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Community Foundation awards scholarship to local students
A Benton County student pursuing higher education opportunities has received additional financial assistance this fall thanks to a scholarship from the Benton County Community Foundation and its hos... Alan Hummel named 2017 Valuation Visionary Award
Alan Hummel, son of Kyle & Shirley, graduate of Vinton Washington High School - class 1978, was awarded the following:
The Collateral Risk Network (CRN) made a special announcement and it is exci... VSMS announces 1st Trimester Honor Roll
Vinton-Shellsburg Middle School has announced its 1st Trimester Honor Roll.
Click the links below to see the complete lists for each grade:
6th grade:1st-trimester-6th-16-17
Seventh Grade:1st...
North Eden Willing Workers hold skate party, meeting
The meeting of the North Eden Willing Workers 4-H club was held November 6th at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Vinton, Iowa. The meeting started at 4:10 PM and ended at 5:10 PM. 27 members attende...
VINTON GARDEN CLUB HAS BUSY FALL
The Vinton Garden Club, a member of National Garden Clubs Inc., District II and Central Region met August 31st, 2016, at the Vinton Public Library. Eight members answered roll call by answering "...
CENTER POINT HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEMEBERS "˜VISIT' VIETNAM AND AFRICA
About 30 people enjoyed the Center Point Historical Society's annual Harvest Potluck October 27. The program was a slide show on modern Vietnam by Paul Schantz and Jon Sholes, both of w...
Halloween at Shellsburg: Costumes and making mummies
Shellsburg Elementary students celebrated Halloween on Friday, with costumes, parties and watching Mrs. Walker's class make TP mummies of staff members (the prize for winning the best attendance award... DAVIS 70TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Dick and Phyllis (Heaton) Davis will celebrate their 70th anniversary with an open house on Sunday, October 30, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Blessed Hope Church in Vinton.
On October 20, 1946, Dic... Vinton Feeds the World receives donation
Marta Bauer, member of Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church of Vinton, Iowa, holds a check for $200 from the Country Travel Discoveries tour company of Elm Grove, Wisconsin. The check is intended for... VS Hall of Fame inductees include three athletes, and one of the first coaches of girls' teams
New Viking-Vikette Hall of Fame members: Justin Pladsen, Laura Wilberg Dierks, Jan McLeod and Jake Fish.
The Vinton-Shellsburg Viking/Vikette Hall of Fame added four more individuals on Friday, du...