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.

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 Durow, who survived the sinking of his ship by the Japanese; a 19th Century farm wife, Rebecah Leonard Gilchrist, who didn't survive a danger much closer to home; and John Osborne, a teenage soldier who survived the Revolutionary War.

By: Co-Reporter, Grace Schminke  On Wednesday, October 5th, Six members of the Vinton-Shellsburg FFA Chapter attended the 1st ever Kirkwood Landscape Challenge.

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.

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 each for $20.

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 located on the property and it looks spectacular! The Freedom Riders made a $3,000 donation toward the project.

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 require temporarily closing Iowa 150 and 55th Street beginning on Monday, October 17, until mid-November, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s New Hampton construction office.

The 2022 -23 Kiwanis Club of Vinton officers and Board members were installed by Kiwanis Lt. Governor Cathy Weber from Cedar Rapids.Pictured from Left

October 10, 2022, at around 7:36 PM Vinton Police Officers were dispatched to the Vinton-Shellsburg High School for a report of a stabbing. Upon arrival, officers observed one male student assisting another male student outside of the high school building.

Gov. Reynolds announces  more than $450K in Empower Rural Iowa Grants to Advance Innovative Rural Development Initiatives      DES MOINES — Governor  Kim  Reynolds and the Iowa Economic Development Authority announced today that a total of more than $450,000 in grants have been awarded through six Empower Rural Iowa Grant Programs.