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Angel Tree wrapped up the season bringing gifts to 332 area children

It's another year in the books for the Angel Tree program. The small contingent of elves behind Angel Tree was able to assist our Benton County area children.LaNette Parker has been in charge of makin...

Iowa DOT seeks community input on Highway 150 (from Urbana to Oelwein)

IDOT asks for input on proposed changes to Hwy 150 in Benton County An online presentation called "Iowa Super - Vision" about the segment of Highway 150 that runs from Urbana to Oelwein can be seen at the following link: https://www.news.iowadot.gov/newsandinfo/2023/1...

Penny Wars at Shellsburg Elementary benefit Aiming for a Cure

Every penny counts and the students at Shellsburg Elementary did a lot of counting! Penny Wars were held between the classes to raise money for Aiming for a Cure Foundation. This organization collects...

Week #4 Vinton Unlimited Punch Card Winner

Week #4 winner in Vinton Unlimited's Holiday Lights Punch Card drawing is Lexa Speidel! Lexa's name was drawn out of a total of 1,715 cards for the week.Punches could be earned through Sunday, Ch...

Shellsburg Public Library visited by Santa and Mrs. Claus

Noel Crawford was the youngest to visit Santa this week. Arriving at only 2 days old she had her picture taken with mom and dad along with Santa and Mrs. Claus.Santa and Mrs. Claus made their travel p...

Wishing everyone the Merriest of Christmases

The business part...Because Christmas lands on Monday, there will be no outbound email on that day...and honestly, probably not on Tuesday. The same will be true on New Year's week. Mostly b...

FFA State Officers visit Vinton-Shellsburg FFA Chapter

Ag 1 students attempt to keep everyone on while they flip over their By Gabby PowerThe Vinton-Shellsburg FFA Chapter welcomed Iowa FFA State Officers Lauren Beyer and Annabelle Newton as well as District Officer Creed Monroe to a chapter visit on December 15th, 2023...

Abundant Life Ministries passes along Christmas Blessings

Victoria Fink who is the director of Abundant Life Ministries in Vinton has been the recipient of some Christmas cheer to pass along to families who could use a hand this year. Since 2010 the Catholic...

VSCSD Board Recognize Difference Makers

The Vinton-Shellsburg school board held its December meeting Monday night. You can always check the full agenda and supporting documents, including a video recording of the meeting online at the Vint...

Holiday with a Cop brings Christmas to area children

Last Sunday evening, the magic of Christmas was in the air when the Vinton Police Department teamed up with the Benton County Sheriff's Office, Benton County Conservation, Urbana Police Department, an...