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Money Available for Conservation Practices

  Financial assistance may be available thru the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) to help producers implement practices such as cover crops, no-till, strip-till, grassed waterways, terraces, basins, and more.

4th Street Diner News

  The 4th Street Diner meal on Sunday, September 8th, will be Swiss Steak, Parslied Potatoes, Green Beans, Fruit Cocktail, Cake, WW Bread, Milk.

RESULTS OF NATIONAL POLL FINDS SENIORS IN ASSISTED LIVING FEEL SAFE & SATISFIED

Windsor Manor SHARES RESULTS OF NATIONAL POLL FINDING SENIORS IN ASSISTED LIVING FEEL OVERWHELMINGLY SATISFIED AND SAFE IN THEIR COMMUNITY 93% satisfied; 99% feel safe in their community Vinton, IA – Provision Living, a regional operator of assisted living and memory care communities, today shared the results of a national poll indicating that seniors in assisted living overwhelmingly feel safe in, and satisfied with, the communities in which they live.

Fourth Street Diner News

 4th STREETDINER NEWS   4th Street Diner HACAP North Benton Center 202 East Fourth St Vinton, IA 52349 319-472-4761   Serving Buffet from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM, Monday through Friday.

Kirkwood Launches New Options for Working Adults

Dual listed classes let students try college for less  For those who’ve wanted to take college credit classes but either didn’t want to commit an abundance of time and resources, or weren’t sure if college was the right choice for them, Kirkwood has introduced dual listed classes.

Preschool Scholarship Funding Available

Better Tomorrows Early Childhood Iowa is announcing that applications are available for preschool tuition assistance for children who reside in Benton and Tama County.

Pasture Walk Focuses on Managing Timber Pastures

Managing timbered pastures is a challenge to balance between forage production and lumber production. A pasture walk will be held at the Dave Schulte farm near Dorchester on Wednesday, July 31, from 10 am to noon.

Kirkwood’s Newest Regional Training Center Now Open

Semi trucks, fire training and safety programs all transfer to new location   Not only has Kirkwood found a unique way to align with workforce needs in the Creative Corridor, the forward-focused college repurposed a historic Cedar Rapids building, saving the structure from sitting empty.

Businesses invited to join VSHS football card fund-raiser program

The Vinton/Shellsburg Football Team is in the process of starting fundraising for a new turf football field and we want to make sure that all of our efforts towards that cause are the best they can possibly be.