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The West Liberty Ignite Dance Team competed at the 2025 Iowa State Dance and Drill Team Association’s State Championships in Des Moines last Friday.
The team received Division II ratings …
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12/11/24
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A total of 23 local families will have a better Christmas this year thanks to the West Liberty Police Department’s seventh annual “Shop with a Cop” event, held Wednesday, Dec. 4.
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By Tim Evans, Index Reporter
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12/11/24
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Ninety-four percent of West Liberty High School students passed all their classes for the first trimester.
That’s up from 87 percent in the first trimester of the 2023-24 school year.
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By Erin M. Gentz, Index Editor
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12/11/24
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Working in the former Jan’s Flower Shop in West Liberty as a student at West Liberty High School, it didn’t take long for Charles Brooke to realize he was destined to get into the floral …
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By Tim Evans, Index Reporter
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12/11/24
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Eastern Iowa Auction Company, owned and operated by Donovan and Sara Yoder, of Atalissa, have donated $20,000 to the Event Center at the Muscatine County Fair.
The Yoders live on a farm north of …
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12/11/24
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On October 23rd, Muscatine Community College hosted a “Latino Poetry: Places We Call Home” event. This spoken-word event celebrated the power and …
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By Vanessa Espinoza
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12/11/24
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On an island where the sun dazzles
In a sea where the sand is golden,
Oh my Cuba, jewel of the Caribbean.
Your essence is in every wave.
Until one of the soft winds …
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By Angela Cobos Fernandez
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12/11/24
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On a sunny day, under the blue sky
A loving father, with a subtle gesture
Gave his daughter. with great emotion,
A gift of sweets, full of devotion
Every candy, a kiss …
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By Monserrat Ruvalcaba
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12/11/24
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In an unknown place
I found myself alone
And far from home,
14 years, a brave heart,
and an adventure to come.
A new language, strange sounds
Unknown faces, …
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By Alejandra Garcia Chacon
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12/11/24
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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 …
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12/11/24
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The Muscatine County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 9 approved a second amendment to the City of Muscatine’s indoor sports complex American Rescue Plan Act Grant Agreement with Muscatine County …
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By Tamara Brown, Index Reporter
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12/11/24
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President Trump’s tariff threats may be viewed as theater intended to shake up an international agriculture economy already stressed by global conflict. But big change is coming to American agriculture, and ag-energy profits of the past are not guaranteed.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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12/10/24
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By Ashley Craig
Navy Office of Community Outreach
Capt. Doug Langenberg, a native of Lone Tree, Iowa, recently assumed command of Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John F. Kennedy, an aircraft …
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By Ashley Craig, Navy Office of Community Outreach
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12/4/24
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Richard and Vera Smith Family Donate $5,000 to Seating in the Board Room in the New Event Center
The Richard and Vera Smith Family of West Liberty has donated $5,000 to the new Event Center at …
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12/4/24
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The Muscatine County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 2 accepted the minutes that recorded the canvass and certification that took place on Nov. 27 of the recount of the U.S. Congressional District 1 …
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By Tamara Browning, Index Reporter
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12/4/24
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Dick Thomas Cornick, 96, passed away Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, at the Simpson Memorial Home in West Liberty.
Funeral services will be held 11:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 6, at the United Methodist Church …
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12/4/24
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Barbara Elaine Stratton, age 81, of Leesburg Fla., formerly of West Liberty, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024, at Cornerstone Hospice in Leesburg.
There will be no funeral …
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12/4/24
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Despite fielding a smaller-than-normal roster, West Liberty’s girls’ wrestlers still found ways to make their presence seen on the podium.
A team of six Comets found their way to …
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By Ross Shinberg, Regional Sports Editor
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12/4/24
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Thursday, December 5
JH-BWR: Meet at Wapello High School, 4:30 p.m.
V-BWR: Quadrangular at Iowa City Regina High School, 5:30 p.m.
5th/6th GBB: Elementary School Gym, 5:30 p.m. to 7 …
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12/4/24
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Residents in Muscatine County have more health challenges than those in Scott County, according to a new comprehensive Quad Cities report.
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Jonathan Turner, NSP Reporter
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12/3/24
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