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Annual call for Benton County Fair Queen candidates

The Benton County Fair is looking for young women who are interested in serving as a representative of the fair by becoming the Benton County Fair Queen. As a representative for the Benton County Fair...

Almeda Courtney

Almeda Courtney, 83, of Belle Plaine, Iowa, passed away Thursday, March 8, 2018, at her home. Celebration of life is 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at Hrabak-Neuhaus Funeral Service, Belle Plai...

Alex Lon Johnson

Alex Lon Johnson, 59, of Norway, Iowa, passed away peacefully Friday, March 9, 2018, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics surrounded by his loving family. Service: 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, March ...

Almeda Courtney

Almeda Courtney, 83, of Belle Plaine, Iowa, passed away Thursday, March 8, 2018, at her home. Celebration of life is 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at Hrabak-Neuhaus Funeral Service, Belle Plai...

Alex Lon Johnson

Alex Lon Johnson, 59, of Norway, Iowa, passed away peacefully Friday, March 9, 2018, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics surrounded by his loving family. Service: 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, March ...

Sara McLain is an October 2017 Upper Iowa University graduate

Upper Iowa University is pleased to announce Sara McLain of Atkins, IA, graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Services in October 2017. About Upper Iowa UniversityFounded i...

First college win: Rippel gets a "W" for Mount Mercy

Tyler Rippel (#32) in the middle of the third row of this Mount Mercy team photo. After taking a red shirt season last year as a freshman at Mount Mercy, Vinton-Shellsburg alum Tyler Rippel earned...

Sara McLain is an October 2017 Upper Iowa University graduate

Upper Iowa University is pleased to announce Sara McLain of Atkins, IA, graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Services in October 2017. About Upper Iowa University Founded ...

First college win: Rippel gets a "W" for Mount Mercy

[caption id="attachment_18555" align="alignright" width="300"] Tyler Rippel (#32) in the middle of the third row of this Mount Mercy team photo.[/caption] After taking a red shirt season last year ...

Three meetings set to help inform area residents of Watershed Project

Members of the Middle Cedar Watershed Management Authority will be hosting a series of public meetings as part of the Iowa Watershed Approach (IWA) over the next week, including in Vinton on March...