LaPorte City Public Library July Newsletter

LAPORTE CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY
June 24, 2025 9:48 pm

Summer Library Challenge As Library Staff enter the second month of the Library’s summer programming called Level Up at Your Library, please drop by the Library to register, as this year’s program is open to all ages.

What We're Reading: The Bright Years

VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
June 24, 2025 9:44 pm

I just started reading 'The Bright Years' by Sarah Damoff and am quite taken with this debut novel."Ryan and Lillian Bright are deeply in love, recently married, and now parents to a baby girl, Georgette.

What We're Reading: The Sunflower House

VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
June 23, 2025 12:09 pm

Imagine a telephone call at two a.m. from a hospital emergency room! George and Katrine are startled awake by the news that Katrine's 86-year-old mother has fallen, spraining her wrist.

From T-Ball to Tuition: Invest in Your Child's Future with ISave 529

STATE TREASURER
June 23, 2025 12:00 pm

As Iowa ballfields fill with the sounds of summer cheers and the crack of bats, State Treasurer Roby Smith is encouraging Iowa families to think beyond the game and take a step toward a child’s future by opening and investing in an ISave 529 account.

Wartburg students named to dean's list

WARTBURG COLLEGE
June 22, 2025 11:22 am

Wartburg College has recognized 501 students on its winter term dean's list. Those honored include Ella Hayden and Alison Newton, of Blairstown.The list honors students who earned a cumulative grade-point average of 3.

Upper Iowa University releases dean's list

UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY
June 20, 2025 3:55 pm

Upper Iowa University released its dean’s list for the 2025 spring semester.Chase Wickwire, of Belle Plaine, was among the students that earned a minimum 3.

Roadside Chat - Your Dad Called - What's Your Tire Pressure?

IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
June 18, 2025 2:40 pm

Still looking for Father’s Day gift ideas? The clock is ticking, so here’s a thought if your daddio likes to kick the tires and dispense vehicle maintenance advice – even if you didn’t ask.

What We're Reading: Horse

VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
June 18, 2025 2:40 pm

A child's yellow vest with $750 cash sewn into the lining...A neglected painting set on the curb at a neighborhood rummage sale...A large equine skeleton stored in the archives of the Smithsonian.

Bohlen among Central spring student-athletes recognized for academic achievement

VINTON TODAY
June 17, 2025 3:57 pm

The American Rivers Conference team announced the spring sports all-academic honorees Friday. 63 Central College student-athletes were honored for their academic and athletic excellence.

Iowa State honors spring graduates

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
June 16, 2025 6:28 pm

Additions made -Nearly 4,600 graduates received degrees from Iowa State University this spring. Graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremonies were held May 15-17.