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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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 signed up and the comments from the attendees, as well as their parents.

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 & M's Thanks to the help of 21 Scouts and their families, and the friends and relatives of Scouts who made eight cakes for the open class, the First Annual Pack 47 Cub Scout Cake Auction was a big success, raising $620 for club projects and inspiring many fun, original cake designs.

[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 Middle School, where the entire student body gathered to honor veterans.

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 across the nation and abroad have been named2017 National DistinguishedPrincipals(NDPs) by the National Association of Elementary SchoolPrincipals (NAESP).