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Swimming with the pelicans: Rodgers Park incident is reminder of wildlife safety awareness
[caption id="attachment_19788" align="alignright" width="300"] Naturalist Aaron Askelson guides a pelican to shore so a fishing lure stuck in both of its feet can be removed. (Photos Courtesy of the B...
Work on playground continues; students to be asked to vote on 5 options
Work continues on the future Riverside Park Tower Playground, and the Vinton Parks and Recreation Department has created a video that shows the five options that area children can vote for.
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Nathan Orie Beck Sr.
Nathan Orie Beck Sr., 86, of Belle Plaine, passed away Monday, April 23, 2018, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids. Services are at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 27, at Hrabak-Neuhaus Funeral Service...
Virginia Gay announces extended hours for the Atkins Family Medical Clinic
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Virginia Gay Hospital’s Atkins Family Medical Clinic is now schedul...
Sweet Rewards to be given for finding Ears of Corn Hidden Around the Area
By Melissa Schwan
Starting this week, BE ON THE LOOKOUT for these cute ears of corn! If you find one, return it to the store (identified on the back) for a sweet reward!
40 ears of corn are hidden n...
VSHS athletic complex bioswale project designed to improve water quality
Recently the Vinton-Shellsburg administration installed a native-vegetated stormwater bioswale on its premises. The bioswale is located between the baseball & football fields, to the east of C Ave...
Sweet Rewards to be given for finding Ears of Corn Hidden Around the Area
By Melissa Schwan
Starting this week, BE ON THE LOOKOUT for these cute ears of corn! If you find one, return it to the store (identified on the back) for a sweet reward!
40 ears of corn are hidden ...
VSHS athletic complex bioswale project designed to improve water quality
Recently the Vinton-Shellsburg administration installed a native-vegetated stormwater bioswale on its premises. The bioswale is located between the baseball & football fields, to the east of C Ave...
Two fatalities reported in separate Benton County incidents
Two people have been killed in transportation-related incidents in Benton County in the past few days.
On Friday evening, April 20, Arlene Erusha, 90, of Cedar Rapids, died in an accident at the in...
Two fatalities reported in separate Benton County incidents
Two people have been killed in transportation-related incidents in Benton County in the past few days.
On Friday evening, April 20, Arlene Erusha, 90, of Cedar Rapids, died in an accident at the in...