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VS alum Andreesen hoping to end ISU band career at NCAA tourney
Claire Andreesen (front, left) celebrates ISU's win over Iowa in 2015, one of her favorite pep band memories.
Among those cheering most loudly for an Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball victory e... VSHS Debate Team performs well; Steele, Thompson advance to Octofinal Round
Jared Thompson, left and David Steele advanced to the Octofinal Round at the State Debate event.
The Vinton-Shellsburg 2017 Debate Team performed exceptionally well at the Iowa High School Speech ... University of Nebraska-Lincoln Announces Dean's List
Rachel Gordon of Shellsburg has been named to the Deans' List at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for the fall semester of the 2016-17 academic year.
Gordon, a sophomore English major, was named ...
Inspiration for those rendered speechless on Valentine's Day
Well, it's about that time of the year again - that time when men who can normally talk incessantly about just about anything - no matter how insignificant - without pausing to find the right wor...
Vinton Prays: Local women start prayer group, lending libraries
April Hummel sorts through prayer cards as she sets up the first of several Vinton Prays boxes outside her in-law's house on 2nd Avenue Saturday morning.
"Even if only one person benefits fro... Burroughs to be Awarded for 10 Years of Service
The State of Iowa Judicial Branch is pleased to announce the following recipients of the Sixth Judicial District's annual awards, to be formally presented at a reception on February 20, 2017, at ...
Area students named to Cornell Dean's List
Cornell College named over 200 students to its Dean's List for the Fall 2016 semester. Dean's List students include:
Morgan Barnard of Keystone earned Honors
Cale Jamesson of Keystone earned Hig...
Hopper-Losenicky graduates from Fielding Graduate University
Fielding Graduate University is pleased to announce the graduation of Kristin Hopper-Losenicky, a Vinton native. Kristin completed her doctorate in Psychology with a concentration in Media Psychology.... Morehouse Graduates From CMU
Rebecca Morehouse, from Walker, Iowa, is one of 286 individuals who graduated from Central Methodist University in December of 2016.
Graduates included students from CMU's main campus in Fayette, e...
Local students on TV: VS FFA receives honor on 'This Week in AgriBusiness'
By VS FFA Co-Reporter Jakob Long
The Vinton-Shellsburg FFA Chapter was showcased on RFD-TV over the weekend of January 14-16, 2017, on "This Week In AgriBusiness", a weekly, one-hour tel...