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Frontier Co-op Receives Iowa Department of Economic Authority High Quality Jobs Approval

Benton Development Group (BDG) has announced the completion of a High Quality Jobs application for Frontier Co-op in Norway. The program is offered by the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IDEA) to...

Luzerne to Publish, "The History of Luzerne"

By Jan Kendall After five years of research, including the collection of photos and materials, the book The History of Luzerne is completed. There are two hundred pages containing information about...

Meyer becomes first woman to serve on VMEU Board

Josh, Kim, Jonah and Hattie Meyer Kim Meyer, who has worked with computer systems for Vinton-Shellsburg school for several years, has become the first woman appointed to serve on the Vinton Munici...

University of Iowa Fall 2017 Dean's List

Students named to the University of Iowa fall 2017 Dean's List Atkins Taylor Busta, Blake Jones Sarah Thompson   Belle Plaine Chance Baburek Lane Bachelder Caitlyn Kith...

Hearing under way to determine fate of animals seized from Vinton home

Scrapbooks and awards won by Babs Galkowski cover the table where she and her lawyer sit during the hearing that began this morning. Galkowski and her lawyers are seeking the return of the animals re...

CP HISTORICAL SOCIETY PLANS FOR LOG CABIN FUTURE AND MEDICAL PAST IN 2018

  The Center Point Historical Society at its January 29 meeting started planning for a cabin warming party for the 1850s Strait Log Cabin it moved to the Depot Museum site last year. A new ...

UNI names area students to Fall 2017 semester Dean's List 

The following students from our area are among the students named to the Fall 2017 semester Dean's List at the University of Northern Iowa. To be included on the list, a student must have ear...

Upper Iowa University announces 2017 Fall Dean's List

Upper Iowa University has announced the Dean's List for the 2017 fall semester. To be honored, a student must have earned a minimum 3.50 grade point average for the semester and be enrolled as a full-...

VSHS Speech students do well; many advance to State

These VSHS speech students advanced to the Feb. 3 State speech event. These are the 2018 VSHS large group speech participants. Vinton-Shellsburg Speech participants competed at the Iowa High S...

Stormin' Vikings win two of three duals at Grinnell

By Rob Levis, Coach Thursday night marked the midpoint of a busy week for VS-CPU swimming as the team travelled to Grinnell to face the host Tigers, Williamsburg and O...