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Two area students graduate from Creighton University

Creighton University conferred more than 1,700 degrees during its two 2016 Commencement ceremonies on May 14. Area graduates include Jacqueline Hilmer of Walker and Mary Aubrey of Urbana. ...

Atkins Midshipman participates in Navy Summer Cruise

McKinley Spalding By: Naval Service Training Command Public Affairs Atkins, Iowa native and Iowa State University Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) Midshipman McKinley Spalding is participating in ann...

Vinton Garden Club News

The Vinton Garden Club member of National Garden Clubs, Inc., District II and Central Region met 12:30pm, Aprl 27 at Vinton Public Library with Bristol Gibson as hostess.  The program &ld...

Coder and Wilmot Graduate from Iowa School Business Management Academy

The following individuals graduated from the Iowa School Business Management Academy at Iowa State University in Ames on April 29, 2016:  John Berg - Mason City Comm...

Eastern Iowa Honor Flight #24 to depart May 18

We would like to announce that Eastern Iowa Honor Flight #24 will depart Wednesday, May 18th, 2016 from Cedar Rapids to Washington, DC, with another group of Iowa Veterans.   This fli...

Emily Howes-Vonstein among graduates honored by Governor

2016 Vinton-Shellsburg High School senior Emily Howes-Vonstein is one of the students whom Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad has honored for academic achievement. Emily and the ohter students were hono...

Local student honored as 'Best of the Class'

Valedictorians or top graduating seniors were once again honored by KWWL Television and the University of Northern Iowa on Saturday, April 30. Olivia Ketchen daughter of John Ketchen and Sue T...

Jamie Rich from Belle Plaine Presents at Psychology Conference

Jamie Rich, a Buena Vista University (BVU) senior psychology major from Belle Plaine, was selected to present research at the annual Midwestern Psychological Association conference in Chicago. ...

Benton SWCD Awards Scholarship to Two Area Students

This year, the Benton Soil & Water Conservation District Commissioners are very happy to announce that they have selected two recipients for their Annual Scholarship. Each will receive a $200 ...

Wesly Williams recognized for receiving degree from Concordia University, NE

Concordia University, Nebraska held its 109th commencement on Saturday, May 7, 2016. The university awarded undergraduate or graduate degrees to 353 graduates in May 2016. Graduates receiving a de...