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Party in Pink set for Friday; runners can pick up shirts, packets tonight

The Party in Pink 5K organizers have been busy preparing the bags for the participants. Those who have pre-registered and are free tonight may pick up their itemsfrom 5-7 p.m. at Monkeytown, 305 1st A...

Clarke Announces Spring 2017 Dean's List

The following area students were named to the Dean's List at Clarke University for the Spring 2017 semester. The list recognizes full-time Clarke students who have earned a 3.65 grade-point average or...

Summer Snack Hacks

"There isn't anything to eat, Mom!" This is a phrase that parents hear all too often and even more so in the summer months when kids are on summer vacation. So what do you feed your kids that they wi...

Swimming lessons and more: VPRD offers activities for children (and adults!) throughout summer and beyond

Faith Gallo received her very first swim lessons this week at the Vinton pool. Here she is pictured with one of the instructors, Lily Horst. Swimming lessons continue this week at the Vinton pool,...

Probe continues after deputy attacked by and shoots pit bull near Garrison

The brain of the pit bull that was shot to death in rural Garrison on June 14 is at one of two labs in Iowa that tests for rabies, as Benton County authorities continue to investigate the owner of the...

Retired teachers Don Lyle & Herb McNeill to be Party in the Park Parade Grand Marshals

VSMS student presented Herb McNeill with a sign honoring his 43 years of teaching at VSMS. VSMS students present Don Lyle the sign that will honor him at the school. By Brad Barker, VPRD Summer has begun and things are heating up as we enter Party in the Park week! The sights, sounds...

Mitchell Knock graduates from Central College

Knock, of Atkins, was one of 238 graduates in 30 majors. Central's class of 2017 included students from 15 states, including Florida, California, Oregon, Alabama, Arizona, Washington, Massachusetts, C...

Hope Carlson Named to Buena Vista University's Dean's List for Terms 3 & 4

Hope Carlson, of Belle Plaine, was named to Buena Vista University's (BVU) Dean's List for terms three and four. Students named to the Dean's List must have a minimum grade point average of 3.5 for th...

Third Annual Urbana 5/Iowa Donor Network night reminds residents of impact of donation

Hannah Tilley stood in front of hundreds of people, thinking about the the two worst days of her life, and the three cousins and two close friends she lost in two separate automobile accidents. The...

Focused on the Future: A Candid Conversation with Virginia Gay Hospital's Mike Riege

(Article is part of Virginia Gay Hospital's bi-annual publication, "Thrive" Spring/Summer 2017 issue. Online version can be found athttps://myvgh.org/thrive/) Health care has be...