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Independence Day Weekend - No Email on Friday or Monday

There will be no outgoing email on either Friday, July 1 or Monday, July 4. The outgoing email service will resume again on Tuesday, July 5th. Information will continue to be added to the website...

V-S Summer Meal Menu for July AND Transportation Update

Tilford Summer Meal ProgramTransportation UpdateWE ARE CHANGING OUR ROUTE TIMES BEGINNING ON JULY 6th, 2022 Pick-Up Locations with TimesKiwanis/Splash Pad = 11:35Park Apartments = 11:40Vinton Pub...

The First Bacon Buddies Pig Show arrived at the 2022 Benton County Fair

Bacon Buddies Pig Show was a hit among participants and attendees at the Benton County Fair The Bacon Buddies arrived at the Benton County Fair on Friday bringing participants from the area. Bacon Buddies was actually first held at the Iowa State Fair. Local students Clayton and Will McKenn...

Benton County Board of Supervisor Minutes 6/24/22

June 24, 2022The Benton County Board of Supervisors met in special session with Supervisors Seeman and Bierschenk present. The meeting was called to order at 2:35 p.m. at the Benton County Auditor’s...

Vinton-Shellsburg FFA members excel at Summer CDEs

Rachel Rollinger, Izzie Birker, Megan Schlitter, and Paul Herger created various arrangements for the team event at State Floriculture. Clayton McKenna, Andrew Pingenot, and Kail Evans find success at District Livestock Judging. In June, various FFA members shined in various Career Development Events. On Tuesday, June 14th, 7 members traveled to Kirkwood Community College for Livestock Judging and Floriculture. Results are as...

V-S FFA Chapter Officers Learn More About Their Roles as Leaders

Andrew Pingenot and Austin Noe learned how to be welcoming to members and prepare for meetings in the Sentinel breakout room. By: Co-Reporter, Alana FlemingOn Friday, June 10, 2022-2023 Vinton-Shellsburg FFA Chapter Officers, Paul Herger, Kail Evans, Alana Fleming, Grace Shminke, Andrew, Pingenot, and Austin Noe attended the...

FFA Announces Member of the Month and Newcomer of the Month

Newcomer of the Month - Alana Fleming Member of the Month - Autumn McGowanAs a Junior, Autumn has had three great years in the program. This year, she did an awesome job in the Parliamentary Procedure LDE and running the Personal Growth C...

District 42 Race won by Two Votes - But the Race goes to Another

Charlie McClintock the official candidate on the Republican ticket for District 42, by two votes After all of the votes were counted in the Primary Election on June 7, Colman Silbernagel won the election on the Republican ticket in District 42 by only two votes beating out Charlie McClintock.&nbs...

The Benton County Fair, from the sky

For those who may be enjoying the activities on the race track during the fair, you might enjoy this view from the sky courtesy of Jason Hicok of Eastern Iowa Drone Services. Apparently, there were is...

Bailey Weeks to Compete at the World's Largest Rodeo

Bailey Weeks earns a place on the Iowa National High School Rodeo team The Cinch High School National Finals Rodeo has placed Bailey Weeks, a senior at Vinton-Shellsburg High School on the Iowa National High School Rodeo team and will be traveling with fellow teammates t...