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2025 VPL Annual Community Survey
The Vinton Public Library is conducting the 2025 VPL Annual Community Survey.Please take a moment to fill it out and give them your input!Click below!2025 Annual Community Survey... Whose DNA is it?
The company known as 23andMe have begun the process of filing bankruptcy. For those who don't know what this company does, it collects DNA. The DNA is then analyzed and it has been helpful for the use...
Vinton Shellsburg Administrator/Director Reports
The Vinton-Shellsburg administrators reported on a variety of academic, extracurricular, and operational updates. At the high school, ACT testing faced technical difficulties but was successfully comp... Set It and Forget It!!!
By Eric Schares, Roadside ManagerSo you’ve planted your tree and now all you have to do is sit back and
wait 30 years to enjoy the shade, right? Wrong, there are still many
things you can do... "Team Dave and Rick" and Co. settle Lawsuit
This article will attempt to lay out the facts of the case and try to condense the lawsuit. You will see numbers inside of parentheses, these indicate the page where the information can be found. Foll...
Iowa House votes to increase penalties, training for open records, meetings laws
By Robin OpsahlThe Iowa House passed legislation Monday to increase training for local officials on open meetings and information laws and raising penalties for violations.It’s the second year the H...
Iowa Secretary of State’s audit of voter registration finds 277 noncitizens
Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announced today that his office has completed additional audits of Iowa's voter registration lists and identified 277 confirmed noncitizens who have voted or are regi...
Securing Property Tax Relief in Iowa
The Future of Iowa Foundation, a 501(c)(3) research affiliate of the Iowa Taxpayers Association, has released a new publication produced by the Tax Foundation in Washington, D.C. The report, commissio...
2025 Congressional Art Competition Open to IA-02 Students
The Office of Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-02) is now accepting submissions for the Spring 2025 Congressional Art Competition The Congressional Art Competition is a nationwide high school arts co...
From Extirpation to Restoration: The Return of Wild Turkeys
By Cara Harrill, Conservation TechnicianSpring turkey season is right around the corner! Let’s take a look back at the history of wild turkey in Iowa,
and how the once extirpated, or locally extin...