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IOWA 4-H FOUNDATION AND HILLS BANK AND TRUST COMPANY OPEN 2018 LEADERSHIP GRANTS

The Iowa 4-H Foundation and Hills Bank and Trust Co. open its annual leadership grant program for students who will be seniors in the fall of 2018. The Iowa 4-H Foundation and Hills Bank and Trust ...

Tour De Lites: Yessak continues winning local 5K races

Three Tour De Lites participants pose for a seflie before the race in their holiday running costumes. Three Tour De Lites participants pose for a seflie before the race in their holiday running costumes. In his two-week break between his freshman cross country and track seasons at Wartburg College...

BCHS selling depot prints by Hugh Mossman

Vinton Depot, 7/1/15, 6:40 AM, 16C, 5126x6716 (312+672), 100%, Repro 2.2 v2,   1/8 s, R30.0, G7.9, B45.6 The Benton County Historical Society is selling prints of a watercolor depicting the local depot that painted by Vinton native Hugh Mossman. He has kindly allowed the Benton County Historical Soci...

5 generations gather to celebrate with Wanda Sellers

Wanda Sellers, age 90, surrounded by four younger generations. Standing are great-granddaughter Jessica Good, holding her sons, Carter (age 5) and Braxton (5 months); Sadja Sondag (Wanda's granddaugh...

Buddy Bench: Den 3 Scouts donate to Tilford

The members of Pack 47, Den 3 Cub Scouts shared a special gift with their classmates at Tilford Elementary on Tuesday: A Buddy Bench. Working with parents and Scout leaders, the youngsters helped a...

Scout camp: Outdoor cooking, life lessons and team-building

Scout leaders Jay Lash and Dan Hill inspect the cheesy potatoes during the cooking of the annual Troop 47 Thanksgiving meal at the Izaak Walton League facility. Eli Powers teaches Cub Scouts the ...

Library Gingerbread House Contest to return this year

Virginia Holsten and the rest of the Vinton Public Library staff are again inviting area residents to compete in the gingerbread house contest. Contestants can drop off their houses until Dec. 16. ...

Niebuhr accepted for admission to Luther College

Scot Schaeffer, Luther College vice president for enrollment management, has announced that Moriah Niebuhr of Blairstown, Iowa, has been accepted for admission for the 2018-19 academic year. Niebuhr h...

Marcie McKenna receives Doctor of Chiropractic degree

Marcie McKenna of Dysart, IA, received a Doctor of Chiropractic degree during the Oct. 20, 2017 commencement ceremony at Palmer College of Chiropractic, Davenport, Iowa. The commencement speaker wa...

Vinton Kiwanis Club marks 70th year

November, 1947. Allan B. Kline, the Vinton farmer and seed dealer, ended his term as Iowa Farm Bureau President, just before becoming the president of the national organization. I still remember th...