Tuesday, May 12, 2026
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Pettengill Welcomes Belle Plaine FFA Members

This week Rep. Dawn Pettengill (R- Mount Auburn) met with members of the Belle Plaine FFA Chapter. The group was visiting the Capitol to talk with legislators as a part of the Iowa FFA Legislative Symposium.
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Pettengill Welcomes Benton Community FFA Members

This week Rep. Dawn Pettengill (R-Mount Auburn) met with members of the Benton Community FFA Chapter. The group was visiting the Capitol to talk with legislators as a part of the Iowa FFA Legislative Symposium.
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Chattery Chinchillas First Lego League team announces pop top drive

By Chattery Chinchilla members Brylee, Lizzie, Ashlie, Alyssa, and Annabelle Hello, and thank you for reading this! We are on a mission to help the families at the Ronald McDonald House! To help them we would like to collect pop tops (the silver openers on top of pop cans).
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A request for help, or two...

My left knee will give way to a man-made one on Thursday; we hope our readers will share even more news items and stories over the next few weeks! Life is ridiculously unfair.
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Vinton man discovers 130-year-old piece of advertising history

As Rick Lazenby remodeled his Vinton home, which was originally built in 1880, he discovered within the walls, a unique piece of advertising and American history: A palm-sized rectangular printing block used for making a newspaper advertisement.