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Kirkwood Launches New Options for Working Adults

Dual listed classes let students try college for less  For those who’ve wanted to take college credit classes but either didn’t want to commit an abundance of time and resources, or weren’t sure if college was the right choice for them, Kirkwood has introduced dual listed classes.

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.

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, from 10 am to noon.

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 forward-focused college repurposed a historic Cedar Rapids building, saving the structure from sitting empty.

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 they can possibly be.
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Kirkwood’s Newest High-Tech Program Rolls Out This Fall

Automation and Instrumentation Technologies ushers in new manufacturing era The future of industry is here. Increasingly, factories and manufacturers rely on automated processes, necessary to build Creative Corridor companies’ efficiency, control and high output to compete locally, nationally and even globally.

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.
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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.

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.