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Mt. Auburn-Cedar Fire Department soup supper - supporting local Fire Departments

Fundraising efforts are necessary to keep area fire departments operating. When you support your local fire department's fundraising activities, It's so much more than just a soup supper or a pancake breakfast. If you have a fire, you call 911 and the calvary shows up in the...

Wirth and Boggess speak to the Vinton Kiwanis Club

From a quality of life perspective, Vinton get it. -Matt Boggess Scottie Wirth of Vinton spoke to the Vinton Kiwanis Club sharing his experiences at the Vinton Parks & Rec. As he explained, if you aren't familiar with who he is, "Do you remember Wirth Jewelry t...

Can you lend a hand on January 21?

On Saturday, January 21, Vinton-Shellsburg High School will be hosting, for the very first time ever, an IHSSA District Large Group Speech Contest. Approximately 30 schools and hundreds of students, f...

Casey's new location is taking shape

Story updated:In a world where we expect things instantly if not sooner, there are a few things I expect to take longer. One would have been the new Casey's location. When I had a press release that ...

Early Literacy Initiative Aims to Deliver Books to Children Across Benton County

New Early Literacy Initiative Aims to Deliver Books to Children Across Benton and Tama Counties Better Tomorrows Early Childhood Iowa is launching a new, ambitious early literacy initiative to br...

January is Human Trafficking Awareness & Prevention Month

As 2023 begins, Human Trafficking Prevention and Awareness Month is in full swing. During this time, I'm encouraging all Iowans to take a moment to educate themselves on the signs of trafficking so we...

Aaaannnd That’s a Wrap!

We've wrapped up December, we've wrapped up 2022, and we've wrapped up another year of the Holiday Lights Punch Card event! THANK YOU to everyone for proving once again what a great community we live ...

John's Qwik Stop's final day is today

In a Facebook post this weekend, John's Kwik Stop said, "Our time is coming to an end at JQS. We want to thank each and everyone one of you for supporting us and making our job enjoyable. We wish the...

Vinton-Shellsburg Introduces Interim Elementary Principal Kent Ryan

Kyle Koeppen, Superintendent for Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District, announced that Kent Ryan, a recently retired educator with more than thirty years experience in education and more than a ...

It's in the mail

Remember the old movie, "You've got mail?" The Vinton post office found out last week that they had a ton of mail. Delivery of more than 2,300 packages arrived at the local post office from Amazon.The...