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V-S FFA Officers Tackle COLT

Top L-R: Andrew Pingenot, Cooper McClintock, Will McKenna, Annabelle Newton  Bottom L-R: Grayce McClintock, Izzie Birker, Megan Schlitter, Alana Fleming, Juliana Luis By: Co-Reporter, Juliana LuisThe Vinton-Shellsburg FFA officers attended the annual COLT (Chapter Officer Leadership Training) Conference on Friday, June 9th. At this event, the officers went to diffe...

July School Lunch Menu - Pickup Times and Locations

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V-S FFA Represents at State CDEs

Juliana Luis, Andrew Allsup, Will McKenna, and Ben Buhr received 9th Place in Nursery Landscape. By: Co-Reporter, Izzie BirkerVinton-Shellsburg FFA members spent many hours preparing for various summer competitions. Competitions took place at both Iowa State University and Kirkwood Community Coll...

Don't forget to VOTE for Vinton's video (YIKES! We're behind!)

With the help of Noah Lindauer, Vinton Unlimited has created a 1-minute video promoting our town. The video showcases how great we support our local businesses! The video is competing to win a free mu...

Vinton air quality is considered "Very Unhealthy"

If you have to go outside, chances are your first reaction is to think that it's foggy. And then you smell the smoke from the Canadian wildfires which has reached Iowa.  The smoke was seen in New Yo...

Never too young to compete at the Benton County Fair

A former member of 4H, Erma Neve, of Vinton, had never entered a sewing project into the Benton County Fair. Ever. At a mere 91 years old, and with the encouragement of her daughter Peggy Cronk, she...

S&J Sanitation begins to deliver new Garbage and Recycling Carts across Vinton

J&R Sanitation continues to collect garbage and recycling carts across town In a bit of a mixup last week, J&R Sanitation had to remove the carts that they were collecting from a city lot that S&J Sanitation had reserved for the new carts. In a statement J&R Sanit...

RAILROAD HISTORY WITH PHIL BORLESKE AT CP DEPOT MUSEUM

Phil Borleske, center, talks more train with railroad enthusiasts after his presentation “All Aboard: a Snapshot of Iowa Railroads, Past and Present” at the Center Point Historical Society Depot Museum, June 25. Every seat was taken for a fun trip through Iowa railroad history conducted by Phil Borleske at the Center Point Historical Society Depot Museum in Center Point, Sunday, June 25.Rev. Borleske, Vinton,...

VGH Clinics to close a few hours on Tuesday, June 27, for training

Virginia Gay Hospital Clinics will be closed for a few hours on Tuesday, June 27th for educational training sessions.  The hours are listed below. Urbana:  9:30-11Atkins:  12-1:30V...

Lindauer brings his talents to the small screens to promote Vinton (Please VOTE)

Noah Lindauer, a filmographer, returned to his hometown to use his talents for its benefit. Working with area residents, he used his artistic abilities to create a short promotional one-minute video s...