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Selken family holds 75th reunion
The 75th Selken Family reunion took place at the the home of Gerald and Margie Selken on Aug. 7.
Those Present Were:
Lenard and Charlene Velsey, Newton Ia, Susie & Jeffary, Zac,Tanner,... Thanks to all who made Fair Queen contest a success
The Benton County Fairboard would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Payton Sash as the 2016 Benton County Fair Queen, Bobbie Hilmer as the 2016 Benton County Fair Princesses, Macy Arbu...
NCCC Maple 3 team buids bike, hiking trails in Vinton
By Luke Lauer, Maple 3
Here in the North Central Region’s hometown of Vinton, Maple 3 is serving with the Parks and Recreation Department through August 5 to develop new trails and recre... Benton County Community Foundation Annual Grant Ceremony Held
The Benton County Community Foundation held its annual grant awards ceremony on July 26, announcing the distribution of $106,700 in grants to benefit 31 projects of nonprofits and government agenc... Vinton Garden Club
JUNE 29, 2016
The Vinton Garden Club member of National Garden Clubs, Inc., District II and Central Region met at 12:30, June 29, at Kiwanis Park to plant a Coffee tree for Arbor Day then conti...
Fisher elected to ISU Alumni Association Board of Directors
Duane M. Fisher of Mt. Auburn, Iowa, a 1973 and 1980 (M.S.) graduate in agriculture education who is a retired agriculture educator and FFA advisor for Vinton Shellsburg Community Schools, has bee...
Spring 2016 University of Dubuque Dean's List
The University of Dubuque congratulates the following student on being appointed to the Spring Semester 2016 Academic Dean's List.
To be named to the dean's list, a studen...
Anna Hagen makes Concordia Honors List
Concordia University Wisconsin officials have released the Spring Honors List for the 2015-2016 academic year. To be eligible for the honor, students must achieve a minimum 3.50 GPA.
Among th...
Thirty four high school students from across Iowa traveled to Washington, D.C.
Thirty four high school students from across Iowa traveled to Washington, D.C. on June 10-16 to join more than 1,600 other students from around the nation for the 2016 Electric Cooperative Youth Tour....
Area students named to U of I Dean\'s List
The following area students were named to the University of Iowa Spring 2016 Dean's List:
Cory Christensen of Atkins, IA (52206)
Benjamin Markland of Atkins, IA (52206)
Lane Bacheld...