News

FFA strikes GOLD at state competition

West Liberty FFA walked away with gold from April 14-16 during the state competition in Ames, Iowa, at the Hilton Coliseum, a part of the Iowa State University campus. “We had five teams …

FFA Plant Sale

The annual FFA plant sale is upon us, West Liberty. It’s time to get those gardens ready while supporting the hard work of our local high school students. The West Liberty High School …

Local library directors disappointed by county funds

The County Board of Supervisors has done the annual allocation of public library funding, and some library directors are not pleased. The West Liberty Public Library and the Wilton Public …

Joseph and Edward Ryan Trust gifts $50,000 to the Muscatine County Fair for new Event Center

The Muscatine County Fair Event Center is receiving a major gift of $50,000 from the Joseph and Edward Ryan Trust. The Ryan Trust is going to sponsor the Kitchen, which will be named after the trust. …
Spring Home Improvement

Embrace the big outdoors

Imagine transforming your outdoors into living space.
Spring Home Improvement

10-year-old tackles 50-yard challenge, one yard at a time

When Henry Bender first heard of the 50-yard challenge, he thought he might be doing some sprinting.
Sports
West Liberty Soccer

Girls start another win streak

The West Liberty girls’ soccer team completed their week with perfection after a trio of wins. The Comets dominated Monticello on the road 10-0 before grabbing a pair of 2-1 victories over …
West Liberty Golf

Home cooking on the course

The West Liberty boys’ golf team took full advantage of its home tournament last week by posting a runner-up team finish and two top eight individual finishes. In the 10-school event, the …
West Liberty Track and Field

Track and field season rolls on

While the Drake Relays took place last week in Des Moines, plenty of other teams still had opportunities to get on the track as the season hits the home stretch. The West Liberty girls were one …
Opinion

Latino Culture (4/18/24)

Miss Mai- a passionate educator West Liberty has been so fortunate to have people from all corners of the world. In particular, our elementary school has had teachers from other countries such …

Table of Good (4/11/24)

Christians all over the world just celebrated the most important event in human history – the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is called Easter. Fleming Rutledge writes, “if Jesus …

Mayor’s Memo (4/11/24)

I’m writing this on the evening of April 7, 2024. This date marks the beginning of National Library Week. I have a story that is probably like lots of people’s experience. Saturdays …
Obituaries

Mary Susan Dettwiler Meyer, 62

Mary Susan Dettwiler Meyer, 62, of Holden, Missouri, died at St. Luke's Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri, surrounded by family on Dec. 25, 2023. Visitation will be held Saturday, May 11, …

Derwood Gail Keith, 100

Derwood Gail Keith died on Friday, April 26, 2024, at the Simpson Memorial Home in West Liberty.     Visitation will be held 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at the West Liberty …

Janet Sue Woody, 91

Janet Sue Woody, age 91, of Faribault, Minn. and formerly of West Liberty and Anthony, Kan. died on Monday, April 8, 2024, at Faribault Senior Living following an extended illness. Janet Sue, …
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