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Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) speaks to Amy Homan of the Iowa Northern Railroad during a visit to Vinton on Thursday.
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Courtesy Photo, A canoe-kayak poker run is scheduled for Saturday, July 5.
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INDEPENDENCE — The Independence Day Celebrations Committee in conjunction with the Buchanan Country Pork Producers invites you to Riverwalk Parks Friday, July 3 for some pork burger fun. Starting at 5 and going until 7 p.m., if you bring two non-perishable food items to be donated to the Independence Area Food Pantry the Pork Producers will exchange your food for a pork burger, four food items will get you two burgers.
INDEPENDENCE — Ivan Sutton enjoyed his first airplane ride at the age of 100 from the Independence Municipal Airport June 23. Ivan said, “I hope it’s not my last one.” Ivan lives in Independence. Ivan’s birth date was February 4, 1909.
OELWEIN - The Fayette County Pioneer Cemetery Commission will host the State Association for the Preservation of Iowa Cemeteries (SAPIC) quarterly board meeting at The Plaza in Oelwein on Saturday, July 11.
Dick Eversmeyer of Oelwein decides to check and see if that old axiom is true and discovers it's actually over knee high. This corn field is located northeast of Oelwein and seems to uphold the claim by the U.S. Department of Agriculture that 81 percent of Iowa's corn crop is in good or excellent condition at this stage. USDA projects the second-largest corn planting acreage since 1946, after 2007. Early stages of planting were similar to last year’s conditions. According to a U.S. Grains Council report, even though low temperatures and frequent precipitation slowed planting in early May, warmer dryer conditions eventually returned, allowing farmers to make accelerated progress in late May. U.S. corn producers planted an estimated 87 million acres, up 1 percent from 2008. U.S. soybean farmers reached a historic high, increasing planting nearly 2 percent from 2008, with 77.5 million acres planted. Together, U.S. corn and soybean producers worked steadfastly to plant a total 164.5 million acres, an increase of nearly 3 percent.
VINTON — Health care reform and farm-related issues were popular topics Thursday as Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) hosted a town-hall meeting at the Tama-Benton Co-op in Vinton.
VINTON — A new era for the Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District began Wednesday, as Mary Jo Hainstock officially began her duties as District superintendent.
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On Sunday, June 7, Trinity United Methodist Church presented eight students with Klea Shipman Scholarships.
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Wednesday, July 1
DES MOINES-Senior midfielder Mary O’Loughlin of Independence landed a spot on the Class 1A girls’ all-state soccer second team which was released this week by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union.
Union freshman forward Darian Powell led the eight area girls’ soccer players who were named to the all-state girls’ soccer team this week.
Waverly gold and black teams took first and second at the Waverly Classic U14 softball tournament. Players include, front row: Jayde Flaig, Mattie Gray, Emma Withers, Cassidy Werner, Ashley Maley, Liz Rucker and Briley Emmerson. Second row: Morgan Stanhope, Bre Spears, Morgan Schneider, Leigh Schissel, Rachel Kurtt, McKenzie Spears, Ashley Foster and Stacy Martin. Back row: April Sherburne, Aftin Phyfe, Megan Tlusty, Naomi Phillips, Lindsey Suits, Bobbi McMahon, Emma Irvin, Kara Roggemann and Sara Kallenberger.
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