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January WOW Newsletter:
January 2017 Words on Wellness
Your Extension Connection to Nutrition and Fitness
A New Face for Spend Smart. Eat Smart.
You can choose healthy foods and stick to your budget"”Iowa S...
Housing: City council reviews survey, hears promising news about new development
The Vinton City Council spent nearly 90 minutes on Thursday, reviewing a survey that described a variety of housing needs.
The council also heard some promising news about a new housing development... Urgent need for Angel Tree donors; program has 100 tags left
Usually, by this time in December, the Angel Trees at U.S. and Farmers Banks have been emptied of virtually all of the tags placed to make sure that a needy child has gifts of clothi...
Building a Strong Foundation
(Article reprinted from Virginia Gay Hospital's bi-annual publication, "Thrive" Fall/Winter 2016 issue)
The Virginia Gay Hospital Healthcare Foundation is built on a long standing tradition of giv... Atkins students participate in Concordia concerts
Christmas spirit fills the air during Christmas at Concordia weekend
Four Christmas at Concordia concerts brought more than 3,000 Concordia students, faculty and staff, alumni and community members...
Nikki Lown of Belle Plaine graduates from Upper Iowa University
Upper Iowa University is pleased to announce Nikki Lown of Belle Plaine, IA, graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology in August.
About Upper Iowa University Founded...
Rural Vinton teen injured in I-80 crash that claimed three lives
Formver Vinton residnet Hayden Rast, center, was among several people injured in an accident that killed three others as a youth hockey team traveled home on I-80.
Just a few weeks ago, rural Vint... 'Sweet Dreams:' ECHO begins campaign to provide beds for area children
E.C.H.O. (Every Church Helping Others) Ministries is kicking off Operation "Sweet Dreams."¯
This program will supply kids their very own bed and keep them from sleeping on the floor.
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VSMS Pearl Harbor ceremony honors Iowan chaplain who died so others could live
Veterans and others learned about the sacrifice of Father Aloysius Schmitt, an Iowa native, during the annual VSMS Pearl Harbor ceremony Wednesday.
Three days past his 32nd birthday, Father Aloysi... Coming soon to Vinton PD: K-9 Officer Gino
Vinton Police Officer Ben Parmater will return next week with his new partner, a German Shepherd named Gino.
The pair are completing their training in Indiana, and soon Gino will become the first V...