Business

USDA Announces CRP results and reminds farmer to submit committee nominations

Administrator Garcia Reminds Producers of Nearing Deadline to Submit Nominations for Farm Service Agency County Committees Juan M. Garcia, Administrator of USDA’s Far...

Preschool Scholarship Funding Available

Better Tomorrows Early Childhood Iowa is announcing that applications are available for preschool tuition assistance for children who reside in Benton and Tama County. In order to qualify for schol...

Pasture Walk Focuses on Managing Timber Pastures

Managing timbered pastures is a challenge to balance between forage production and lumber production. A pasture walk will be held at the Dave Schulte farm near Dorchester on Wednesday, July 31...

Kirkwood’s Newest Regional Training Center Now Open

Semi trucks, fire training and safety programs all transfer to new location   Not only has Kirkwood found a unique way to align with workforce needs in the Creative Corridor, the forwa...

Businesses invited to join VSHS football card fund-raiser program

The Vinton/Shellsburg Football Team is in the process of starting fundraising for a new turf football field and we want to make sure that all of our efforts towards that cause are the best&nb...

Kirkwood’s Newest High-Tech Program Rolls Out This Fall

Students check out Kirkwood’s Automation and Instrumentation Technologies program. Automation and Instrumentation Technologies ushers in new manufacturing era The future of industry is here. Increasingly, factories and manufacturers rely on automated processes, necessary...

Residue plot field day set in Van Horne

ISU Extension and Outreach will host a tour of the residue management plot on the farm of Ben & John Olson from 9:30 a.m. to noon, August 2nd. Dr. Mahdi Al-Kaisi and his research team will pre...

City Lite Yogurt opens today on 4th Street

Pam Trumbull has worked in the food service industry since age 13, as a waitress and cook and in many other positions. Now she has a new title: Business owner. Pam was busy this morning, settin...

4th St. Diner News

4th Street Diner HACAP North Benton Center 202 East Fourth St Vinton, IA 52349 319-472-4761 Serving Buffet from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM, Monday through Friday. A choice of salad...

Emily Meyer earns Health Insurance License

Emily Meyer has been a part of Teresa Meyer Farm Bureau Financial Services for the past 3 years. Last year she obtained her Personal Lines license and continued her education to obtain her Health ...