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Beef Month: Benton County Cattlemen plan promotion at library
From the Benton County Cattlemen
May is Beef Month in Iowa! Governor Terry Branstad signed the May Beef Month proclamation on April 18 in recognition of the importance of Iowa's beef industry ...
Local Students Present Research in Symposium
More than 200 Central College students presented research during the spring Undergraduate Research Smposium. The following area students were included:
Jamie Retz of Newhall participated in the Ind...
Relay for Life set for June; quilt raffle begins
Vicky Buckingham has just completed the quilt for the 2017 Benton County Relay for Life raffle.
With the word "HOPE" spelled in various shades of purple, the official Relay for Life color, the quiltm... VS student Kenna Kurth among KCRG May Student of the Month nominees
Threemonths ago, Vinton-Shellsburg student Kenna Kurth received recognition for her "crazy sportsmanship."
Now, the daughter of Tim and Shawna Kurth has received another honor. She is one of the th... VS FFA member Wes Haefner presents at World Food Prize forum
VS FFA member Wes Haefner, center, was among several students to speak at a recent World Food Prize event.
Last Monday, the sixth annual World Food Prize Iowa Youth Institute brought together 299 ... Prom: VS students chose Wiley, Kenney as King & Queen
Vinton-Shellsburg seniors and juniors named Cassie Kenney Queen and Drew Wiley King of their Prom on Saturday. With the theme, "The Great Gatsby," the students took turns standing before their friends... Matthew Gerhold and Concordia University's A Cappella Choir to perform throughout South Africa
Matthew Gerhold of Atkins, Iowa and the University A Cappella Choir from Concordia University, Nebraska, will travel to South Africa for its international tour May 7-27, 2017. The 74 voice choir was a...
Boomtown: Answering questions about street closing, parking, etc.
By Tamara Stark, Boomtown Committee
It seems that after our recent good news announcement regarding the "˜open shoot' portion of our Boomtown celebration, sponsored by Veridian Credit Uni...
Rachel Gordon of Shellsburg named High Scholar at Nebraska
Rachel Danielle Gordon of Shellsburg was among more than 1,900 University of Nebraska-Lincoln students honored during individual college celebrations and the All-University Honors Convocation April 23...
Erin T. Horst among those to be awarded a Degrees at Minnesota State University
Minnesota State University, Mankato will award 2,334 degrees at the end of the spring 2017 semester, with approximately 1,500 students participating in three graduation ceremonies on Saturday, May 6 i...