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Vinton's Good Neighbors recognized
Vinton Unlimited will begin recognizing Good Neighbors in Vinton. We will be looking for people or businesses in the community that is doing things that improve or help Vinton be a ‘great place to live, shop, work, and play.’ This is an effort to recognize those whose good deeds may go unnoticed, to encourage people to look for the positive things in our community, and hopefully, prompt Vintonians to participate and become “good neighbors” themselves. Operation E.D.I.T.H. Thursday Night at 7:00 p.m.
Operation EDITH is a fire-safety program that seeks to encourage the parents of young children to talk to their kids about the importance of fire safety...Exit Drill In The Home, thus the name "EDITH". The purpose is to educate early elementary school children and their families about the life-saving value of having a fire escape plan from their homes. Dead Men and Women Talking
The Center Point Historical Society's annual Cemetery Walk took place on September 18 at the Center Point Cemetery. Among this year's five subjects who "talked" were a WWII Navy veteran, Raymond Durow, who survived the sinking of his ship by the Japanese; a 19th Century farm wife, Rebecah Leonard Gilchrist, who didn't survive a danger much closer to home; and John Osborne, a teenage soldier who survived the Revolutionary War. Vinton Shellsburg Exceeds at Kirkwood Landscaping
By: Co-Reporter, Grace Schminke On Wednesday, October 5th, Six members of the Vinton-Shellsburg FFA Chapter attended the 1st ever Kirkwood Landscape Challenge. Members went into this contest with an open mind and were excited to see what the day was going to bring. The day started with all members who participated going to an educational session to learn about their contests so they would know what to expect when arriving at the contest. 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.