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Iowa State University Fall Commencement Ceremony included area Residents
At Iowa State University’s fall commencement ceremonies Dec. 14-15, 2018, 2,157 graduates received degrees. Iowa State awarded 1,803 undergraduate degrees, 234 master’s degrees, 119 doctor of philoso...
Hoeg Joins the Dean's List of Ellsworth Community College
One hundred twenty-eight students were named to the Fall 2018 (August to December) Dean's List at Ellsworth Community College. To be eligible for the Dean's List, students must have taken 12 ...
Breast Cancer Survivors will not meet until March
Breast Cancer Survivors will not meet in January or February. Mark your calendars for high school Pink Night, January 22. If you have questions, please call Lu Karr 560-9408,&n...
VS Scholarships Available
I've had several scholarship questions come up this past week, which means our seniors are starting to think about preparing for college. I thought this was a good time to put out some remi...
VS FFA Attends 91st National FFA Convention
By: Shelby McDonald, Co-Reporter
October 24th the Vinton- Shellsburg FFA Chapter left the high school around 6:3- am to go to national convention Indianapolis Indiana. We had 16 students attend t...
District Greenhand Day
The Vinton-Shellsburg FFA Chapter took 17 first year students to District greenhand Day on October 5th. This event is held at Wapsie Valley schools every year. It's a good opportunity for the kid...
Fuessley among Indian Hills Community College Graduates
Indian Hills Community College has released the names of the students who completed their graduation requirements at the end of the 2018-19 Fall Term.
This is a list of students who received an A...
AmeriCorps NCCC Pine 4 Clears Survivor’s House of Debris at Panama City, Florida
By Andrew Keylor
Hurricane Michael, an unexpectedly powerful category 4 storm, developed in the Gulf and devastated the residents in the Panhandle of Florida on October 10, 2018 with a... Bruce & Joyce (Morrow) Erickson celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary
Bruce & Joyce (Morrow) Erickson of Vinton will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on December 7th. They are the parents of Lori (Mike) Cranston of Mt. Vernon & Mark Eric... Card Shower for Lee and Barbara Smith
Please join us, the children of Lee and Barbara Smith, as we honor our parents on their 60th Wedding Anniversary with a card shower. Together they have found a friendship, raised a family ...