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Leaplings will be Celebrating their Quadrennial Birthdays Today!
For some of us, we WISH we didn't have a birthday every year which reminds us of how old we are. But for those having a Leap Year Birthday is a big deal to get to celebrate ON your birthday.She was on... Vinton Police Department Log for Week of February 19-25, 2024
All Charges are subject to review by the Benton County Attorney’s Office. An arrest or criminal charge is merely an accusation, and the Defendant is presumed innocent, unless proven guilty. Intrasta...
Benton Community School District to hold Special Election
The Benton Community School District will be holding its second special election vote on Tuesday to improve the Benton Community School District. The vote will be to decide if voters want to pass a Ph...
Celebrating Jennifer Melvin, PA-C
Jennifer provides care for our community in the VGH Emergency Department. Recently Jennifer was honored by the University of Nebraska Medical Center as the UNMC PA Class of 2023 New Preceptor of the Y... Send in your Easter Activities!
Can you believe that it's almost time to celebrate Easter? Please email all of your Easter Activities to vintontoday@hotmail.com and I'll put together a list!...
A bicycle powered bookmobile?
To help us better provide literary outreach for youth in our community, our library is in the planning stages of creating a bicycle-powered bookmobile. We’ve developed a survey to help us gaug... Avoid Mis- and Dis-Information, Turn to County Auditors for Trusted Info
Secretary of State Paul Pate is encouraging Iowans to turn to the Office of the Iowa Secretary of State and local election officials as the official trusted sources for election information leading up...
Benton FFA Members Excel at Sub-District Competitions
Caption: The Benton Community FFA Parliamentary Procedure team of Alex Welte, Tegan Bertka, Evan Patterson, JR Becker, and Belle Werner earned a gold rating and will be advancing to district competiti... VS FFA Advocates for the Future of Agriculture
By Co-Reporter, Juliana LuisTuesday, January 30th was a spectacular day for Vinton-Shellsburg FFA seniors. Jerry Lee, Matthew Bookmeier, Kevin Heckmann, Laura Manning, Kelcie Appleby, and Grayce McCli... The Wesley Mobile Food Pantry Thanks Volunteers
The Wesley United Methodist Church's Mobile Food Pantry had several helping hands (and feet) from Vinton-Shellsburg Community School's Scouts this past weekend. The Scouts and their adult leaders hel...