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Benton County, Iowa - The Iowa County Recorders Association wants to make all veterans aware that recording or requesting military records is always free of charge for a veteran. In recent weeks it has been reported that a third-party company has been charging veterans to record these documents. Please review the Iowa Code chapter and information regarding submitting copies of DD214 documents below.

At least three area women competed in the Cattle Congress art competition and came home with ribbons. Cattle Congress is another fair held in the Cedar Valley out of Waterloo each year. Beginning in 1910 Cattle Congress it brings folks from across the nation to compete in the dairy cattle completion. Both Barb Campbell and Angie Wittmer came home with Best of Show ribbons with their entries.

The Scouts will be out this coming Saturday to put Scouting for Food bags on doors.  They will be out starting at 9 am.Bag pick up will be on October 8th starting at 9 am. If anyone does not get a red bag, a regular grocery bag can be placed outside and the Scouts will pick it up.

By: Co-Reporter, Alana FlemingOn Thursday, September 15th, members from the Vinton-Shellsburg FFA Chapter went to the Tri-State Dairy contest in Calmar to test their knowledge about different dairy aspects. Some members went to a dairy cattle judging contest, while others were in dairy products. Christopher Fleming, Kail Evans, Will McKenna, and Clayton McKenna started with the dairy cattle judging.

Matt Phippen spoke to the local Kiwanis group on Tuesday about the planning that goes into organizing the logistics of RAGBRAI (Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa) as well as the experiences he had on the ride this year. Phippen came into the organization following a 23-year career at Scheels. He shared that throughout the years he had turned down several opportunities to work outside the state, but he wanted to stay in Iowa.

The Vinton Car Cruise took place on Saturday. The cars made a loop through and around Vinton. To view an 11 minute video of several of the cars, click the link below!Click to view Video

Area Veterans and their spouses took a few minutes out of their lives to remember those veterans who didn't return from war. A short ceremony was held to recognize the soldiers who became a Prisoner of War or those Missing In Action that never returned.The ceremony was hosted by the local VFW Post 8884 on Friday, September 16, POW/MIA Recognition Day.

The Friends of the Center Point Library is inviting people to help stock the Andersen Center Point Library HACAP Food Pantry. Needs include personal care items like shampoo, deodorant, feminine hygiene products, and baby care items during October.   Friends will have a Stocktober collection site by the computers in the main library.  The help-yourself food pantry is inside the library's north, State Street, entrance.

Vinton-Shellsburg announced the Academic Award winners last night for the 21-22 School Year. These students received a yearly cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher.Class of 2025 Isabel Birker Lucas Birker Sadie Burke Ayden Butler Addyson Chvala Dakota Cornell Isabelle Dahlstrom Jacob Dudley Broden Farrell Alana Fleming Adysen Frieden Rylee Grimm Haylee Karr Zachary Klopping* Evan Lopata Miles Neblung Cade Oldfather Andrew Pingenot Olivia Primrose Tori Richart* Wesley Salter Megan Schlitter Olivia Schminke Ryan Sivola Maliah Stout Dana Terc Brenna Trinkle Brody Waters Molly Zearley Class of 2024 Easton Almquist* Kelcie Appleby Aliza Brummer Peytin Clemensen Emmett Colsch* Dillon Conrad Margaret Elwick Tess EricksonLevi Ferguson Carmen Henkle* Victoria Humiston Thomas Jessen Julia Johnson Paige Kelley Klarisa Kerkman McKenna Kingsbury Brodee Klein Kennacie Kurth Carter Lamont Lee Anne Lubbock Aubrey Lund* Dominick Lund Athena McCauslin Grayce McClintock* Ashlyn Murray Eli Page* Sarah Phelps Luke Redlinger Rachel Rollinger Elise Smith Grace Stephenson Aldin Swanson Bree Swenson Sophia Vasquez Sydney Walton Tory Wash Aleric Weber* Jordyn Williams Shai Williams Tyler Wood Class of 2023 Aspen Ahrenholz Ian Allsup Brylee Bruce* Kalinda Burke Mason Coder* Lillia Dahlstrom Abigail Davis Cameron Dawson-Fink* Gracie Drury* Curtis Erickson Alyssa Griffith* Molly Haisman Karli Hanson Paul Herger Ellery Johnson Patience Kies Maya Lapan-Islas* Autumn McGowan Noel McKenna Annabelle Newton* Elizabeth Noe Kaelyn Pettyjohn Benett Rickels Jaxson Rule Blake Soquet Faith Thompson Bryce Walker Baylee Wheeler Joshua Wiley *4.

Vinton Unlimited is proud to present to the town a set of new brochures that promote some of the highlights of Vinton. Included in the new set of brochures is the Harvest of Walls. This is a walking tour of the historical murals throughout the downtown area. Each of the 10 murals is included in the brochure along with a short history of the painting.