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Vinton Community Foundation Accepting Grant Applications

2024 VCF Directors Tami Stark, Vinton City Council; Kyle Koeppen, Vinton-Shellsburg Community School; Robin Martin, Vinton Unlimited; and Debra Wilberg, Farmers Savings Bank & Trust. Vinton Community Foundation is now accepting grant applications. One hundred percent of your tax-deductible contributions are used for the betterment of the Vinton community.The Vinton Community Found...

V-S FFA Advances Through District Convention

V-S FFA members before District Convention. By Co-Reporter, Juliana LuisSaturday, March 9th was a day to put in the books for the Vinton-Shellsburg FFA Chapter. The morning of the District Convention was tense as members practiced their competi...

Iowa House sends bill making illegal immigration a state crime to governor

By Robin OpsahlHouse lawmakers sent a bill making illegal immigration a state crime in Iowa to Gov. Kim Reynolds’ desk Tuesday.Senate File 2340 was approved on a vote of 64-30. The bill would m...

City Council Meeting starts rough, but sails through a variety of business

The Vinton City Council met on Thursday night in regular session. On the top of the agenda was the approval of a Class B retail alcohol license for Kwik Trip Inc., Class C retail license for H Squared...

MATT KINGSBURY OF VINTON-SHELLSBURG IS IOWA SECONDARY PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR

Matt Kingsbury, principal of Vinton-Shellsburg High School, has been named the 2024 Iowa Secondary Principal of the Year by School Administrators of Iowa. Kingsbury expressed, “It is a great honor ...

Water Conservation order issued for those in Dysart

The Poweshiek Water Association has implemented a MANDATORY WATER CONSERVATION ORDER for those in the Tama and Amana water systems which include Dysart."PWA regrets the need to ask the publi...

Plans for a "pocket park" in downtown Vinton

An artists rendition of the proposed Pocket Park in downtown Vinton The Vinton City Council heard a presentation from a subcommittee of Vinton Unlimited last Thursday night. The group proposed plans to build a "pocket park" in the area where Clingman Pharmacy used to ...

High Speed Chase ends in arrest

On the 13th of March, 2024, at approximately 14:32 hours, a Benton County Sheriff's deputy observed a silver Chevy Silverado with no license plates traveling westbound in the 2900 block of 74th St. ne...

Benton County Pork Producers Supporting Local Food Pantries

Pantry Volunteers: Sara Patterson, Larry Kettler & Roger Beau with Benton County Pork Producers Ryan McClintock & Nichole McKenna Recognizing the critical role that food pantries play in addressing hunger within communities, IPPA is reimbursing county pork producer organizations up to $1,000 for pork products donated to food pan...

Vinton-Shellsburg Conquers FFA Week

V-S FFA members compete at Sub-District Competition. By Co-Reporter, Juliana LuisIn mid-February, Vinton-Shellsburg FFA members woke up Sunday morning thrilled for the week ahead of them. FFA Week is a week out of the year that V-S FFA members anticipat...