UI welcomes the following area students to the Class of 2019. Bailey Gallagher of Atkins Hayden Vest of Brandon Ranae Grimm of Dysart Brittany Hogue of Newhall Cherie Morse of Newhall Nancy Zmek Lorenz of Norway Wyatt Tumilty of Shellsburg Olivia Stark of Vinton Mikala Niemeier of Walker Savannah Halstead of Atkins Caitlyn Landuyt of Blairstown Rebecca Kimm of Keystone Jehsua Smith of Luzerne Alex Harrelson of Shellsburg Katrina Thomas of Shellsburg Dalton Heffernen of Urbana Brandon Kinsey of Urbana Chris Streit of Van Horne Jessica Anderson of Vinton Aaron Henderson of Vinton Alexis Hicok of Vinton Chelsea Mier of Vinton Aaron Ohlsen of Vinton Audrey Tran Lam of Vinton Kayla Carrothers of Walker   The University of Iowa is one of the nation's premier public research universities, dedicated to academic excellence, groundbreaking discoveries and creations, commitment to Iowa and the world, and a culture that prizes community, diversity, and opportunity.

Nikki Rowe, left, with Megan Calcara, the former colleague who nominated her for the ARC Paraeducator of the Year Award. Nikki Rowe, 3rd from left, with other honorees at the Arc of East Central Iowa Awards event Monday.

The Vinton-Shellsburg Homecoming week is under way. The seniors began the annual celebration on Sunday evening at the high school, where they first painted the banners that will be hung in the windows of area businesses.

By Sydney Walton The September meeting of the North Eden Willing Workers was held on September 24 at Maquoketa Caves. The club arrived there and had a sack lunch provided by the club and then held a short meeting before exploring the caves.

Thirty Wartburg College students were accepted into the Teacher Education Program. Those accepted include: Natalie Dudley of Walker Kassie Hennings of Dysart Trevor Krug of Dysart Each student had to demonstrate effective reflective components in teaching, pass the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators exam and complete several other requirements to be considered for the program.

Riders gather around Scott VanWey after completing the nearly 140-mile ride in his honor on Saturday., Riders begin the morning, leaving from Vinton.

Danielle Mikkola, of Watkins, earned a Bachelor of Business Administration, and graduated Cum Laude from Mount Mercy University in August 2017. Graduates were part of a spring commencement ceremony held in May.

Veterinarian Nathan Geater directs ag student Shelby McDonald as she examines a calf embryo in the Ag Learning Lab (commonly called The Barn) at VSHS.

Aimee Redlinger and others plan to return to Haiti next year to focus on helping young women there. While on a mission trip to Haiti this past summer, Aimee Redlinger discovered late in the experience the reasons she believes she went: Helping the young girls of that poor, troubled and hurricane-damaged nation.

Kathryn Wallin, of Dysart, was named to Buena Vista University's (BVU) Dean's List for terms five and six. Students named to the Dean's List must have a minimum grade point average of 3.