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Tyler Davisson of Calamus took home the Grand Champion Horned Female and Champion Iowa Horned Female awards in the Hereford Show judged at the 2024 Iowa State Fair.Emmett Lovrien of Clarksville received Reserve Grand Champion Horned Female.Patrick Wall of Pleasantville claimed the Grand Champion Bull and Champion Iowa Bull. Macy Macke of Lake City received the Reserve Grand Champion Bull award.

"The city of Mt. Auburn will open all sealed bids postmarked no later than September 25, for the ownership of the collapsed Shelter Building including removal and disposal of all structure material excluding the concrete." That was a statement released by the City of Mt. Auburn following a mishap over the weekend. (The full notice from the city can be seen in the photos concerning submitting a bid for removal.

It's that time of the year! It's time for Vinton-Shellsburg's Homecoming week. This year the Vinton Vikings will face West Marshall of State Center for their Homecoming game.On Monday, the process had begun. The students chose the top ten nominees for Homecoming King and Queen. The nominees are:Homecoming Queen Candidates:Isabel Birker, Sadie Burke, Addy Chvala, Dakota Cornell, Kiley Fiser, Alyssa Fuehrer, Olivia Hedrick, Elizabeth Stratton, JolieMae Watson and Ellise Weets.

70 exhibitors showed nearly 700 vegetables in the FFA Horticulture competition judged Thursday, August 8, at the 2024 Iowa State Fair.Dakota Lopata of the Vinton-Shellsburg FFA won the High Point Exhibitor award and Evan Lopata of the Vinton-Shellsburg FFA claimed the Reserve High Point Exhibitor Award.Additional results follow:Table VegetableChamp

Eighty restored tractors along with metalworking and woodworking entries won top awards in the Agricultural Mechanics Technology competition judged at the 2024 Iowa State Fair.Complete results follow:Champion Overall Tractor – Konrad Boyer, Osceola Big Chief FFA, OsceolaRestored Tractor, 1958 and prior – Konrad Boyer, Osceola Big Chief FFA, Osc

To celebrate the wrap up of AmeriCorps' year-long 30-year anniversary celebration, AmeriCorps and Volunteer Iowa celebrated with a one-day event on Friday, September 13, 2024. One hundred and fifty AmeriCorps members, AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers and staff served with community organizations at one of six locations in Iowa - Oelwein, Cedar Rapids, Vinton, Dubuque, and Muscatine.

Several laws in Iowa have changed so the City of Vinton now has to update its own ordinances/laws. The State of Iowa's laws went into effect as of July 1, 2024. Here are the ordinances that will be changed to reflect the state's changes.DefinitionsOrdinance: A local lawAmending: Changing the wording ofPertaining to: Having to do withFirst Consideration: The council has to follow a process of approving these changes a few times before they are given final approval.

Schroeder Angus of Clarence was awarded the Grand Champion Bull and Champion Iowa Bull banners in the Angus Show judged at the 2024 Iowa State Fair.Keegan Mather of State Center claimed the Premier Exhibitor title.Complete results below:ANGUSAngus001 - Cow/Calf -- Cows 3 Years of Age & Younger1 Lynn Ewald Waldorf MN2 Jacob White Postville3 Cameron Hiemstra Knoxville4 Cj Stock Farm Corning5 Alec Gotto Dyersville002 - Cow/Calf -- Cows 4 Years of Age & Older1 Sawyer Claussen Stockton2 Jacob White Postville003 - Junior Heifer Calf -- March 1, 2024 & After1 Weston Brandt Corning2 John Becker Atlantic3 Reed Munson Walker003.

Participants created a variety of pieces for the Fabric and Threads Junior Division judged before the start of the 2024 Iowa State Fair. Each piece is judged upon design, workmanship and finishing.The Fabric and Threads exhibits were on display every day of the Fair in the William C. Knapp Varied Industries Building sponsored by Principal.Complete

The Center Point-Urbana FFA chapter recently showcased its skills at the Tri-State Dairy Judging Contest hosted by Northeast Iowa Community College. A total of 24 students competed in both the dairy foods and dairy products contests.In the non-reasons dairy cattle judging, Danny Small claimed an impressive 1st place overall individually, while fellow chapter member Addy Sweeney secured 9th place overall.