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IT WAS BULLY!

About 60 people spent an evening with Theodore Roosevelt Oct. 18 at the Center Point Library getting a headful of history while laughing their heads off. Darrel Draper of Omaha, who bills himself...

Harvest 365 former Harvest Christian Fellowship

The church formerly known as Harvest Christian fellowship has a new name, HARVEST 365.   The change will be in effect immediately.   Pastor Bryan and Amanda Lund who ar...

FEMA Corps Team Leaves Their Mark at El Yunque National Forest

Group photo after a day of hard work   By John Dolan   FEMA Corps team, Pine 7, piled into their van and embarked on the half hour journey to El Yunque National Forest, a tropical rainforest located in northeastern...

North Eden Willing Workers Minutes

The October meeting of the North Eden Willing Workers was called to order on Sunday October 14th. Roll call was your favorite scary movie. It was answered by 20 members. Induction of officers...

Jacob Isbell graduates with Highest Distinction from U of I

Jacob Isbell of Garrison was one of 41 students in the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) to graduate with distinction in May 2018. Isbell ea...

VS ALUM KATHERINE DICK NAMED TO DRAKE DEAN’S LIST

Katherine Dicke of Vinton has been named to the Dean’s List at Drake University. This academic honor is achieved by earning a GPA of 3.5 or higher during the Spring 2018 semester at Drake. ...

OLIVIA KETCHEN TO U OF I STUDENT HONORED

Vinton-Shellsburg alum and U of I undergraduate student Olivia Ketchen of Vinton is among more than 500 students who have been named to the President’s List for the 2018 spring semester. All of...

AMERICORPS NCCC WELCOMES NEW FEMA CORPS CLASS

  By: Angela Sarrels Expect to start seeing some new faces in Vinton. AmeriCorps NCCC welcomed 100 FEMA Corps members on Tuesday, July 25. They came in from...

Union Carolers now taking bookings

The Union High School Vocal Department is currently taking bookings for the Union Carolers for any holiday event in the Northeast/Eastern Iowa area.  The Union Carolers is a 16-voiced acapella e...

Pine 10 Assisting Hurrican Maria Recovery Efforts

Member Caroline is hard at work in the Caribbean Area Division. By: Shelby Wiedenfeld and Chanda Dennis FEMA Corps team Pine 10 is assisting in the recovery of Hurricane Maria. They were sent to work at the Joint Recovery Office that was recently switched to ...