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The 4-H Liberty Clover Kids club made Thanksgiving cards for the residents at the Simpson Memorial Home for their November meeting.
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Jacob Lane
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11/22/23
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West Liberty’s James Gregory Falconer, 43, died due to injuries sustained in a car accident on Saturday, Nov. 11, leaving behind a fiancée and a two-year-old son.
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Jacob Lane
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11/22/23
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En varias regiones del país, cientos de perros están contrayendo una enfermedad respiratoria no identificada que inicialmente se presenta como tos y resiste el tratamiento con …
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Por Vanessa "Cueponi Cihuatl" Espinoza
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11/22/23
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A massive American flag waved in the brisk cool breeze above Calhoun Street on Saturday, Nov. 11, commemorating Veterans Day in West Liberty, courtesy of the WL Fire Department.
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Jacob Lane, Index Editor
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11/16/23
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The West Liberty city council met Tuesday, Nov. 7 to discuss the future of the West Liberty Fire Department.
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Jacob Lane, Index Editor
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11/16/23
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West Liberty Area Economic Development (We Lead) held its quarterly meeting Friday, Nov. 10, at the WL Community Center. Mental health dominated discussion, while local organizations gave updates.
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Jacob Lane, Index Editor
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11/16/23
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The voters have decided, Mark Smith will be the next mayor of West Liberty in 2024. Elections were held for mayor, the city council and school board seats on Tuesday, Nov. 7, at the West Liberty Community Center.
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Jacob Lane, Index Editor
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11/16/23
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The hunt for a new police chief is on, though the department and city expect a smooth transition.
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11/16/23
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The city and We Lead have been working together to bring a hotel to West Liberty. The hope is to develop a relationship with a hotel franchise that would fit the size of the community.
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Jacob Lane, Index Editor
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11/16/23
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Monica Leo presented “In the Mirror: Three Tales from Asia” on Saturday, Nov. 11, in the West Liberty Owl Glass Puppetry Center.
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11/16/23
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A four-year-old is among the injured after an accident occurred around 6 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, on Highway 70. The collision left one dead and two injured.
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11/16/23
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Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird filed the state’s legal argument to the state Supreme Court last week, seeking to uphold a law that would ban most abortions after six weeks.
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Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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11/16/23
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Thank you Hills Bank Classroom Cash participants for your continued support of West Liberty Community School District!
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11/16/23
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The University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics is in settlement negotiations with a woman who alleges the hospital shared confidential patient information with Facebook.
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Clark Kaufmann, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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11/16/23
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The annual Muscatine County Fair “Trees for a Cause” event will take place Sunday, Nov. 19, at the Activity Center on the fairgrounds in West Liberty. More than a dozen trees as well as several hometown vendors participated in the event in previous years according to Kelsey Meyers, Fair Manager.
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11/16/23
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About 1.2 million egg-laying hens in Taylor County will be culled because a highly transmissible avian flu was detected in their flock, according to the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship.
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11/16/23
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The governing body of Iowa’s public universities has changed its name and logo to better reflect its mission and duties.
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11/16/23
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Focusing heavily on national security, Iowa’s delegates introduced legislation allowing fingerprinting of immigrant children at the border and protecting cyber infrastructure from foreign attacks.
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Jay Waagmeester, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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11/16/23
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Paddy Leggins never dreamed she’d be coming back to her hometown to be pastor of a church when she graduated from West Liberty High School in 1965. But God had other plans for the once-retired minister who took the helm of the West Liberty United Methodist Church just a few months ago.
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Tim Evans, Index Reporter
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11/8/23
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Veteran journalist Jacob Lane has returned to his roots and been named editor of the West Liberty Index, a position he held previously from 2013 to 2019.
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Josh Byers, Eastern Iowa Communications Regional Publisher
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11/8/23
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