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Ternus-Hackman engagement announced

Martin & Connie Ternus of Vinton are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Molly Ternus to Tyler Hackman, son of Robert & Laurine Hackman of Lawler. The couple met...

Vinton Garden Club News

FEBURARY 24, 2016 The Vinton Garden Club member of National Garden Clubs, Inc; District II and Central Region met at Pizza Ranch at 11:30 am for lunch, the program and the meeting. The program...

Nominations Open for State Fair Award to Recognize Farm Family Values

The Iowa State Fair and WHO News Radio 1040 are searching for nominations for the 2016 Way We Live Award to honor farm families that exemplify the unique values derived from hard work and a love f...

Zachary Wells Graduates from Illinois Central College

Zachary Allen Wells, of Urbana, Iowa, graduated from Illinois Central College, East Peoria, with an Associate in Applied Science Degree. More than 800 students met the graduation requirements for ...

Leap Year birthdays: Many celebrate after waiting four years

Leap Year BD: Michelle Erickson will celebrate with sons & dogs Keegan & Mija and Kade & Tank. A few local residents and Vinton natives have a chance to do something today that they have not done for four years – celebrate their birthdays on the actual date of their birth, Feb. 29. ...

Local students receive fall 2015 University of Iowa degrees

About 1,400 students received degrees from the University of Iowa at the close of the fall 2015 semester. Students from our area receiving degrees included: Sara Herman of Atkins, IA (5220...

Jacob Isbell named to University of Iowa President's List

Jacob Isbell, a University of Iowa student from Garrison, IA, was named to the university's President's List for the fall 2015 semester. The President's List was established in the...

U of I names many area students to fall Dean's List

The following local students have been named to the University of Iowa's Dean's List for the 2015 fall semester: Alex Brown of Atkins, IA, (52206), Danielle Busta of Atkins, IA, (5...

Redlinger earns Bachelor of Science Degree from Mount Mercy

Amy Redlinger of Vinton graduated from Mount Mercy University in February 2016. A commencement ceremony will be held Sunday, May 22, 2016, at the US Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Fou...

The Braille School Corner – Article 3

The following are just a snippet of the information the 1954-55 “School Journals” provided. Three Earn Distinction Three senior girls - - Revanne Jenks, Patsy Nie (Hamling) and ...