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Kirkwood and Mt. Mercy sign agreement in Business Admin program

Kirkwood Community College and Mount Mercy University signed a Business Administration Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) articulation agreement on April 8. The arrangement creates a smooth ...

Two young women look forward to experiencing Washington, D.C.

Jamie Thompson Two high school juniors have been chosen to represent ECI REC in Washington, D.C., on the Youth Tour this June. The two winners, Jamie Thompson and Kirstie Martin, will visit historical sites, spen...

Tilford 1st graders share music, facial expressions in concert

Playing imaginary instruments was a small part of the Tilford 1st Grade Concert Thursday. Elementary music teacher Gib Ziemer taught the first graders to use facial expressions as well as their singing voices to express the emotions of the songs they sing. And many of those student...

Vinton Garden Club minutes, March 30

VINTON GARDEN CLUB MARCH 30,2016 The Vinton Garden Club member of National Garden Clubs., District II and Central Region met 1:00 pm at the home of Sharen Stueck. The program “Prairi...

VS alum John Lippmann graduates from Law Enforcement Academy

John Lippman: VS alum graduates from Iowa Law Enforcement Academy. Former Vinton-Shellsburg Viking and Vinton resident John W.D. Lippmann graduated from the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy on April 16.  His Class, the 267th Basic Unit, completed its 14-...

4-H: North Eden Willing Workers learn about preparing projects for Fair

Connie McClintock, a County Fair project judge, spoke about preparing 4-H projects for Fair at the North Eden Willing Workers’ April 3rd meeting. She gave helpful tips on how to create ...

Conway named Penquite Scholar at Central

Caitlyn Conway has been named 2016 Geisler Penquite Scholar at Central College and received a scholarship for current and potential leadership in education. Conway, of Blairstown, belongs to Centr...

VS Fine Arts Club says \'Thank you\' to choir robe donors

The Vinton-Shellsburg New Century Fine Arts Club wants to thank all of those who donated to the successful fund drive for the new choir robes for Vinton-Shellsburg High School. The $18,000 goal was...

Matthew Gerhold features original musical compositions in spring recital

Music composed by Concordia University, Nebraska students will be featured in a recital on April 20, 2016, at 7 p.m. in the Recital Hall of the Music Center on campus. Participants in the reci...

Peter Thedens Inducted into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

Peter Thedens of Walker, Iowa, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. The...