AmeriCorps NCCC team deployed to North Carolina

AMERICORPS NCCC
October 7, 2024 5:16 pm

AmeriCorps members serving at the North Central campus in Vinton, Iowa have been pulled to assist with shelter operations, mobile feeding, warehouse support, and damage assessment in North Carolina.

Vinton-Shellsburg FFA Digs Up a Win at District Soils Judging!!

FFA
October 6, 2024 8:47 am

By: Co-Reporter, Izzie Birker  On Wednesday, September 25th, the Vinton-Shellsburg FFA chapter, along with many other chapters in the Northeast District, participated in the District Soil Judging Contest at Hawkeye Community College.

Nesbitt honored as 2024 Iowa School Mental Health Hero

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
October 3, 2024 11:27 pm

Natalie Nesbitt, has been a school counselor for 13 years in the Benton Community School District. She counsels both middle and high school aged children in the district.

Free tuition at Cornell for students who qualify for Iowa Tuition Grant

VINTON TODAY
October 3, 2024 11:57 am

Cornell College is proud to announce  Tuition Zero, an initiative that creates tuition-free opportunities for Iowa students by building off the state’s need-based grant program—The  Iowa Tuition Grant  (ITG).

Speed Cameras nearly eliminated across the state, but four remain in C.R.

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
October 3, 2024 11:56 am

With the passage of House File 2681 Iowa law changes the use of traffic cameras. The Iowa Department of Transportation ruled Monday that permission for hundreds of traffic cameras across the state has been rejected.

PROCLAMATION OPEN BURNING PROHIBITED ON OCTOBER 3, 2024

BENTON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
October 3, 2024 11:29 am

PROCLAMATION OPEN BURNING PROHIBITED ON OCTOBER 3, 2024THE OFFICE OF THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL RECEIVED A REQUEST PURSUANT TO IOWA CODE 100.40(1) (1995) FROM DEAN VRBA, REPRESENTING EACH FIRE DEPARTMENT HAVING ALL OR PART OF THEIR FIRE DISTRICT WITHIN BENTON COUNTY, THAT THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL PROHIBIT OPEN BURNING IN BENTON COUNTY.

Become a Soil Conservation Commissioner

BENTON SWCD
October 2, 2024 5:32 pm

If you are qualified to vote in a general election and reside in Benton County, you are eligible to be a candidate for election to the board of the Benton Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD).

Promoting Farm Safety: A Successful Ag Safety Day

FFA
October 2, 2024 12:06 pm

By: Co-Reporter, Izzie BirkerOn Saturday, September 21st, the Vinton-Shellsburg FFA, Benton Community FFA, and CPU FFA chapters joined forces at the Benton County Fairgrounds for Ag Safety Day! Local children learned critical safety skills for navigating farm life, including fire safety, water safety, and emergency response.

October Veteran of the Month for Boyer Post 166

SHELLSBURG AMERICAN LEGIONBOYER POST 166
October 1, 2024 10:08 pm

The Ray and Virginia Boyer Post 166 of Shellburg is proud to announce Dan Harris as its veteran of the month for October 2024. Dan was born in 1943 in the Chicago area.

Residents paint Back Alley Mural in downtown Vinton

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
October 1, 2024 2:21 pm

On the evening of Saturday, September 28, a group of local residents came together for a creative community event, painting a mural on the wall of City Hall in the alleyway.