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Finnegan earns Reserve Champion award at State Fair Market Meat Goat Show
Max Petzenhauser of Story County exhibited the Grand Champion Market Meat Goat in the 4-H Market Meat Goat show judged Thursday at the 2017 Iowa State Fair.
The Reserve Grand Champion Market Meat G...
Berks among first place winners in State Fair Berkshire show
Brice Conover of Baxter won the Champion Gilt Berkshire Show at the 2017 Iowa State Fair. The Reserve Gilt was shown by Reed Family Berks of Ottumwa. The Grand Champion Boar banner went to Four Genera...
Vinton Garden Club News
The Vinton Garden Club, a member of National Garden Clubs, Inc. District II and Central Region metat 8:30 a.m., on Wednesday, June 28, 2017, at the secretary's office of the Benton County
Fairgr...
Werner Tops Farm Crop Contest at Iowa State Fair
Ginger Werner of Chelsea claimed the Sweepstakes title in the Sheaf Grains division of the Farm Crops show judged Thursday at the 2017 Iowa State Fair.
Complete results below:
Barley in the Stra...
Community Christmas Choir: All area singers invited
All area adults and teens are invited to join in a Community Christmas Choir, which will perform at the Vinton Presbyterian Church on Dec. 3.
Bonnie Beyer is directing this choir.
"Right now we ...
Area Students Named to Central College Dean's List
Local Central College students are among more than 300 who earned spots on the spring 2017 dean's list for Central College. The honor is awarded to full-time students who achieve a 3.5 grade point ave...
Rail car enthusiasts ride again in Vinton
Paul Johnson of rural Murray, Iowa, loved watching railroad maintenance cars as he walked to school as a young boy. At age 80, he bought his first one, and has since traveled much of America's most s... Irene White to celebrate 90th birthday
Happy 90thBirthday Irene (Tumilty) White
She will celebrate her 90th on Aug. 20
Please send a card to help celebrate her birthday to:
901 S. Mentzer Rd #109
Robins, IA 52328
... Inquiring Minds Want to know
Folks at the Fifth St. Diner have a question.
Do you know who created this masterpiece?
They figure that the best way to get an answer to that question is for us to send a pictur... Shellsburg celebrates with parade, other events
Shellsburg residents celebrated their community with a parade on Saturday.
The Shellsburg Lions began a new tradition a year ago, with their first annual Golf Cart Gala. The event continued this y...