Friday Folders that put weight on your student's back and clutter on the kitchen counter aren’t the only way to get information home to parents now. The Vinton-Shellsburg school district has created an optional Digital Backpack that streamlines the flow of information.

Every year it's fun to watch our Vinton Fire Department share their knowledge with area children. The department visits children as young as preschool and through elementary age.

Vinton Unlimited will begin recognizing Good Neighbors in Vinton. We will be looking for people or businesses in the community that is doing things that improve or help Vinton be a ‘great place to live, shop, work, and play.

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.