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Anderson Creek Estates Phase 2 will be open for lot sales this April!

Things are happening at Anderson Creek!  Anderson Creek Estates has released a plat map and other information concerning home ownership. Check out www.AndersonCreekEstates.com for the plat m...

VFW Shellsburg Patriotic Youth Essay winners named

On Friday, March 31, 2023 our VFW and VFW Auxiliary presented Shellsburg Elementary School medals and certificates for their essay winners.We also presented Shellsburg Elementary School with a certifi...

VFW & VFW Auxiliary 8884 Award Tilford Elementary Essay Winners

Our Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW Auxiliary 8884) in Vinton holds an Elementary 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade Essay contest each year. The 5th grade students are all at Shellsburg along with 3rd, and 4th gr...

Benton County Emergency Management warns residents of fast moving storms

The possibility of tornados, strong winds, hail and all the damage that comes with these storms are expected to arrive in our area this afternoon. Area schools are closing early to avoid having t...

Controlled burn on Wednesday evening causes motorists concern

Just the beginning of the controlled burn on the west side of the field. Residents traveling on Highway 150 near Urbana late in the evening on Wednesday night, saw flames, a lot of flames. The fire could be seen from miles away. The Urbana Fire Department was conducting a ...

Benton County Attorney's Office and Assistants share with area Kiwanis

Benton County Attorney Ray Lough, Assistants Tim Dille and Megan Hall shares what the work of the office entails. Benton County Attorney, Ray Lough along with his two assistant attorneys Tim Dille and Megan Hall spoke briefly to the Vinton Kiwanis Club. The three shared a little about their experience and duties ...

Vinton-Shellsburg Prom 2023 Grand March April 15

The Vinton-Shellsburg Prom 2023 Grand March will be held on Saturday, April 15 in the High School Auditorium. The doors will open at 6:00 p.m. and the event will begin at 6:30 p.m. This is a free...

Community Visioning Program Event Saturday, April 1

Vinton is participating in the 2023 Iowa's Living Roadways Community Visioning Program. Community Visioning is a transportation enhancement planning process that serves Iowa communities under 10,000 i...

Benton County Extension hopes to help future gardeners to gain a green thumb

A project which began in 2010 is still continuing today...and it all began because of a flood Following the flood of 2008, the city of Vinton lost homes near the river's edge in Vinton. A few homes along second street that were so badly damaged that they were eventually torn down and the lots ...

ASAC Meets With Iowa Attorney General

ASAC and area leaders met to discuss possible solutions to substance abuse in the area.  On March 2, the Area Substance Abuse Council (ASAC), Benton County Sherriff, Ronald Tippett, Benton County Attorney, Ray Lough, and Megan Hall, spoke with Iowa Attorney General, Brenna Bird, to ...