Sunday, May 10, 2026
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Local Students Named to Northwestern College Dean's List

  The following students were named to the spring semester dean's list at Northwestern College in St. Paul, Minn. The dean's list includes full-time students with a grade point average (GPA) during the semester of 3.
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Do you still remember Dr. Max and Mombo?

[VIDEO] It used to be if you had a memory of a time in your childhood, you had that, and maybe a few pictures. Now if you have a memory, google it! Today I was thinking about Dr.
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Class of '81...future stars

Back in the day...waaaaay back...here are some pictures of the "future" class of 1981 when they were in the 5th grade! Seemed time appropriate.

Update on the Geiger Family

Today we had a surprise visit from our neighbors, the Geigers...the ones who lost their home in a fire earlier this month. For the most part they are doing as well as you possibly can after a loss like this.
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Blessed Hope Church Christmas Program

Blessed Hope Church celebrated the birth of Christ with the Sunday School children performing a short play. Photos courtesy of Sarah Pohlmann.
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Presbyterian Church celebrates Christmas

The children of the Vinton Presbyterian Church performed their Christmas program, playing the roles of the angels, wise men and others in the story of the birth of Jesus.
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Thank You from the Hansen Family

  Our sons, Alex, 23 and Elliot, 17, began living in a group home in Marion during October. The opportunity came up for them to live together and be closer to their school and day program.

Donations for Lester and Donna Geiger

As many of you read, Lester and Donna Geiger of Rural Brandon, lost their home and all their belongings in a house fire on Wednesday. If you would like to help this couple out, we will be passing on donations to them.

Stories from the past

  During America’s Great Depression of the 1930's, Iowa’s farmers tried to be as frugal and resourceful as they could. They regularly made use of everything.