The City of West Liberty Parks & Recreation Department will host its annual Trick-or-Treat Trail event on the Heritage Trail adjacent to Elm Street on the west side of the city between the historic depot Museum and the West Liberty High School. Costumed characters are asked to line up on the trail at the south high school entrance before 5 p.m. The event takes place until 6 p.m. and ends with free pizza at the Depot in Railroad Park. more

The West Liberty Public Library Friends of the Library will be hosting a book and bake sale on Saturday, Oct. 21, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the library at 400 N. Spencer Street. more

The Atalissa Fire Department will host a benefit Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, Oct. 22, from 7-11 a.m. at the fire station at 126 Depot St. in Atalissa. more

A fundraiser for the West Liberty Fire Department will be held Sunday, Nov. 12, from 7 a.m.-1 p.m. as the department hosts an “all-you-care-to-eat pancake breakfast at the department home on the south side of West Liberty. more

After a year of construction, parents and local citizens will get an inside look at the renovated West Liberty Community School District Early Learning Center. more

The public is invited to the annual meeting of the Muscatine County Fair.  Join the board 6:30 p.m., Oct. 24, at the Activity Center for supper, drinks, and a silent auction.  A free-will offering will be collected for the meal, a cash bar will be open, and there will be several silent auction baskets you won’t want to miss.  more

Iowa is challenging a new Massachusetts law that bans the sale of pork that doesn’t meet strict hog-confinement requirements. more

About 42% of the state’s corn crop and 74% of its soybeans have been harvested this year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture report on Monday. more

Electric utilities and others in Iowa should make solar power production a priority in the coming years to complement the state’s robust wind energy production and to further shift away from the use of fossil fuels, a large group of researchers and educators said Tuesday. more

Crop yields have been surprisingly robust despite drought conditions that persisted throughout the growing season in Iowa, but they came at the expense of stalk stability, according to several field agronomists. more

Members of four neighboring Legion auxiliaries came to the West Liberty Legion on Saturday, Oct. 14.  more

The United States’ shift to renewable solar energy is happening whether or not locally elected officials allow Iowa landowners to participate. Land owners – not the legislature, county board or Farm Bureau – should decide what energy sources should come from farm land. more

The City of West Liberty is looking to learn and move forward on a proposed 28E agency agreement with the fire department and EMS. more

West Liberty sports fans will have something new to cheer about next summer. more

The West Liberty Cemetery fall clean-up will take place Oct. 16-20. All items left on the ground or anything broken will be disposed of, as well as debris and old flowers. more

The Friends of the West Liberty Public Library will hold a book and bake sale, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., on Saturday, Oct. 21, at the Library on 400 N. Spencer. Books from donations and discarded from the library are offered for free will donations. Wonderful baked items are available for sale. The object of the sale is to recycle books and promote reading. more

Eulenspiegel Puppet Theatre will present a special performance for adults and teens on Friday, Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. at Owl Glass Puppetry Center, 319 N. Calhoun, West Liberty. The play, "Squatters on Red Earth," written by Mary Swander under the guidance of members of the Meskwaki Settlement, was supported by grants from Anon Was a Woman Environmental Art Award (The New York Foundation for the Arts) and The State Historical Society of Iowa, Inc. more

Jerry Hilgenberg is a name well-known to longtime Iowa Hawkeyes fans, but his distinguished career began 75 years ago in Wilton. more

The public is invited to the annual meeting of the Muscatine County Fair.  Join the board 6:30 p.m., Oct. 24, at the Activity Center for supper, drinks, and a silent auction.  A free-will offering will be collected for the meal, a cash bar will be open, and there will be several silent auction baskets you won’t want to miss.  more

The Nichols Fire and Rescue will hold its Soup Supper Gun Raffle Tuesday, Nov. 7, at the Nichols Fire Station. more