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NCCC-FEMA Corps Class 21 Spotlight: Emily Hink

By: Robert Cook Jr, FEMA Corps member Emily Hink of LItitz, Penn., is serving on  team Spruce 6 in AmeriCorps NCCC-FEMA Corps Class 21. She arrived in Vinton in August of 2014 t...

Geri Davis to celebrate 80th birthday

Geri Davis of Vinton will be celebrating her 80th birthday on Saturday, February 7th. Cards may be sent to her at 1010 Cedarview Dr., Vinton, IA 52349. Her family includes Mike and Amy Anderson of ...

North Eden Willing Workers 4-H News

The North Eden Willing Workers 4-H club met on Sunday January 5th at 5:30 p.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Vinton. Committee Meetings and Officers Meetings were held before start...

Eggert, Woltemath, named to Concordia Fall Honors List

 Concordia University, Nebraska named 251 students to its honors list for the fall 2014 semester. The top 25 percent of undergraduate students who complete at least 12 credit hours, recei...

Fall 2014 University of Dubuque Dean\'s List

The University of Dubuque congratulates the following students on being appointed to the Fall Semester 2014 Academic Dean's List.   To be named to the dean's list, a student ...

Jacob Stenberg named to Upper Iowa University's Fall 2014 Dean's List

  Upper Iowa University is pleased to announce the Dean's List for the Fall semester 2014. To be honored, the undergraduate must have earned a minimum 3.50 GPA for the semester and be...

A thank-you from the family of Dave Hite

The Family of Dave Hite wishes to express our gratitude and thanks to our many friends who sent cards, flowers, prayers, memorials and attended Dave’s visitation and memorial service. Dav...

VFW thanks businesses for support of Poppy Days

VFW members thank Terry Ehlinger for his support of Poppy Days. On Saturday, Nov. 8, VFW Post 8884 members and auxiliary members distributed poppies in several businesses in the Vinton area, including: Fareway, Theisen's, Johns Quick Stop and Ehlingers. Th...

Area students named to Mount Mercy Dean's List

The following student(s) are named to the Fall 2014 Dean's List at Mount Mercy University. Students with a semester grade point average of 3.60 or better, and who are graded (letter grade, not...

Area students graduate from Mount Mercy

The students listed below graduated from Mount Mercy University in December 2014. A commencement ceremony will be held Sunday, May 17, 2015, at the US Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. At...