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Vinton home damaged in Christmas Eve fire

Oelwein Daily Register 25 Dec 2025
VINTON -- A Vinton family is staying away from home ...
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'Starting anew': Indonesians in disaster-struck Sumatra hold Christmas mass

Oelwein Daily Register 25 Dec 2025
At a church in Sumatra, dozens of worshippers sang hymns at a Christmas mass, gathered together for their first service since deadly floods swept the Indonesian island ... "The feelings are mixed ... "But the spirit of Christmasgave us strength," he added ... .
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Last Christians gather in ruins of Turkey's quake-hit Antakya

Oelwein Daily Register 25 Dec 2025
Saint Peter's, one of the world's oldest rock churches, is a sacred rallying point for the isolated Christians still left in quake-hit Antakya in southeastern Turkey, the city known in ancient times as Antioch ... "Those who remain are trying to regroup.
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Mogadishu votes in first local elections in decades under tight security

Oelwein Daily Register 25 Dec 2025
Somalians turned out in droves on Thursday to vote in local elections in the capital Mogadishu -- the first by universal suffrage in nearly 60 years -- with the city locked down amid security concerns ... "There is close to zero civilian participation ... .
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Pope Leo condemns 'open wounds' of war in first Christmas homily

Oelwein Daily Register 25 Dec 2025
Pope Leo XIV condemned the "senselessness" of war and the "open wounds" it leaves behind, as he delivered his first Christmas message on Thursday after a year marked by conflict but also hopes for peace in Gaza and Ukraine ... acc/lb/dt/yad ... .
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Kwik Star in Vinton Sells $1 Million-Winning Ticket

Oelwein Daily Register 24 Dec 2025
VINTON — Someone in or near Benton County is among the eight people in the nation about to have a very good Christmas ... in Vinton ... in Vinton ... In addition to the Vinton ticket, a second Iowa ticket came ...
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DeMoss takes title at Prairie

Oelwein Daily Register 24 Dec 2025
CEDAR RAPIDS — Layna DeMoss picked up a title, leading the Benton girls’ wrestlers to a 12th-place finish at the Bubba Randles Winter Classic at Prairie High School Saturday. DeMoss defeated Luisa Meade of Prairie 16-3 in the title bout ... 100 ... Champ ... 115.
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ACA credit expiration could raise health costs for Pennsylvanians

Oelwein Daily Register 24 Dec 2025
At a press call this week, advocates said Pennsylvania could be among the states hardest hit if the credits are not extended, pointing to data from the state’s insurance marketplace showing steep premium increases ahead. Rep ... .
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Pastor's Pen

Oelwein Daily Register 24 Dec 2025
Dear Friends,. This is indeed building up to become an extra nasty winter, and I can tell by the way people I encounter are acting that it is getting to them. Just the other day I did something which I seriously try to avoid during advent ... One lady e.g.
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Save Lives During National Blood Donor Month

Oelwein Daily Register 24 Dec 2025
JOHNSTON – Kick off the new year by observing National Blood Donor Month and saving lives! Every two seconds, someone in the U.S ...Virginia Gay Hospital and Vinton Community, 1/23/2026 from 11.45 am to 3.30 pm at 502 N 9th Ave ... .
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Stormin\u2019 Pointers put four on podium at Saber Invitational

Oelwein Daily Register 24 Dec 2025
The Stormin’ Pointers boys wrestling team closed out a busy week with a strong showing Saturday at the Saber Invitational in Central DeWitt, placing eighth in the team standings and putting four wrestlers on the podium ... .
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US slams China policies on chips but will delay tariffs to 2027

Oelwein Daily Register 24 Dec 2025
US trade officials determined that China should be punished for employing unfair tactics to dominate the semiconductor industry, but will wait 18 months to impose tariffs, American authorities said Tuesday ... myl-jmb/sla ... .
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McCabe finishes runner-up at Bubba Randles Winter Classic

Oelwein Daily Register 24 Dec 2025
CEDAR RAPIDS — Competing shorthanded in one of the toughest fields they’ll face all season, the Center Point-Urbana girls wrestling team delivered an impressive showing Saturday at the Bubba Randles Winter Classic at Prairie High School ... 125 ... Champ ... JV.
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Kiwanis Make Christmas Wishes Come True

Oelwein Daily Register 24 Dec 2025
VINTON — December is always an exciting time for the Vinton Kiwanis Club (VKC), as they get to witness the joy of part of their year-long fundraising efforts in person, through the smiles and giggles of the children they bless each Christmas.
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