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Preschool Scholarship Funding Available
Better Tomorrows Early Childhood Iowa is announcing that applications are available for preschool tuition assistance for children who reside in Benton and Tama County. In order to qualify for scholars...
Grants, local fund-raising bring Gualtier documentary closer to completion; premiere expected in January
A young Gualtier poses for a photo.
The full-length documentary on John Gualtier, the Vinton World War II medic who was among the first Americans to witness the Holocaust, is coming closer to real... 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 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...