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Vinton was booming once again for Boomtown 2022
Another successful weekend is in the books for Boomfest/Boomtown 2022! The Kiwanis started off with the annual Bring the Noise 5K race covering a section of Vinton. While that was happening, Boomfest ... Support V-S Post Prom and look good while you do it!
The VS Post Prom is back at it again! They have several things going on in the next few weeks and would love your support. The first is the VS/Viking Pride apparel. Help us support two local businesse... Boomtown Saturday, August 27
An earth-shaking pyrotechnic experience you will not soon forget! Don't miss this fireworks display from the Iowa Pyrotechnic Association, it's known as the best fireworks in the Midwest! Rain or shin... Dwight and Bonnie Sanders Inducted Posthumously into the Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame
Dwight and Bonnie Sanders, formerly of Benton County, were inducted into the 2022 Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the 4-H Exhibits Building at the Iowa State Fair on Sunday, August 21. Nine... VS FFA Members Shine at the Iowa State Fair
The Iowa State Fair was held in Des Moines August 11th-21st. New foods, games, and exhibiting opportunities attracted many to attend; including some of the Vinton-Shellsburg FFA members. Throughout th... Bruce places 1st in the lamb 2022 Iowa Farm Bureau Cookout Contest
After the wood fired flames extinguished along the Iowa State Fair’s Grand Concourse, Steve Heaberlin of Warren County was crowned the 2022 Iowa Farm Bureau ‘Cookout Champion’ of the 58th a...
Vinton-Shellburg 2022-23 School Year now in Session
As students arrived at Tilford Elementary for their first day of school, you wouldn't have known for most that they had been gone for the summer. Many picked up where they left off greeting each other... Izaak Walton Red Cedar Chapter is seeking your input
The Izaak Walton Red Cedar Chapter is hosting an evening of brainstorming and input from the community and current members. The chapter is seeking ideas pertaining to past or future events and other c...
Water and Wastewater Workers of Iowa Week August 21-27
Governor Kim Reynolds recognized the hard working people at the area Water and Wastewater Plants. She signed the following proclamation declaring August 21-27 as Water and Wastewater Workers of Iowa W... Happel family first to finish 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
1,000 a number that pre-schoolers can't comprehend quite yet. But that is the number of books that this family has read in an attempt to read that many books before the first day of Kindergarten. The ...