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Benton County Community Foundation Grant Application Now Available

Grant applications can now be submitted to the Benton County Community Foundation for its 2018 grant cycle. The deadline to submit applications is 11:59 p.m. March 15, 2018. Grants are awarded to proj...

Vinton Public Library will Open Late on Friday

Due to a meeting at City Hall, the Vinton Public Library will not open until 10:30 am, Friday morning, February 2nd....

University of Iowa Fall 2017 Commencement

The following area students received their degrees from the University of Iowa at the close of the fall 2017 semester. Sarah Thompson of Atkins-BAS-Bachelor of Applied Studies Brennen Pace of Ke...

Free Windbreak Seminar, February 27th

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University of Northern Iowa awards degrees to 890 Fall grads 

New alumni were added to the roster of graduates of the University of Northern Iowa. The following graduates are listed along with their degree and place of residence. NOTE TO EDITOR: A * ...

University of Iowa Names Students to the President's List for the Fall 2017 Semester

The following students were named to the University of Iowa's President's List for the 2017 Fall Semester. Alysa Casey of Urbana,Olivia Ketchen of Vinton andSarah Wehrkamp of Walker. The Univers...

Decision expected soon in Vinton animal case

Sometime today, Barbara (Babs) Galkowski and her lawyer will present to District Judge Patrick Grady a list of more than 500 animals she hopes the court will order returned to her. Galkowski, durin...

Tilford Elementary PTO Presents Check to Support School Activities

"Angela Sarrels, Tilford Elementary PTO Coordinator presents a Box Tops Check for $5,023.00 to Jim Murray, Tilford Elementary Principal. Throughout the school year families clip and send Box Tops from...

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...