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Greg Annis awarded a scholarship

Greg Annis was awarded a scholarship from Iowa County Engineers Assoc at their annual conference Greg Annis, Vinton, a University of Iowa student, was one of 450 persons attending the 2013 Iowa County Engineers Association Annual Meeting, held at Iowa State University on December 10-12. ...

State Treasurer Fitzgerald Announces 2014 College Savings Iowa Deduction Amount

State Treasurer Michael L. Fitzgerald wants to encourage families to start their New Year off with a bang by considering a contribution to a loved one's future education. "With the New Ye...

How, and why Larry Kersten\'s light display still inspires so many

Sometime every December, I park on a country road and wait for Santa Claus to go up a chimney. While children and Christmas purists would question much about that previous sentence, chances are...

Treasurer Fitzgerald Reminds Investors to Ring in the New Year with Tax Savings

Contributions to College Savings Iowa accounts must be made by December 31, 2013 State Treasurer Michael L. Fitzgerald has an important reminder about College Savings Iowa before the big ball ...

Megan Connerly earns Doctor of Philosophy in Education degree

The names of nearly 1,350 candidates for degree from the University of Kansas this fall - representing 52 Kansas counties, 36 other states and the District of Columbia, and 34 other countries - ha...

2014 Robert D. Blue Scholarship Application is Available Online

State Treasurer Michael L. Fitzgerald announced today that the application for the 2014 Robert D. Blue Scholarship is available online at rdblue.org. Any Iowa residents who plan to attend college ...

FEMA Corps Pine 6 team reaches out, helps animal shelter

Corps member Alohi gets to know Piper, a hound mix. By: Cameron McMahon FEMA Corps team Pine 6 recently helped out at Wayside Waifs, a non-kill animal shelter located in Kansas City, Missouri. The team helped by walking dogs, cleaning living ar...

Vinton Garden Club December news

            The Vinton Garden Club member of National Garden Clubs, Inc.,  Central Region and District II held their monthly meeting  December 2, 2013 at&nb...

Benton Scholarship Foundation sets annual fundraising goal

The Benton Scholarship Foundation (BSF) has set a campaign goal of $55,000 for the 2013-2014. This follows another successful year of fundraising that included several new permanent schola...

VS FFA members receive Greenhand, Chapter Degrees at annual BBQ

  On Thursday November 14, 2013 the Vinton-Shellsburg FFA Chapter held its annual Pork BBQ night. This night is a night for members, family, and friends to come and see what our chapter ha...