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Upper Iowa University Announces Fall 2010 Dean's List

  Upper Iowa University names its 2010 Fall Dean's List. To be honored, the undergraduate must have earned a minimum 3.50 GPA for the semester and be enrolled as a full-time student. A...

Art Wilson to celebrate 90th Birthday

Art Wilson celebrating 90th Birthday Sunday January 23, from 1-3 p.m. there will be a 90th  birthday party for Art Wilson, at Windsor Manor, 1807 W 5th St., Vinton If you can't attend we are also having a card showe...

We just had to ask... Sara Stueffen, D.D.S.

Sara Stuefen, D.D.S., answers our questions   We just had to ask….Sara Stuefen, D.D.S.     The newest dentist in Vinton hates washing big pots and loves a triangle-shaped Swiss candy bar (we Googled it) and...

\'Who are the people in your neighborhood\'...AmeriCorps

We sometimes see the "kids" come through town from Americorp and might wonder what it is they do, and what they accomplish.  Here's a link to some of the fun times they have toge...

Found in the Vinton area

Found in the Vinton area and wanting to go home. If you know this dog please call (319) 472-4623 ASAP. Thank you!...

Wyatt Joseph Shaver joins Vinton Family

Wyatt Joseph Shaver Tyler and Cindy Shaver of Vinton became the parents of their first child, a son, Wyatt Joseph Shaver, born November 3, 2010, at 5:35 a.m. at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids. He weighe...

More success for VSHS Music Dept: Jazz Band earns Division 1 rating

Megan Jorgensen plays a solo.      The Vinton-Shellsbur Jazz Band went to La Porte City for its first contest of the year, the IHSMA State Jazz Band contest. They received a Division 1 rating. This continues the ...

Local Students Named to Northwestern College Dean's List

  The following students were named to the spring semester dean's list at Northwestern College in St. Paul, Minn. The dean's list includes full-time students with a grade point av...

Do you still remember Dr. Max and Mombo?

Dr. Max and Mombo in an early photo. [VIDEO] It used to be if you had a memory of a time in your childhood, you had that, and maybe a few pictures. Now if you have a memory, google it! Today I was thinking about Dr. Max an...

Class of \'81...future stars

Back in the day...waaaaay back...here are some pictures of the "future" class of 1981 when they were in the 5th grade! Seemed time appropriate.  The class shown performed in a sk...