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Phippen talks RAGBRAI
Matt Phippen spoke to the local Kiwanis group on Tuesday about the planning that goes into organizing the logistics of RAGBRAI (Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa) as well as the experie... Vinton Car Cruise (video)
The Vinton Car Cruise took place on Saturday. The cars made a loop through and around Vinton. To view an 11 minute video of several of the cars, click the link below!Click to view Video... Veterans of Foreign Wars and VFW Auxiliary remember POW/MIA
Area Veterans and their spouses took a few minutes out of their lives to remember those veterans who didn't return from war. A short ceremony was held to recognize the soldiers who became a Prisoner o... It's Stocktober!
The Friends of the Center Point Library is inviting people to help stock the Andersen Center Point Library HACAP Food Pantry. Needs include personal care items like shampoo, deodorant, feminine hygie... Academic Award Winners Announced for V-S 21-22 School Year
Vinton-Shellsburg announced the Academic Award winners last night for the 21-22 School Year. These students received a yearly cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher.Class of 2025
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Brochures Promote Vinton Tourism
Vinton Unlimited is proud to present to the town a set of new brochures that promote some of the highlights of Vinton. Included in the new set of brochures is the Harvest of Walls. This is a walking ... Shellsburg Couple Arrested on Charges of Sexual Abuse and Child Endangerment
The Benton County Sheriff's department made two arrests last week of Jeffrey and Stacy Diveley of Shellsburg. JEFFREY SCOTT DIVELEY was charged with a total of 10 charges in several accounts involving...
ENERGY ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL ONE-TIME PAYMENT
Around 12,000 households in Eastern Iowa will be issued a one-time additional benefit payment in September for those who applied for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) last season ...
Vinton-Shellsburg names Haisman and Marzen as 2022 Royalty
The Coronation Ceremony at Karr Athletic Complex crowned their Vinton-Shellsburg 2022 Homecoming Royalty on Thursday evening. Queen Molly Haisman and King Gabe Marzen were crowned following the Homec... Class of 1972 Reunites for 50th Reunion
The Class of 1972 held their 50th class reunion at the Vinton Legion Hall on Saturday evening, September 17th, 2022. On the Friday evening before, they held an informal gathering at Berry's Bowling ...