UW-La Crosse announces summer 2025 graduates

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE
October 16, 2025 5:21 pm

The following area students completed degree requirements at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in August.   The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, founded in 1909, is one of 13 four-year institutions comprising the Universities of Wisconsin.

What We're Reading: Britfield & the Lost Crown

VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
October 15, 2025 12:10 pm

‘Britfield & the Lost Crown’ by C.R. StewartI wish that one of our younger patrons had told me about this book series much sooner! Set in England, an orphanage housing 56 children from ages 5 to 16, Weatherly is a 16th century castle, seven stories high.

Notes from the Past: Reminiscences

BENTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
October 15, 2025 12:09 pm

The Vinton Eagle; 1855 - 1905 Semi-Centennial NumberReminiscencesBy T. S. Palmer Los Angeles, Cal., Nov. 10, 1904Editor of the Eagle: Dear Sir - I received your request to send some items of early history of Vinton and Benton Counties.

Palmer College of Chiropractic Names Dean's List

PALMER COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC
October 14, 2025 12:01 pm

The following area student was named to the 2025 Spring Trimester Dean's List at Palmer College of Chiropractic's main campus in Davenport, Iowa. Keegan Kopperdryer of Center Point.

What We're Reading: The Shining

VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
October 13, 2025 12:45 pm

One of my favorite films to watch every Autumn is 'The Shining' directed by Stanley Kubrick, so I finally decided it was time to read the Stephen King novel it was adapted from.

Regular, small savings deposits add up for college

IOWA STUDENT LOAN
October 9, 2025 11:56 am

By Christine HensleyIowa Student Loan Liquidity Corporation board chairOctober 8, 2025 - Many families want to save for their children's education but are uncertain how to start, especially if budgets are tight.

What We're Reading: White Oleander

VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
October 9, 2025 11:56 am

If you enjoy pairing books with their film adaptations, Janet Fitch’s 'White Oleander' is a powerful read to add to your list.This haunting novel follows Astrid, a young girl navigating the Los Angeles foster care system after her mother—a brilliant but narcissistic poet—is imprisoned for murder.

What We're Reading: Songs for Other People's Weddings

VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
October 8, 2025 9:13 pm

Review of ‘Songs for Other People’s Weddings’ by David Levithan, songs by Jens LekmanThis is a brand-new book in adult fiction, centering on wedding singer ‘J.

Logan included in "Lyrical Iowa" published by, Iowa Poetry Association

VINTON TODAY
October 3, 2025 5:33 pm

The Iowa Poetry Association, Inc (IPA) announces the publication of its annual poetry anthology Lyrical Iowa 2025, Our 80th Year. The poems included within these pages are finely-crafted and engaging works submitted by poets of all ages from across our state; they touch on a wide range of subjects and themes, and evoke myriad emotions.

What we're reading: Ghosts

VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
October 1, 2025 4:28 pm

'Ghosts' by Dolly Alderton is my latest find on the Libby App, and I may or may not have developed a little crush on Alderton herself. The novel follows Nina Dean, a food writer in her 30s, who has spent the last few years rebuilding her life and career, buying her own home, and moving on from a long-term relationship that ended amicably.