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Go Iowa Fund grants support nearby nonprofit helpers

The Iowa 80 Truckstop and CAT Scale Company are proud to announce the grantees of the December 2024 grant cycle of the Go Iowa Fund Grant Program. The Go Iowa Fund was established to provide a …

Nathan Mather named new Muscatine County Board chairman

By Tamara Browning Reporter The Muscatine County Board of Supervisors has elected Nathan Mather, district four representative, as chairperson of the board for 2025. The board also …

Andrea Grubaugh covers familiar territory for The Advocate News and Index

Eastern Iowa Publications is pleased to announce the addition of Andrea Grubaugh to the staff of the West Liberty Index and Wilton-Durant Advocate News as a general assignment reporter.

Frauenholtz family gives $5,000 to County Fair Event Center

This week, the staff at the Muscatine County Fairgrounds announced that it has recently received a donation of $5,000 from the Frauenholtz family in memory of Robert and Shirley Frauenholtz, who were …

Iowa pork producers fund $1,000 for West Liberty Pantry pork meals

This month, the Iowa Pork Producers Association provided the West Liberty Area Food Pantry with a $1,000 pork donation through its Purchase Moore Hamann Bacon campaign, which began in October 2024. …

Saira, Audrina and Jacky earn spots on honors cheer squad

Saira Breceda Rodriguez has been a committed cheerleader since her freshman year at West Liberty High School. She is a junior and continues to exceed in the sport, and recently achieved a significant …
Agriculture news

Iowa land value survey finds 3 percent drop

The 2024 Iowa State University Land Value Survey reported a 3.1% decrease to $11,467 per acre for average Iowa farmland values from November 2023 to November 2024.
Comet wrestling

Double the fun at duals

It’s an age-old debate in sport — rest versus rust. Unlike some top-seeded college football programs in recent weeks, the West Liberty wrestling teams showed no signs of sluggishness …

Follow the Comets

Thursday, January 9 JV-GBB: North Cedar at West Liberty, 4:30 p.m. JV-BBB: North Cedar at West Liberty, 5:15 p.m. V-BWR: RVC Quad at Beckman Catholic High School, 5:30 p.m. V-GBB: …
Comet basketball

Comets give Mid-Prairie all it can handle

The West Liberty girls’ basketball team welcomed in the new year with a 46-38 victory over Calamus-Wheatland to open the 2025 leg of the regular season before losing a chippy 66-58 matchup …
Opinion

Familiar journalist reaches out for community connections

Greetings to any and all readers of the Wilton-Durant Advocate and the West Liberty Index! I’d like to take a moment to officially introduce myself. My name is Andrea Grubaugh, and …
Guest column

Community kindness spreads joy in our town

He was shy and seemed a little unsure as he entered the bus for the shopping trip. He could have taken two snack items, but he selected only one. He had an amount of Christmas money given to him by …

Support Phil Wiese

Phil Wiese deserves our support to be our Iowa House Representative. Phil knows that public dollars (your taxes, right?) should support our public schools instead of subsidizing private schools which …
Obituaries

Maureen Sanders

Maureen M. Sanders, 89, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, Dec. 27, 2024, with her family by her side. Private family services will be held, with burial in Oak Ridge Cemetery, West …

Bob Petersen

Bob Petersen, age 82 of West Liberty, passed away Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, at Windmill Manor in Coralville. No services are planned. The Henderson-Barker Funeral Home in West Liberty is caring for …

Linda Foor

Linda Ann Foor, 76, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024, at Lutheran Living. Visitation will be held from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 3, at the Ralph J. Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral …
Special section

As if no time had passed

By Ross Shinberg Regional Sports Editor West Liberty’s girls’ wrestlers are picking up right where they left off in 2023 — lots of wins and lots of pins. At the …

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