LifeServe Blood Center is urging blood donors to realize their hero potential and make 2018 a lifesaving year! One hour of your time is enough to make a lifesaving blood donation, which has the power to save three local hospital patients! Thanks to LifeServe blood donors, 450,000 local lives were saved or sustained in Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota last year.

By Dean Close, Editor Benton County has joined nearly 1/3 of other Iowa counties, as well as dozens of other counties in Iowa and Illinois, in joining one of the latest of many federal lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies, seeking compensation for funds the counties have spent because of opioid addiction and abuse issues.

You will find this edition of the January WOW newsletter below: ·Unlock the Full Nutritional Benefits of Veggies ·Recipe for Homemade Salad Dres

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TheDecember 2017 WOWnewslette features: ·What is "˜clean' labeling? ·Recipe for It's a Meal Strata ·Not Always the Last Thing

By Jeffrey Meyers, CPC, ASAC Across the country, millions of college students are about to enter the final days of their fall term. With it comes the excitement of a much-needed break, but not before the dreaded finals week.

Legions of kids grew up with the wisdom of allowing a skin injury to "dry out" so a scab could form. A common phrase was that the scab was "nature's bandage.

Breast Cancer Survivors will meet Monday, December 11 at Windsor Manor in the dining room at 5:45 for the annual Christmas get together.Please bring a snack to share and a $10 gift for the exchange.

For much of the school year, the 26 members of the 5th grade Vinton-Shellsburg Sole Sisters have been meeting with teachers Sarah Mathis and Lindsey Otto, learning about fitness, friendship and life skills.

Virginia Gay Hospital and Clinics have improved the quality of care and the scope of services offered to patients. Medical decisions affecting care patients are made here, by our medical providers without interference from administrators unfamiliar with the needs of small communities and the professional skills that local, dedicated physicians, physician assistants, and nursing staff use to the benefit of their patients.