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Buddy Bench: Den 3 Scouts donate to Tilford
The members of Pack 47, Den 3 Cub Scouts shared a special gift with their classmates at Tilford Elementary on Tuesday: A Buddy Bench.
Working with parents and Scout leaders, the youngsters helped a... Scout camp: Outdoor cooking, life lessons and team-building
Scout leaders Jay Lash and Dan Hill inspect the cheesy potatoes during the cooking of the annual Troop 47 Thanksgiving meal at the Izaak Walton League facility.
Eli Powers teaches Cub Scouts the ... Library Gingerbread House Contest to return this year
Virginia Holsten and the rest of the Vinton Public Library staff are again inviting area residents to compete in the gingerbread house contest.
Contestants can drop off their houses until Dec. 16. ...
Niebuhr accepted for admission to Luther College
Scot Schaeffer, Luther College vice president for enrollment management, has announced that Moriah Niebuhr of Blairstown, Iowa, has been accepted for admission for the 2018-19 academic year. Niebuhr h...
Marcie McKenna receives Doctor of Chiropractic degree
Marcie McKenna of Dysart, IA, received a Doctor of Chiropractic degree during the Oct. 20, 2017 commencement ceremony at Palmer College of Chiropractic, Davenport, Iowa.
The commencement speaker wa...
Vinton Kiwanis Club marks 70th year
November, 1947.
Allan B. Kline, the Vinton farmer and seed dealer, ended his term as Iowa Farm Bureau President, just before becoming the president of the national organization. I still remember th... Fareway employees donate to Breast Cancer Survivors
Dave Kelchen presents a donation to the Benton County Breast Cancer Survivors Group. On behalf of the survivors accepting are Deb Wilberg, Charlotta Fisher, Kathie Ervin, and Dawn Yenser. Fareway empl... Jordan Biertzer Named to Palmer College of Chiropractic, Davenport Dean's List
Jordan Biertzer of Vinton, IA, a student in the Doctor of Chiropractic Program at Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa, has been named to the Summer 2017 Trimester Dean's List.
To be e...
American Education Week Proclamation
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Be You Bravely: Event receives praise from teens, parents; organizers begin planning 2018 event
The first Be You Bravely, a faith-based event designed to help teenage girls face the challenges of their teenage years with confidence and grace, was a success, both in the number of students who sig...