The Top 10 VSHS Homecoming King and Queen candidate were introduced Monday morning. Queen candidates, from left: Taylor Spies, Blakeley Dlouhy, Sadie Mauer, Kaitlyn Vanderheiden, Sarah Schminke, Olivia Coder, Maddux Erhardt, Katelyn Noren, Erin Cox, Grace Horst, Cassie McClain.

The students listed below graduated from Mount Mercy University in August 2018. Graduates were part of a spring commencement ceremony held in May. Atkins,  Jacque Formanek, Bachelor of Science in Nursing Newhall, Cynthia Wilhelm, Bachelor of Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude Urbana, Carrie Albaugh, Master of Business Administration Walford, Deanne Gibbs, Bachelor of Science in Nursing Mount Mercy, located in beautiful Cedar Rapids, Iowa, offers students a fulfilling education, promising people of all backgrounds solid preparation for a changing world.

The students listed below graduated from Mount Mercy University in August 2018. Graduates were part of a spring commencement ceremony held in May. Atkins,  Jacque Formanek, Bachelor of Science in Nursing Newhall, Cynthia Wilhelm, Bachelor of Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude Urbana, Carrie Albaugh, Master of Business Administration Walford, Deanne Gibbs, Bachelor of Science in Nursing Mount Mercy, located in beautiful Cedar Rapids, Iowa, offers students a fulfilling education, promising people of all backgrounds solid preparation for a changing world.

Nominations can be made online now through Sept. 30 Do you know someone who has performed an extraordinary act of courage or dedicated countless hours to a special cause? The American Red Cross and Hy-Vee are looking for those unheralded and selfless citizens who have gone above and beyond in their everyday lives.

Nominations can be made online now through Sept. 30 Do you know someone who has performed an extraordinary act of courage or dedicated countless hours to a special cause? The American Red Cross and Hy-Vee are looking for those unheralded and selfless citizens who have gone above and beyond in their everyday lives.

The Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa has been recently reconfirmed in its accreditation with the nation’s highest standard for philanthropic excellence.

The Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa has been recently reconfirmed in its accreditation with the nation’s highest standard for philanthropic excellence.

Richard Higgins, a 1997 graduate of Vinton-Shellsburg, has been hired as Ames Fire Chief. According to the Ames staff directory, Higgins has been with the Ames Fire Department since 2002.

Any season is a great time to shoot a photo of your favorite place in Iowa. Grab your camera, or phone, and enter Keep Iowa Beautiful’s 9th Photography Contest aimed at raising awareness of Iowa’s rural and urban beauty.

Any season is a great time to shoot a photo of your favorite place in Iowa. Grab your camera, or phone, and enter Keep Iowa Beautiful’s 9th Photography Contest aimed at raising awareness of Iowa’s rural and urban beauty.