By Phyllis Owen Sterba
Index Historian
Approximately ninety people attended local historian Bob Cline’s West Liberty Heritage Foundation-sponsored history program on Sunday, April 7 …
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Phyllis Owen Sterba
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4/16/24
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Iowa Audiology, a leading provider of comprehensive hearing healthcare services, has recently opened a new location in West Liberty at 1011. N Columbus Street, Suite 2.
Before this, Iowa …
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Jacob Lane
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4/16/24
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The West Liberty High School Counseling Department received the 2023 American College Application Campaign's School of Excellence Award on Wednesday, April 10.
The award was presented by …
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4/16/24
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The first West Liberty home meet of the High School Boys Track and Field season will be held Thursday, April 18, at 4 p.m., at the brand-new athletic complex at West Liberty High School.
Known …
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Jacob Lane
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4/16/24
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In a year that’s already been packed with natural phenomena, add one more to your list: The cicadas are coming to Iowa, and they’re coming in droves.
“Millions of these guys …
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Jacob Lane
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4/16/24
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Muscatine County, including West Liberty, experienced a partial solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, the likes of which won’t be seen in the United States for another 20 years.
From around 1 …
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Jacob Lane
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4/9/24
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April Fool’s Day was no joke for the school board. April 1 was their first meeting of the month, and the agenda was all business, featuring the Superintendent Report and plenty of budget talk.
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Stephanie Vallez
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4/9/24
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In a Special Board Meeting on March 22, 2024, the West Liberty Community School Board addressed updates to the district's technological infrastructure.
Brian Rance, Technology Director, talked …
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Jacob Lane
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4/9/24
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The West Liberty Community Center was hopping on Saturday night, April 6. More than 70 people showed up with snacks and smiles to attend Music Bingo.
If you’ve never played Music …
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Stephanie Vallez
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4/9/24
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The West Liberty City Council met Tuesday, April 2, in the West Liberty Community Center, during which members met the new electric superintendent and discussed new business.
New Electric …
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Jacob Lane
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4/9/24
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If your kid is into nature, the Muscatine County Conservation Board welcomes area youngsters from preschool to eighth grade to participate in one of six summer nature camps slated to begin in June at …
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Tim Evans
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4/9/24
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In response to what it deems a looming threat, Escucha Mi Voz has declared a resolute stance against the enactment of what it calls anti-immigrant 'Polimigra' law SF2340.
Escucha Mi Voz is one …
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Jacob Lane
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4/2/24
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Easter Sunday marked the one-year anniversary of a historic tornado outbreak that occurred Friday, March 31, 2023, in eastern Iowa. More than 150 tornadoes touched down across the state and the …
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Jacob Lane
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4/2/24
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As a humble Kiley Langley waited for the announcement of the Muscatine Fair Queen, she wondered which one of the five other girls in the contest would be crowned.
Little did she know, the Wilton …
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Tim Evans
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4/2/24
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Nichols residents, Gene & Vickie Hammons have given $10,000 for storage at the Muscatine County Fair Event Center Project.
The Hammon’s have a hobby farm right outside of Nichols. They …
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4/2/24
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In response to the ongoing drought conditions plaguing Iowa, Agriculture Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack declared 24 Iowa counties as primary natural disaster areas.
The proclamation addressed to …
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Jacob Lane
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4/2/24
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The West Liberty Public Library Board met on Wednesday, March 20, for their big annual meeting. The meeting was open to the public and many community members attended.
The agenda included the …
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Stephanie Vallez
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3/27/24
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The big, white house located on N. Calhoun Street was once the women’s nursing home.
My own mother, Deborah Tedrow, known hereabouts as Jim and Bonnie’s eldest daughter, Deborah …
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Stephanie Vallez
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3/27/24
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The school board met again on Monday, March 18. The regular meeting of the West Liberty Community School District Board of Education was held as usual in the Boardroom on Elm Street.
The agenda …
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Stephanie Vallez
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3/27/24
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100+ Women Who Care: Comet Chapter recently made a $9200 donation towards the New Strand Theatre via the West Liberty Area Arts Council.
This group, while part of a national organization …
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3/27/24
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