State Fair Award to Recognize Iowa's Farm Families

VINTON TODAY
February 4, 2014 10:08 am

The Iowa State Fair, Tractor Supply Co. and WHO News Radio 1040 are searching for six farm families to recognize with the Way We Live Award at the 2014 Fair, August 7-17.

Emily Hohn of Belle Plaine named to Drake University Dean's List

VINTON TODAY
February 4, 2014 9:20 am

Emily Hohn of Belle Plaine was named to the Drake University Dean's List for the Fall 2013 semester. Students must achieve a grade-point average of 3.

Kenzie Woltemath named to Concordia Honor List

VINTON TODAY
January 30, 2014 9:22 pm

Concordia University, Nebraska named 245 students to its honors list for the fall 2013 semester. The top 25 percent of undergraduate students who complete at least 12 credit hours qualify for the honors list.

AmeriCorps NCCC-FEMA Corps Teams Return To Missouri

AMERICORPS NCCC
January 30, 2014 10:47 am

By Jeffrey Beyerl After returning from winter break Spruce 4 along with fellow FEMA Corps team Pine 1 returned to Springfield to resume their service work at the Disaster Field Office as a result of severe storms, straight line winds and flooding in Missouri.

Benton County Youth, Auld, Wins Five National Livestock Awards

VINTON TODAY
January 29, 2014 12:51 pm

2013 International Lama Registry Show Division Points Finalized A Benton County, Iowa teenager and senior at Benton Community High School, Aspen Auld, earned not just one, but five, national livestock championships from the International Lama Registry's Show Division (ILR-SD) for 2013.

Former Viking Marshall Mullenix earns Acadamic & All-Conference honors

VINTON TODAY
January 29, 2014 9:54 am

Marshall Mullenix, a former Vinton-Shellsburg student-athlete, has earned two academic honors at Iowa Wesleyan College. Mullenix was among the IWC athletes who earned all Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) All-Academic recognition.

AmeriCorps NCCC-FEMA Corps Team Volunteers at Human Trafficking Shelter

AMERICORPS NCCC
January 24, 2014 11:50 am

By Darlene Banks On Monday, January 20, AmeriCorps NCCC-FEMA Corps team Pine 4 organized and participated in a Day of Service in honor of MLK Day.

Iowa Interstate Railroad donates to Eastern Iowa Honor Flight

GEORGE RICKEY, EASTERN IOWA HONOR FLIGHT
January 24, 2014 9:36 am

On Wednesday January 23, 2014, the Eastern Iowa Honor Flight accepted a donation in the amount of $7240.00 from The Iowa Interstate Railroad Ltd, and their employees.

Improving Your Backyard

BENTON COUNTY CONSERVATION
January 22, 2014 1:22 pm

By Matthew Purdy, Executive Director   What can I do in my backyard to help the environment? What a great question, because that’s where everyone needs to start.

Area students on Luther's dean's list

VINTON TODAY
January 22, 2014 12:11 pm

741 Luther College students were named to the fall 2013 dean's list. To be named to Luther's dean's list, a student must earn a semester grade point average of 3.