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Pick a plate: Iowans asked to pick favorite of three new license plate designs
People who attend the Iowa State Fair, as well as anyone interested enough to vote on-line, can vote on one of three options for the next license plate for Iowa.
One design is based on the Iowa fla... Depot fund-raiser: BCHS seeks $25,000 for roof repair before winter
This photo depicts the need for roof repair on the north roof of the Depot in Vinton.
Visitors to the Benton County Historical Society's booth at the Benton County Fair were among the first to... AmeriCorps NCCC Team Supports People Served at Black Hills Works
Maleena and a person served are loving the music being played.
Matt enjoys a conversation with a person served from BHW.
By Sarah Caldwell, Oak 2
Oak 2 is serving in Rapid City, South Dakota wi... PEO Chapter MZ News
PEO Chapter MZ will meet Monday, August 7, at 1:30 at Windsor Manor with hostess, Nancy Beckman. Jane LaGrange will present the program....
Breast Cancer Survivors to Meet
Wewill meet Monday, August 14 at5:30 p.m. for dinner and conversation atWindsor Manorin the dining room.Meal cost is $7.Reservations not required. Please call Angie Tharp 472-2994, Lisa Staab 472-5255...
AmeriCorps NCCC Helps Facilitate Summer Camp and Beautify Public Schools
Rebecca is painting a class room yellow.
By Joshua Richards, Cedar 1
On June 23 Cedar 1 drove from Vinton, Iowa to Flint, Michigan to serve with the City of Flint on a project called Operation Ame... Local Students Graduate from Drake University
The following local students graduated from Drake University at the end of the spring 2017 semester.
Drake University is a midsize, private university in Des Moines, Iowa, enrolling more than 3,200...
LOCAL STUDENTS NAMED TO PRESIDENT'S LIST AT DRAKE UNIVERSITY
The following student was named to the President's List at Drake University. This academic honor is achieved by earning a straight-A grade point average of 4.0 for the Spring 2017 semester.
Ni...
'Mad Irishman:' 1951 Henry J turns heads at Vinton Cruise, drag race tracks
The Vinton Cruise includes a variety of vehicles that see use in a variety of ways, from daily drivers to classics that spend most of their time in garages or trailers and just travel on their own pow... AmphiCar: Vinton residents brings unique amphibious vehicle to Cruise
At every annual Vinton Cruise, vehicle admirers are sure to see something that they have not seen before. This year, at least one of those unique vehicles belongs to a Benton County Supervisor.
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