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FFA continues Party in the Park petting zoo tradition
By: Shelby McDonald, Co-Reporter
On the 24th of June the Vinton-Shellsburg FFA held their annual petting zoo at Party in the Park at the Riverside park, in Vinton.
There were horses for the ch... Sole Sisters: 5th grade fitness/lifestyle program for girls to begin Sept. 12
Sole Sisters, the fitness and empowerment group for fifth grade Vinton-Shellsburg girls, will continue again this year, with Mrs. Lindsey Otto and Mrs. Sara Mathis leading the classes.
The first se...
Banners Awarded in Iowa State Fair Simmental Cattle Show
Lone Tree Simmentals of Lone Tree was awarded the Grand Champion Purebred Bull banner in the Simmental Cattle show judged August 18 and 19 at the 2017 Iowa State Fair. Lone Tree Simmentals also claime...
Supreme Champions Named in Iowa State Fair Dairy Cattle Show
Grand Champions from each dairy breed competed for the coveted Supreme Dairy Cow title judged August 12 at the 2017 Iowa State Fair.
Hope and Tanner Morrison of Peterson, Minn., claimed the Supreme...
Program to Award $1,000 College Savings Iowa Deposits to 50 Iowa Families; Educate on College Planning and Financing
Fifty Iowa parents or guardians will each be awarded a $1,000 deposit into a College Savings Iowa 529 account through the Save Now, Save Later: College Savings Plan Parent Giveaway, sponsored by Iowa ...
Garden Club meets at Celebration Park to hear its story
Front Row: Bristol Gibson, Michelle Foshe, Sharen Stueck, Luanna Hawkins, Susie Hansen. Back row: Fran Stueck and Theresa Foth.
The Vinton Garden Club, a member of National Garden Clubs, Inc. Dist... Quilt of Valor: Vinton veteran Henry Van Eschen receives gift
Henry Van Eschen became one of the latest of the 167,000 or so American veterans who have received a Quilt of Valor on Sunday.
The former World War II ambulance driver, teacher and insurance provid... AMVETS purchase large flag for local events; VSHS students carry it during National Anthem
AMVETS Commander Denny Miller salutes as VSHS students hold the new large flag the veterans group recently purchased.
A 45-foot long U.S. flag, carried by Vinton-Shellsburg High School students, c... Heritage Agency on Aging Receives Award Senior Totes Program provides nutritious meals
Heritage Area Agency on Aging announces that the Senior Tote Program, a local collaborative effort between Heritage Agency on Aging and HACAP Food Reservoir, received an Aging Achievement Award from t...
Hilmer Graduates from Marshalltown Community College
On Friday, May 5, graduates of Marshalltown Community College took their next step as they became alumni of the College. Graduates listed below represent those who completed their degree or diploma wo...