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Stressed Brains Can't Learn: "Paper Tigers" documentary on trauma-informed education to screen at Vinton-Shellsburg High School
Several area organizations have teamed together to host a screening of Paper Tigers, a film that captures the pain, danger, beauty and hopes of struggling teens " and the teachers armed with new...
AmeriCorps Campus Director: We love our town, our facility
The latest AmeriCorps induction took place in March in the IBSSS gym.
(Editor's Note: This is one of a series of stories about the Iowa Braille and Sight-Saving School campus, and the AmeriCorps N... It's been 7 years, (and 23,373,407 pageviews) can you believe it?
Last month, we quietly rolled past our 7th anniversary as Vinton Today.
It's been a pretty amazing ride, and is it awful to say even I wasn't so sure how this was going to work?
But after a mere...
Judy Lorraine Andrews
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Judy Lorraine Andrews, 71, passed away peacefully on April 12, 2017 at Sunnycrest Nursing Center in Dysart.
Memorial Services will be held at 2 PM, Friday, April 21, 2017 at Phillips Funer... Brush With Kindness: Open House shows much interest in housing repair program
Participants took turns painting a house on a white board, sharing information and asking questions about the Habitat for Humanity's Brush With Kindness open house last week.
"We have a lot of ... Aerial platform truck arrives at VFD
Members of the Vinton Fire Department have been busier than usual over the past few months as they worked to update their vehicle fleet.
First, the VFD received an offer from the federal government... "SHOOT OUT AT THE LAST CHANCE BOOK SALE" MAY 12-13
"Pardners " of the Center Point Library is having its annual used book sale May 12 and 13 and it's your last shot at books at the old price: 50 cents for hardcovers and 25 cents for pap...
Haircut leads to marriage, new business and life in Iowa for Thailand native Tik Coberly
One day, a Thailand native stopped by Old School Produce Company to admire the gardens, telling the owner of how they reminded her of back home.
Tik Coberly grew up on a farm in a rural area of Tha... Multi-county chase ends near Benton County line; suspect wanted on Linn Co. warrants
A man with a lengthy criminal record in several Iowa counties, including Benton County, added to that record today after a high speed chase involving several agencies ended at the southern edge of Ben...
Greenlee Recognized for 40 years of service to Benton County
Marc Greenlee was presented a certificate for his 40 years of service at the Benton County Board of Supervisor Meeting. He didn't attend ISAC for the formal presentation so Supervisor Todd Wiley ...