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Baccalaureate: VSHS seniors urged to think of others first

Gerald Horst directed the quartet of Matt Walston, Alex Springer, Emma Horst and Tess Noeller.   Vinton-Shellsburg High School graduates, as they face one of the biggest changes of their young lives, chose as their baccalaureate speakers two adults who have made many changes of thei...

Nothing Compares\' to the Iowa State Fair\'s Free Stage Line-up

  The 2012 Iowa State Fair free stage line-up is packed with a variety of entertainment and acts. From musical legends to Vaudeville comedy, "Nothing Compares" to this much enter...

Special Olympics: Local athletes featured in ISU Daily as the strive for Gold

While the Vinton-Shellsburg Special Olympics athletes competed for gold medals at the recent State event in Ames, a Vinton native who works for the Iowa State University college newspaper was ther...

NCCC’s Maple 7 takes on Invasive Species

NCCC member Dustyn removing a multiflora rose.   By: Ashley Carmichael   NCCC team Maple 7 is camping and working at Taltree Arboretum and Gardens in Valparaiso, Indiana. The team spends their time battling several differ...

Aaron Koppen Named to Spring 2012 President's List at LeTourneau University

   Aaron Koppen of Shellsburg, Iowa, was named to the Spring 2012 President's List at LeTourneau University. Koppen achieved a perfect 4.0 grade point average to receive...

A Place of Your Own

  Some say it is a buyer’s market.  “Prices are low; mortgage rates are low and there are many homes on the market to pick from,” state Brenda Schmitt, ISU Extensio...

4th St. Diner News

    On Monday, April 9th, the afternoon activity was a Pepper Card Party. There were 5 tables of players.  Bernadine Barr won 1st place with 267 points.  Darlene Wernin...

The Vinton Community Band wants you!

  The Vinton Community Band Wants You! We will be starting our 30th season this summer, time does fly! Many of our members are from the original band started as an event on a HS variety sh...

Concrete Ice Cream Cones Serve Up Fun at the Iowa State Fair

  The 2012 Iowa State Fair will celebrate its "Fairlicious" foods with a limited number of 3 ½ foot tall concrete ice cream cones on display throughout the grounds during...

A Message from State Treasurer Michael L. Fitzgerald‏

  With summer just around the corner, parents and children alike are ready for a well-deserved break from the demands of homework, practice schedules and carpools. However, before packing...