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VINTON — Sue Wilbur (HR Director) and Michelle Sutton (Access Hub Director) delivered May Day baskets to each of the county departments on Wednesday, May 1, courtesy of the Wellness Committee! We hope this small act of kindness helped spread some cheer throughout the county.
JOHNSTON — Lincoln Cafe in Belle Plaine will be featured on an upcoming episode of Iowa PBS’s new series, Road Trip Iowa. The episode will premiere Wednesday, May 15 at 6:30 p.m. and be rebroadcast Saturday, May 18 at 9 a.m.
Recent Obituaries
Kayla Griffith from Vinton and her sister Alyssa are both currently volunteers at a hospital in Accra, Ghana. We had a chance to talk to Kayla this noon on Zoom and here is the video.
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VINTON — After just over two hours of deliberation, the jury came back Friday, May 3, with a verdict on the Diveley child endangerment case happening in Benton County last week.
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GIRLS RESULTS
GRINNELL — Unfortunately we had not played this 18 hole course before; it’s very hilly, so a long walk for these young ladies. Senior Carmen Henkle had a PR with her 89. Tori Elwick took home the putting queen honors for our team. We had issues with penalty points for several of our team. Se…
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