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VINTON-SHELLSBURG ROLLS OUT DIGITAL BACKPACK FOR PARENTS AND COMMUNITY

Friday Folders that put weight on your student's back and clutter on the kitchen counter aren’t the only way to get information home to parents now. The Vinton-Shellsburg school district has created...

Fire Prevention Week brings Kids and Firemen Together

Every year it's fun to watch our Vinton Fire Department share their knowledge with area children. The department visits children as young as preschool and through elementary age. They share with the c...

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 l...

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"...

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 Duro...

Vinton Shellsburg Exceeds at Kirkwood Landscaping

Ryan Carolus, Paul Herger, and Grace Schminke standing with their Landscape design that they completed. 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 ...

VS FFA Judges Soil

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 fo...

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...

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 l...

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 requi...