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VS FFA Judges Soil
By: Co-Reporter, Grace SchminkeOn Wednesday September 28th, 17 members from the Vinton-Shellsburg FFA Chapter attended the District Soil Judging Contest at Hawkeye Community College. In preparation for this contest, members spent many hours after school learning and practicing how to judge soil, with Mark Pingenot, who helped them prepare. Through the weeks before the contest the members traveled to different pits and looked at the differences to become familiarized with what all of the possibilities looked like. VS Spirit Flags are Now Available!
The VS Spirit flags are now available. There are approximately 10 left. They are $40 each and are available for pick up at Wilson Hite Insurance. There are also VS Tumblers and Umbrellas available each for $20. All proceeds help Post Prom provide a safe and fun environment for the juniors and seniors to attend after Prom. Please email post. Freedom Rock in Shellsburg gets an upgrade
The Shellsburg American Legion Post has made improvements in the area surrounding the Freedom Rock located next to the Shellsburg Legion. The Legion added asphalt to the area around the Freedom Rock located on the property and it looks spectacular! The Freedom Riders made a $3,000 donation toward the project.The new drive compliments the area quite handsomely. TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF IOWA 150 AND 55TH ST. WEST OF URBANA BEGINS MONDAY, OCT. 17
According the the Iowa Department of Transportation, Concrete pavement work on the Iowa 150 curve west of Urbana at the intersection with 55th Street and 31st Avenue at the new roundabout will require temporarily closing Iowa 150 and 55th Street beginning on Monday, October 17, until mid-November, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s New Hampton construction office. Kiwanis Club of Vinton installs Officers and Board Member
The 2022 -23 Kiwanis Club of Vinton officers and Board members were installed by Kiwanis Lt. Governor Cathy Weber from Cedar Rapids.Pictured from Left to Right:Ray Lough - Past PresidentTom Husnik - SecretaryCarolyn Hibbs - Board memberTom Lindauer - TreasurerMatt Boggess - PresidentChelsea Koeppen - Board MemberKim Meyer - Board memberKellie Rober One CPU Student stabbed, one arrested at VSHS
October 10, 2022, at around 7:36 PM Vinton Police Officers were dispatched to the Vinton-Shellsburg High
School for a report of a stabbing. Upon arrival, officers observed one male student assisting another male
student outside of the high school building. From witness statements Officers determined that a 16 Y/O male
stabbed a 15 Y/O male with a knife after a verbal altercation in the high school commons area.
Shellsburg receives $10,000 grant as part of Empower Rural Iowa Grants
Gov. Reynolds announces more than $450K in Empower Rural Iowa Grants to Advance Innovative Rural Development Initiatives DES MOINES – Governor Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Economic Development Authority announced today that a total of more than $450,000 in grants have been awarded through six Empower Rural Iowa Grant Programs. The grant awards will support rural initiatives spanning from child care and housing to workforce attraction and leadership development in more than 20 counties.
Crash kills two on UTV in Benton County
According to the Iowa State Patrol, an accident occurred on 61st St. Lane heading eastbound in the 2800 block in Benton County at about 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 8, 2022.A 2001 Dodge Ram belonging to Francis Baldrus of Jewell, Iowa pulled out to pass the 2013 Polaris Ranger UTV carrying William Geater 76, and Mary McElhinney 60, both of Vinton.
Clipper Corner continues Fundraising Tradition for Gifts of Hope
Each year, Clipper Corner holds a fundraising raffle in an effort to books donations for Gifts of Hope. Gifts of Hope is a fund created to provide free mammograms and diagnostic services to those who need financial assistance to pay for a clinic visit, testing, co-pays, and diagnostic analysis of those tests to determine next steps, as well as Pap tests and/or pelvic exams.