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Mount Mercy University congratulates June 2018 graduates
The students listed below graduated from Mount Mercy University this June. A commencement ceremony was held Sunday, May 20, 2018, at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Keystone, Leah ...
Fatal accident on Highway 30; traffic blocked
The Iowa DOT web site is reporting that Highway 30 south of Van Horne and Keystone is blocked both ways because of a fatal accident involving a semi and another vehicle.
The accident happened aroun...
Wiley named to Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team
Drew Wiley, who will begin his sophomore season in the fall as a Kansas State University Animal Sciences and Industry major and Wildcat defensive lineman, has been recognized for his achievements as a...
Fair begins this week
[caption id="attachment_21807" align="alignleft" width="300"] 2017 Fair Queen Katy Ward with four of the candidates who helped with Party in the Park events on Thursday.[/caption]
The Benton County...
FRANCES JANE "JANIE" MRKVICKA
Frances Jane "Janie" Mrkvicka, 75, of Urbana, Iowa, passed away Thursday, June 21, 2018, at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, June 24, 2018, at...
Summer Safety: A Guide to Avoiding Injuries this Season
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Cold wintry weather is long gone. The warm spring rains have turned...
Water tower painting about to begin
The painting of the water tower near Kiwanis Park, approved months ago by the Vinton City Council, is about to begin. Crews from the Georgia company have set up their equipment and will soon be seen w...
Vehicle thefts reported in Vinton; residents reminded to lock doors
The Vinton Police Department said today that another round of vehicle thefts and attempted thefts have been reported in unlocked vehicles throughout Vinton.
The VPD has shared this announcement...
48 of 50: Local boy has received get well cards from most of the U.S. following fire
Forty-eight down, two to go: West Virginia and Vermont.
Isaac Raue has received get-well cards from the other 48 U.S. states as he continues to recover from burns he suffered in the May fire that c...
DUANE L. HIGGINS
Duane L. Higgins, 67, of Dysart and formerly of Belle Plaine, passed away June 19, 2018, at Sunnycrest Nursing Home in Dysart, Iowa.
Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, June 23, at Hrabak-Neuhaus Fu...