The Benton County Fair is underway! It takes many, many people to pull off the events at the fair. The displays are now in the Open Class Building (off to the left as you enter the fairgrounds) and judges have begun to award ribbons in the entries.

To operate as an open site, the site must be located at or in the attendance area of a school with 50.0%+ free/reduced or within the boundaries of an eligible census block.

Scott Hansen of Benton County Emergency Management spoke to the Vinton Kiwanis concerning preparation for disasters. He shared a list of supplies that families should have on hand, encouraging everyone to stock up a little bit at a time if they can't buy a lot of supplies at once.

It’s time to think about keeping children healthy while school is out. Vinton-Shellsburg CSD provides FREE meals to children during the summer.  Meals will be provided, on a first-come, first-serve basis, at the sites and times as follows:Attention V-S Middle or High School Students!Are you a V-S Middle or High School Student and would like to be a part of providing this service, to obtain your Black and Gold/1:1 hours? Please contact karen.

Izzie BirkerMy name is Izzie Birker, I am the daughter of Scott and Jenni Birker. I have 2 siblings. Cole is 13 and Katie is 10. We live outside of Vinton on our farm where we raise beef cattle and corn and soybeans.

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Members of the Vinton Class of 1983 held their 40th class reunion on Friday and Saturday in Vinton. Members of the class met at the Ron da Voo on Friday night, and then met to golf on Saturday morning and finished the weekend on Saturday night at Berry's Lanes for a meal together and a time of visiting and catching up with each other.

Vinton-Shellsburg is offering in-house meals at Shellsburg Elementary and the Garrison Public Library, starting June 5th, 2023.Please contact Karen Ackman, District Food Service Director, with any questions or concerns at karen.

The murder conviction of Tacoa Talley in the death of Jodie Bevans resulted in his sentencing trial being set for Friday afternoon. Because the defense attorney had forgotten about the hearing, there was approximately an hour and a half delay.

By Co-Reporter, Juliana LuisThe Vinton-Shellsburg FFA Chapter and Greenhouse Management Class held their annual Plant Sales from April 28th-May 14th. From the beginning of the school year the greenhouse class has grown a variety of plants such as petunias, peas, tomatoes, and geraniums.