More than 800 graduates receive degrees at the end of Iowa State's 2018 summer term including two area students. Iowa State University awarded a total of 843 degrees at the end of the 2018 summer term.

More than 800 graduates receive degrees at the end of Iowa State's 2018 summer term including two area students. Iowa State University awarded a total of 843 degrees at the end of the 2018 summer term.

Calling all bags players! We’ve added a bags tournament to Boom-Fest this year! Call Vinton Unlimited (472-3955) or Arnold Motor Supply (472-5201) to sign up.

[caption id="attachment_23271" align="alignright" width="300"] Brady Ortner - Shellsburg Ellie Karr - Newhall Gabe Hanson – La Porte City Alex Ludeking - Fairfax[/caption] [caption id="attachment_23269" align="alignleft" width="300"] Josh Wiley – Walker Steiger Manson – Center Point Olivia Hanson – La Porte City Andrew Pingenot – Vinton (not pictured)[/caption] 4-H and FFA judging teams and individuals from across the state competed in the Youth Livestock Judging competition at the 2018 Iowa State Fair.

[caption id="attachment_23271" align="alignright" width="300"] Brady Ortner - Shellsburg Ellie Karr - Newhall Gabe Hanson – La Porte City Alex Ludeking - Fairfax[/caption] [caption id="attachment_23269" align="alignleft" width="300"] Josh Wiley – Walker Steiger Manson – Center Point Olivia Hanson – La Porte City Andrew Pingenot – Vinton (not pictured)[/caption] 4-H and FFA judging teams and individuals from across the state competed in the Youth Livestock Judging competition at the 2018 Iowa State Fair.

There are, as of this morning, 634 members of the Hidden Rocks of Vinton, Iowa Facebook page. Hundreds of kids and parents have been participating in the informal activity since April, and the project continues to grow and the rocks are becoming more creative.

By Tami Stark The 2018 Cedar River Clean Up is complete and “in the books”, the treasures that the Cedar gave up are in the landfill, canoes are washed and hopefully the sunburns are fading.

By Tami Stark The 2018 Cedar River Clean Up is complete and “in the books”, the treasures that the Cedar gave up are in the landfill, canoes are washed and hopefully the sunburns are fading.

There are, as of this morning, 634 members of the Hidden Rocks of Vinton, Iowa Facebook page. Hundreds of kids and parents have been participating in the informal activity since April, and the project continues to grow and the rocks are becoming more creative.

Many of us, including this writer, were in church on Sunday morning, April 8, when we first prayed for Jake Wilson, and the volunteers who were searching the Wolf Creek area in La Porte City for the autistic teen who had been last seen walking toward the creek the previous night.