Ken Donnelly · April 30, 2008
I dedicate this piece to Julissa Galvan and the wise and loving parents who raised her.
Little Jewish girls in Beverly Hills look forward to their bat mitzvahs; 10-year olds in upscale Winnetka, Ill. their debutant cotillion; for Mexican girls in West Liberty, it is their Quinceanera, and the chance to be a princess for a day. | 
