What We're Reading: Cold Blooded Liar

VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
April 30, 2024 11:46 am

I just finished the romantic suspense novel "Cold Blooded Liar" by Karen Rose. It tells the story of Kit McKittrick, a homicide detective with a traumatic past, as she tries to catch a serial killer.

What We're Reading: The New Couple in 5B

VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
April 30, 2024 11:34 am

Imagine "Rosemary's Baby" meets "The Shining" and you have Lisa Unger's "The New Couple in 5B"! This mystery thriller is sure to please fans of suspense teetering on the edge of Horror!"Rosie and Chad Lowan are barely making ends meet in New York City when they receive life-changing news: Chad’s late uncle has left them his luxury apartment at the historic Windermere in glamorous Murray Hill.

Shellsburg Student among Gamma Sigma Delta 2024 Award Recients

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
April 21, 2024 11:59 pm

With demonstrated commitments to agricultural science and education, 39 new members were initiated into Iowa State University’s Gamma Sigma Delta chapter.

What we're reading: "Rest and Be Thankful"

VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
April 19, 2024 8:37 am

"Rest and Be Thankful" by Emma Glass is a harrowing novella by a talented young writer with a distinct writing style that I thoroughly enjoyed! Laura is a nurse in the pediatric unit and between 12-hour shifts of caring for sick and dying infants and a relationship unraveling: she is on the brink of something dark and disastrous.

IA Dept. of Ed announce opening of Education Savings Applications

IOWA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
April 19, 2024 8:37 am

Application period opens April 16 at 8 a.m. and closes on June 30 at 11:59 p.m.—-The Iowa Department of Education today announced that the Students First Education Savings Account (ESA) program officially opens for applications for the 2024-25 school year on Tuesday, April 16, at 8 a.

What we're reading: The Last Thing He Told Me

VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
April 18, 2024 12:45 pm

I recently finished "The Last Thing He Told Me" by Laura Dave. This novel tells the story of Hannah, a woman who receives a cryptic message from her husband following his sudden and mysterious disappearance.

Hawkeye Community College Announces Student Art Show Award Winners

VINTON TODAY
April 18, 2024 12:45 pm

Scholarships Awarded to Graphic Design StudentsHawkeye Community College awarded nine students with prizes during the opening reception for the annual Student Art Show, held Tuesday, April 9.

What We're Reading: Dragon Pearl

VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
April 17, 2024 11:04 pm

This book, "Dragon Pearl" by Yoon Ha Lee, is highly recommended by Rick Riordan, and that's really all a young reader of fantasy needs to know! This is the first of a series of books about Thousand Worlds, where a young girl named Min dreams of going.

Hawkeye Community College Commencement Ceremony Set for May 3

HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
April 15, 2024 12:19 pm

Keynote Speaker will be Waterloo Mayor Quentin HartThe Hawkeye Community College commencement ceremony is set for Friday, May 3, at 7:00 p.m. The ceremony will be held at the McLeod Center on the University of Northern Iowa campus, located at 2501 Hudson Road, Cedar Falls.

What we're reading: The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson

VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
April 10, 2024 11:46 am

Last night I started reading "The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson" by Ellen Baker. It tells the story of young Cecily, taken to an orphanage by her mother where she is sold to a mysterious man who owns a traveling circus.