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BERNADINE AGNES MARTIN SCHALLAU
Bernadine Agnes Martin Schallau, 94, born Jan. 15, 1924, in Victor, Iowa, entered into eternal life on Monday, Sept. 24, 2018, at the Crestview Nursing Home in West Branch, where she had been wonderfu...
Accident downtown Vinton, no injuries reported
Vinton Fire Department and Vinton Police responded to a call Wednesday afternoon, September 26 at 2:45 pm for a traffic accident at the intersection of 1st ave and East 5th st. in downtown Vinton.
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Fire Prevention Week: Area departments plan breakfasts
The Garrison, Shellsburg and Vinton fire departments are planning their annual Fire Prevention Week breakfasts.
Garrison's will be from 8 a.m. to noon on Oct. 7; Vinton's a week later, from 7 a.m. ...
Downpour causes Temporary Street Closures
If you were out and about town today around 1:00 p.m., you know that roads were just about impassable due to the heavy rainfall we received.
From 218, through to the downtown area, roads were flood...
Walking for my grandpas: Fair Queen Katie Folkmann planning to Walk to End Alzheimers
By Dean Close, Editor
To most people who see them, the photos of Katie Folkmann with her grandfathers look just like every others: A little girl in the arms of a man in overalls standing in front o...
Kelly Marie Loveless
Kelly Marie Loveless, 69, of Center Point, Iowa, went home to be with the Lord Sept. 22, 2018, after a lengthy battle with hydrocephalus and dementia. She was surrounded in her home by her husband of ...
Flooding again: Still minor, short-lived
The Cedar River is officially at flood level again, and Henkle Creek is also surging to higher-than-normal levels.
But the National Weather Service/USGS monitoring system predicts that the Cedar, c...
LPC Garden Club Beautifies Welcome Sign in La Porte City
"The welcome sign and garden on the north side of La Porte City are a lovely asset to our community. The original garden was planted by the LPC Garden Club. When that club disbanded Ann Starr took ove...
Durabala and Kithcart New Members of Central College Football Team
[caption id="attachment_24166" align="alignleft" width="162"] Drew Kithcart[/caption]
Drew Kithcart, of Atkins, is a linebacker, 5-10, 225, Sr., Benton HS, Awards/honors: Second varsity letter; Aca...
Official report outlines events of Sept. 7 shooting incident; declares officers justified in firing weapons
The official report of what happened on Sept. 7, when Lyle Arthur "Artie" Fowler II, pointed a weapon at law enforcement officials, and fired once, has now been made public.
The report outlines how...