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AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20 Corps Member Spotlight: Daina Stradley

Daina Stradley, from Miles City, Montana is serving on team Maple 8 in AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20. She arrived in Vinton on February 11 to start her 10-month service term. Maple 8 is made up of seve...

Mary Ingalls signs now proclaim her history at IBSSS

Scott Wood places the second Mary Ingalls sign on the IBSSS campus. Scott Wood, owner/operator of All American Handyman in Vinton, finished installing the second Mary Ingalls School Site sign at the IBSSS  Sunday, August 3. The sign can be seen off ...

VS FFA members teach about farm life at Benton County Fair

                On the 23rd of July, members all around the county where bringing in their animals and projects for the Benton County Fair, that is hosted a...

NCCC Team Helps Girl Scout Camps Renovate and Modernize

Rachel Canning gets hands on training w/ chainsaws by Mahlon Sibert, Cedar 1 sponsor By: Ryan Cuttler Cedar 1 started out their journey with the Girl Scout Camps of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois (GSEIWI) around 8 a.m. ready to work on the tasks that lay before them. &ld...

VFW Auxiliary announces Fair quilt winner, plans Jr. Auxiliary group

Smith-Geater VFW Ladies Auxiliary 8884 of Vinton would like to thank everyone that stopped by our booth. The winner of the Quilt was Kim Draker of Shellsburg. We will keep helping our VETERANS i...

Area students graduate from U of I

Approximately 5,000 students received degrees from the University of Iowa at the close of the 2014 spring semester. Area students receiving degrees include: Luke Franzenburg from Atkins (M...

Fourth Street Diner News: July review and August menu

The 4th Street Diner meal on Sunday, August 3rd, will be Baked Chicken, Mashed Potatoes/Gravy, Corn, Mandarin Oranges, Cake, WW Bread, and Milk. On Monday, May 5th, games of...

100 +1: Bethlehem donates to Below 100 Initiative

George Bauer, President of the Congregation, presents Lt. Eric Dickinson of the Vinton PD a check. On Sunday, July 27th, Bethlehem Lutheran Church presented the seventh gift of $101 to the Below 100 initiative. Below 100 was conceived to attempt to reduce law enforcement deaths. The li...

Did you know this about the American Legion: MIAP

(Editor's Note: This is the second in a series of articles designed to share information about the American Legion) The American Legion has teamed up with the Missing in America Project (M...

The Fair, in pictures

The new competition: The one-sister wagon pull. Soon, we will receive the information about who won what ribbons and trophies at the 2014 Benton County Fair. But today, we are happy just to share with you some of our favorite photos from last w...