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Helping those who have beat the odds: Area women leading effort on behalf of homeless graduates
High school graduates face a variety of challenges as they transition to young adulthood - finding their first place to live on their own, or adjusting to life in a college dorm; getting their first j...
Herring update: Contractors, individuals getting involved in effort to restore historic BP hotel
It takes a community to make a big project happen, and in Belle Plaine, Kristine Pope is seeing a community come together to rally to preserve the historic Herring Hotel.
Since stories by Vinton To...
Tilford concerts show how students learn, connect with others through music
Instruments for the Tilford 2nd grade concert included a horn from an antique car which Mr. Ziemer received from an uncle.
"Music is a tool," says Vinton-Shellsburg elementary music teacher Gib Zi... Juveniles charged for criminal mischief after obstructing road; woman injured in accident
First, they tossed bottles onto a county highway that leads from Highway 218 north of Vinton to Mount Auburn, causing two flat tires for a driver.
Then, the a few days later,they went a step furthe...
Easter Basket Fundraiser underway at Virginia Gay Hospital Business Office
The Virginia Gay Hospital Business Office is holding an Easter Basket fundraiser today, April 11 from 9 am till supplies last. They have done a tremendous job of creating a wide variety of Easter bask... Herring Hotel: Group has one month to make necessary repairs to historic BP building
The view of the west side of the Herring Hotel building; supporters have a month to make some repairs and provide information to the Belle Plaine city council on the structural integrity of the histo... Coming to Schroeder Public Library in Keystone...German Iowa and the Global Midwest
By Laura Hopper, Director
German Iowa and the Global Midwest
May 10th-22nd
Library Hours: Sunday: Closed Monday: 1pm-6pm Tuesday: 9am-12noon & 1-5pm Wednesday: 1pm-6pm Thursday: 9am-12noo...
Battle of the Books: VS Middle School team takes close second
Front row: Lizzie Noe and Elias Colsch. Back Row: Mr. Mangold, Brynn Johnson, Keira Ott, Caroline Erickson and Tess Lillibridge.
The Vinton-Shellsburg Middle School sent a team again to a Batt... Project Breathe: VFD receives donation of oxygen mask for pets
VFD Chief Gary McKenna demonstrates an oxygen mask with the help of his dog, Toby.
After seeing in the news how a group of Vinton firefighters created a makeshift oxygen mask with a styrofoam cup ... Books for Haiti: Local teen accepting donations
Later this year, Jenna Lane will accompany a group from her church on a mission to Haiti. One of the needs Jenna discovered about that country was the need for books, especially for the youngest of re...