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Vinton Popcorn Company offers Halloween Themed Popcorn Bags
The Vinton Popcorn Company will be selling a special Halloween themed bag of popcorn for the upcoming holiday. Each Halloween-themed bag will contain caramel popcorn, M&Ms, candy corn, and a spider r... Help needed this Saturday at Wesley United Methodist Church Food Pantry
Wesley United Methodist Church Food Pantry will be this Sat. Sept 17th from 10-11. Please bring bags and boxes to carry your food home. Our address is 516 2nd Ave. We are the Church next to the Lib...
Old School Produce brings in the harvest
AmeriCorps and the Vinton-Shellsburg High School Freshman AG class, have lent their hands in the harvesting of the produce from Old School Produce. It is estimated that to date, the gardens have prod... Waterloo Couples Counselor Cited for inappropriate text messages to client
A Cedar Falls couples counselor has been sanctioned by the state for making lewd or improper remarks to one of his clients.According to the Iowa Board of Behavioral Science, Cory Wumkes, who holds a m...
Two Vehicle Accident south of Vinton
Tuesday found the Vinton Fire Department and other emergency services responding to two accidents throughout the day. The second was on Highway 218, south of Vinton at the intersection of 63rd St. and... L.O.S.T. Loved Ones Safe & Together available through the Vinton PD
L.O.S.T. Loved Ones Safe & Together, is a program to assist in identifying and locating community members who have been separated from their families or caretakers. Individuals who suffer from Alzhei... 2022 VSHS Homecoming Activities Schedule
The 2022 Homecoming Week for Vinton-Shellsburg High School is from September 18th through September 24th.The high school activities open to the public will be as follows:Sunday, September 18th: 4:00 P...
"The Keys to Corfe Castle" with a Keystone Connection
Who better to tell this mostly true tale from 400 years ago of military daring by a "lady" than retired United States Air Force Colonel, Linda Sindt? An early trailblazer in toppling barriers to upwar... Election Season is right around the corner
The November 8th election activities are already underway in Benton County. Both the Democrat and Republican parties have set up shop in downtown Vinton. Each are located in storefronts in downtown Vi... V-S FFA Officers Teach Newcomers What FFA is About
By: Co-Reporter, Alana FlemingOn Thursday, September 1st, the Vinton-Shellsburg FFA chapter held their local Greenhand Fire Up. They invited new faces to FFA to the greenhand night to gain knowledge a...