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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...

Fareway employees donate to Breast Cancer Survivors

Dave Kelchen presents a donation to the Benton County Breast Cancer Survivors Group. On behalf of the survivors accepting are Deb Wilberg, Charlotta Fisher, Kathie Ervin, and Dawn Yenser. Fareway empl...

Jordan Biertzer Named to Palmer College of Chiropractic, Davenport Dean's List

Jordan Biertzer of Vinton, IA, a student in the Doctor of Chiropractic Program at Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa, has been named to the Summer 2017 Trimester Dean's List. To be e...

American Education Week Proclamation

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Be You Bravely: Event receives praise from teens, parents; organizers begin planning 2018 event

The first Be You Bravely, a faith-based event designed to help teenage girls face the challenges of their teenage years with confidence and grace, was a success, both in the number of students who sig...

Pack 47's first Cake Auction was big success

Pack 47 Scouts pose with cakes before the auction Saturday. Carter Smith poses with the cake he made, featuring arrows and a bulls-eye, made with KitKat candy bars and blue, red and yellow M ...

VS continues honoring veterans with student body assembly

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J88Yqhgqps4&app=desktop[/embed] The Vinton-Shellsburg High School Student Senate led the entire VS student body in a tribute to veterans Friday morning at the...

Iowa's Principal of the Year Murray honored in D.C. with others at DC event

Tilford Principal Jim Murray and his wife, Lisa, pose with the ice sculpture honoring the Principals of the Year during a banquet in D.C. Outstanding elementary and middle schoolprincipals from acro...

In Memoriam: Dell Hanson (1935-2017)

Clockwise from left: Larry Thiher, Don Selken, Leroy Deutsch, Dave Mick, Delbert Koopman, Marge Mick, Dell Hanson and Rick Happel gather at Farmer Sales and Service in April of 2011, where they met d...