We were honored today to present the Bud Freeman Fellow Award to longtime Lion and all-around great guy, Tom Lane. There is no one who better represents the spirit of this award than Tom.

State Treasurer Roby Smith announced a record number of unclaimed properties have been turned over to Great Iowa Treasure Hunt, Iowa’s unclaimed property program, in conjunction with the 2025 reporting deadline of November 1.

A Belle Plaine man has been charged after authorities say he exposed himself to passing motorists on two eastern Iowa interstates on consecutive days.Danan Ary, 30, faces two counts of indecent exposure following reports from drivers who told law enforcement they saw a man standing behind his vehicle and exposing his genitals to oncoming traffic.

It began with a gift, but it is so much more!Virginia Gay Hospital Home Health Agency is pleased to host the annual “Angel Tree” for their clients.

Santa arrived in downtown Vinton last night via the Veteran's Holiday Parade. He rode in on one of the Vinton Fire Department's trucks to the joy of all of the children.

Iowa HHS is proud to join communities across the country in celebrating National Rural Health Day (NRHD) on Thursday, November 20, 2025. Since 2011, this annual observance — founded and coordinated by the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) has been held on the third Thursday of November to spotlight the unique healthcare challenges and remarkable strength of the nearly 61 million people living in rural America.

Virginia Gay Hospital (VGH) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a grant from the Charles & Helen Yundt Charitable Foundation supporting the installation of three high-definition security cameras on the hospital campus.

Iowa taxpayers and businesses now have a fully-integrated, easy-to-use revenue system for tax, alcohol, and lottery operations. This modernized system allows them to file and pay taxes, obtain business licenses and permits, and easily correspond with the Iowa Department of Revenue.

Group photo:  Kassidi Brunssen, Will McKenna, Andrew Allsup, Levi Lutz, Jonah Meyer, Jameson Demuth, Zane Helter, Cole Birker, Braedon Hepker, Kirsten Pettit, Ciara Dods, Ali Lutz, Bri Dulin, Abby McKenna, Sophia Newton, Bridgette Castle, Zoey McClintock, Katelyn Fleming and Raine Wheeler outside of Lucas Oil Stadium.

The Big Read Community Art Contest is underway and entries are due by December 1, 2025! VGFA is inviting submissions of original artwork related to the themes in the book, Bewilderment, by Richard Powers, the focus of the Vinton Public Library's Big Read program this year.