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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...

Hanson ranks in top 2 percent in business at Iowa State University

Katherine Hanson of Vinton, has achieved academic ranking in the top 2 percent of students in the College of Business at Iowa State University. Congratulations!  ...

Area student ranks in top 2 percent in engineering at Iowa State University

An area student has achieved academic ranking in the top 2 percent of students in the College of Engineering at Iowa State University. From Walford, Logan Heitz, Engineering, Libera...

Greta Geiken retires from VPRD

Greta Geiken retired Friday from the Vinton Parks and Rec Department. At age 85, it's now retirement time for Greta Geiken. The Vinton Parks and Rec Department staff joined director Brad Barker at the Rec Center on Friday for a small party for Greta, who bega...

Area student ranks in top 2 percent in human sciences at Iowa State University

Both Bailey and Payton Leonard,  from Vinton, have achieved academic ranking in the top 2 percent of students in the College of Human Sciences at Iowa State University.  Congratulat...

Kersten King was named to Augustana College winter term Dean's List

Kersten King, a senior majoring in Communication Sciences & Disorders and Communication Studies from Dysart, IA, was among the students named to Augustana College's 2015 winter term Dean&#...

Ternus-Hackman engagement announced

Martin & Connie Ternus of Vinton are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Molly Ternus to Tyler Hackman, son of Robert & Laurine Hackman of Lawler. The couple met...

Vinton Garden Club News

FEBURARY 24, 2016 The Vinton Garden Club member of National Garden Clubs, Inc; District II and Central Region met at Pizza Ranch at 11:30 am for lunch, the program and the meeting. The program...