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Shellsburg associate Nikki Rowe named ARC Paraeducator of the Year
Nikki Rowe, left, with Megan Calcara, the former colleague who nominated her for the ARC Paraeducator of the Year Award.
Nikki Rowe, 3rd from left, with other honorees at the Arc of East Central ... Homecoming! Seniors begin week with traditional painting
The Vinton-Shellsburg Homecoming week is under way.
The seniors began the annual celebration on Sunday evening at the high school, where they first painted the banners that will be hung in the wind... Sept meeting NEWW
By Sydney Walton
The September meeting of the North Eden Willing Workers was held on September 24 at Maquoketa Caves.
The club arrived there and had a sack lunch provided by the club and then he...
Area students accepted into the Wartburg Teacher Education Program
Thirty Wartburg College students were accepted into the Teacher Education Program.
Those accepted include:
Natalie Dudley of Walker
Kassie Hennings of Dysart
Trevor Krug of Dysart
Each ...
Live to Ride the VanWey: Hundreds show love for local cancer patient
Riders gather around Scott VanWey after completing the nearly 140-mile ride in his honor on Saturday.,
Riders begin the morning, leaving from Vinton.
Celebration Park was filled on Saturday wi... Mount Mercy University congratulates Danielle Mikkola
Danielle Mikkola, of Watkins, earned a Bachelor of Business Administration, and graduated Cum Laude from Mount Mercy University in August 2017. Graduates were part of a spring commencement ceremony he...
VS FFA cow pregnancy check: Ag Lab offers another unique hands-on learning experience
Veterinarian Nathan Geater directs ag student Shelby McDonald as she examines a calf embryo in the Ag Learning Lab (commonly called The Barn) at VSHS.
The Ag Learning Lab at Vinton-Shellsburg High... Grace for Haiti: 2018 mission trip to focus on needs of young women
Aimee Redlinger and others plan to return to Haiti next year to focus on helping young women there.
While on a mission trip to Haiti this past summer, Aimee Redlinger discovered late in the experi... Kathryn Wallin Named to Buena Vista University's Dean's List for Terms 5 & 6
Kathryn Wallin, of Dysart, was named to Buena Vista University's (BVU) Dean's List for terms five and six. Students named to the Dean's List must have a minimum grade point average of 3.5 for the two ...
Sophmores and Juniors to attend PSAT Informational Meeting
On Thursday, September 14, the sophomores and juniors will attend an informational meeting to acquaint them with a PSAT testing opportunity. The Pre-SAT test is an annual test to help students assess ...