Upper Iowa University is pleased to announce the names of its May 2017 graduates, followed by respective honors and degree earned. The honorees included the following students: Atkins, IA - Mitchell Moser, Bachelor of Science degree in Financial Management; Norway, IA - Danielle Sweet, Bachelor of Science degree in Conservation Mgmt; About Upper Iowa UniversityFounded in 1857, Upper Iowa University is a private, not-for-profit university providing undergraduate and graduate degree programs to about 5,800 students-nationally and internationally-at its Fayette campus, 25 U.

On Saturday, Aug. 5, Center Point Historical Society members took a field trip to the La Porte City FFA Historical & Ag Museum. The museum, started by volunteers and the school FFA in 1972, has been called "one of the best kept secrets in Northeast Iowa.

The future of funding for public education, particulary how it impacts Vinton-Shellsburg and other area schools, was the topic of a forum on Monday in the Tilford auditorium.

Many area residents have been stopping at the Dudgeon Wildlife Area to get a closer look at the maturing sunflowers that form neat rows between Highway 150 and the Cedar River.

Dan LaGrange at the grill flipping burgers. You can always tell when someone is grilling in the neighborhood! Friday, shoppers in the downtown area might have been a bit confused as they shopped and might have wondered where the delicious smells were coming from.

Garrison Lions are teaming up with a neighborhood professional theater company once again for a fundraiser you won't want to miss, Friday, Sept.

Wanda May Lastovka, 80, of Belle Plaine, Iowa passed away Wednesday, August 2, 2017 at Belle Plaine Specialty Care. Services are 10:30 a.m. Monday, August 7, 2017 at Hrabak-Neuhaus Funeral Service, in Belle Plaine with Pastor Mark Keefer officiating.

The Vinton-Shellsburg High School roll-out of computers will be different this year. All registered students entering grades 9-12 at VSHS will continue to get a computer for the 2017-18 school year.

VGH's Atkins Family Medical Clinic shows how a "People Forward" purpose makes a difference (Article is part of Virginia Gay Hospital's bi-annual publication, "Thrive" Spring/Summer 2017 issue.

Thirteen young women involved with the Iowa dairy community will compete to win the title of 64th Iowa State Dairy Princess Wednesday, Aug.