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Hereford Farms Earn Honors in Iowa State Fair Show

Tyler Davisson of Calamus took home the Grand Champion Horned Female and Champion Iowa Horned Female awards in the Hereford Show judged at the 2024 Iowa State Fair.Emmett Lovrien of Clarksville receiv...

Mt. Auburn updates on Stop Sign placement and Shelter Removal

Stop signs will be placed in these locations in Mt. Auburn "The city of Mt. Auburn will open all sealed bids postmarked no later than September 25, for the ownership of the collapsed Shelter Building including removal and disposal of all structure material ex...

Vinton Shellsburg Homecoming Week

It's that time of the year! It's time for Vinton-Shellsburg's Homecoming week. This year the Vinton Vikings will face West Marshall of State Center for their Homecoming game.On Monday, the process had...

FFA Vegetable Exhibitors Win State Fair Honors

70 exhibitors showed nearly 700 vegetables in the FFA Horticulture competition judged Thursday, August 8, at the 2024 Iowa State Fair.Dakota Lopata of the Vinton-Shellsburg FFA won the High Point Exhi...

FFA Ag Mechanics Competition Revs-Up Its Engine at the Iowa State Fair

Eighty restored tractors along with metalworking and woodworking entries won top awards in the Agricultural Mechanics Technology competition judged at the 2024 Iowa State Fair.Complete results follow:...

Iowa Celebrates AmeriCorps 30th Anniversary

To celebrate the wrap up of AmeriCorps' year-long 30-year anniversary celebration, AmeriCorps and Volunteer Iowa celebrated with a one-day event on Friday, September 13, 2024. One hundred and fifty Am...

Changes in the Law, require updates to Vinton Ordinances

Several laws in Iowa have changed so the City of Vinton now has to update its own ordinances/laws. The State of Iowa's laws went into effect as of July 1, 2024. Here are the ordinances that will be ch...

Angus Exhibitors Take Home Grand Champion Banners

Schroeder Angus of Clarence was awarded the Grand Champion Bull and Champion Iowa Bull banners in the Angus Show judged at the 2024 Iowa State Fair.Keegan Mather of State Center claimed the Premier Ex...

McKenna brings ribbon home in Pieced Quilt in State Fair: Fabric and Thread

Abby McKenna with her flag quilt which brought home a 2nd Place Ribbon from the Iowa State Fair Participants created a variety of pieces for the Fabric and Threads Junior Division judged before the start of the 2024 Iowa State Fair. Each piece is judged upon design, workmanship and finishing.The...

CPU FFA Tri State Dairy Judging

CPU FFA bring home wins from the Tri-State Dairy Judging Contest The Center Point-Urbana FFA chapter recently showcased its skills at the Tri-State Dairy Judging Contest hosted by Northeast Iowa Community College. A total of 24 students competed in both the dairy f...
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