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VFW Auxiliary announces Fair quilt winner, plans Jr. Auxiliary group
Smith-Geater VFW Ladies Auxiliary 8884 of Vinton would like
to thank everyone that stopped by our booth.
The winner of the Quilt was Kim Draker of Shellsburg.
We will keep helping our VETERANS i...
Area students graduate from U of I
Approximately 5,000 students received degrees from the University of Iowa at the close of the 2014 spring semester.
Area students receiving degrees include:
Luke Franzenburg from Atkins (M...
Fourth Street Diner News: July review and August menu
The 4th Street Diner meal on Sunday, August 3rd, will be Baked Chicken, Mashed Potatoes/Gravy, Corn, Mandarin Oranges, Cake, WW Bread, and Milk.
On Monday, May 5th, games of...
100 +1: Bethlehem donates to Below 100 Initiative
On Sunday, July 27th, Bethlehem Lutheran Church presented the seventh gift of $101 to the Below 100 initiative.
Below 100 was conceived to attempt to reduce law enforcement deaths. The li... Did you know this about the American Legion: MIAP
(Editor's Note: This is the second in a series of articles designed to share information about the American Legion)
The American Legion has teamed up with the Missing in America Project (M...
The Fair, in pictures
Soon, we will receive the information about who won what ribbons and trophies at the 2014 Benton County Fair. But today, we are happy just to share with you some of our favorite photos from last w... PMX donates more than $20K to Eastern Iowa Honor Flight
Eastern Iowa Honor Flight today was presented with a check for $20,050.89. This represents funds raised by the employees of PMX and their members of the United Auto Workers, PLUS, a matc...
Jaymes Harr among 2014 Bellevue graduates
Jaymes Haar of Belle Plaine is among the list of 813 graduates who received degrees in 2014 from Bellevue University in Nebraska.
Bellevue University proudly acknowledges the accomplishments o...
CP Historical Society plans plans trip to Sullivan Museum
Once and future Victory Gardens were the topic of a talk by Ellen Skripsky at the Center Point Historical Society Depot Museum Sunday, July 20.
Skripsky, a longtime Linn County Master Ga...
AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20 Corps Member Spotlight: Bukola Egbaiyelo
Bukola Egbaiyelo, from Washington, D.C., is serving on team Cedar 6 in AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20. She arrived in Vinton on February 11 to start her 10-month service term. Cedar 6 is mad...