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Communities Invited to Identify Areas of Need for Future Broadband Investment

Today, Governor Reynolds and the Department of Management’s Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) announced the release of an Invitation to Qualify (ITQ) for communities in need of future b...

2022-2023 Voyager Dance Clinic & Spring Show Performance Saturday, February 25th

The 2022-2023 Voyager Dance Clinic & Spring Show Performance will be held on Saturday, February 25th, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. and  7:00 p.m.  Vinton-Shellsburg K-8th grade are welcome to at...

Benton County 4-Hers Compete in the National Arena

The Benton County 4-H Livestock Judging team at the North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville, Ky. Left to right: Josh Wiley, Steiger Manson, Gabe Hanson, and Alex Ludeking. By Maureen HansonThe Benton County 4-H Livestock Skills Group wrapped up their 2022 competition season by representing Iowa at three national competitions.Previously in the year, the Benton County 4-...

Community Visioning Program Event POSTPONED

As per the City Council Meeting on Thursday night, the following event has been postponed. However, if you would like to participate, please feel free to sign up at the link below. ----Vinton is ...

Gov. Reynolds Announces Funding to Clear Veterans Trust Fund Backlog

  Gov. Reynolds has approved more than $440,000 to cover a backlog of Iowa Veterans Trust Fund (IVTF) grants that were approved by the Iowa Commission of Veterans Affairs between March 3, 20...

Iowa Chapter of American Public Works Assn Recognizes Vinton for Nathan's Miles

Nathan's Smiles Glow Trail brings awards and recognition to Vinton At Thursday night's City Council meeting, Matt Boggess was on hand to accept a plaque in recognition of the Nathan's Miles glow-in-the-dark trail project's unique design.  The trail won "Pro...

Supervisors set wage for new hire

The Benton County Supervisors met in another special session to approve a new hire for the Benton County Attorney's Office in the collections department. The meeting opened with an attempt to go ...

Work release escape of Alexander Carman

The Iowa Department of Corrections will occasionally send out notices of escapees, deaths, or other bits of news to area news media. If it is a notice concerning anyone within a few miles of Vinton, t...

Vinton Councilwoman Resigns

Dear Mayor, Vinton City Council, & residents of Vinton,I have served on the council for just over one year now, & have decided it is time for me to step down. I cannot, & will not agree to...

Vinton-Shellsburg Semester 1 Honor Roll

For the high school students to be recognized as a member of the Honor Roll, they need to have received a 3.0+ GPA. *-Denotes a 4.0 GPA(Scroll down to see ALL the results!){{{22-23_S1_Honor_Roll.pdf}...