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The Easter Bunny arrives at Kiwanis Park

Tom Pingenot creates a bubble show for the children while they wait for the Easter Egg Hunt to begin The Easter Bunny arrived with a basket of candy and piles and piles of eggs on the grounds of Kiwanis Park on Saturday. To kick off the fun Tom and Eunice Pingenot created bubbles for the kids to enjo...

No Vinton Today Email on Good Friday

There will be no email on Good Friday, April 14, 2022. If there is any time-sensitive news that comes in, it will be shared on the Vinton Today Facebook page.Wishing you all a Happy Easter weekend!...

VFW & VFW Auxiliary 8884 Attend Tilford Elementary Essay Awards Day April 11

Our VFW Auxiliary hosts our Elementary essay contest each year at Tilford and Shellsburg Elementary Schools.  Last week we went to Shellsburg to present the students with their essay awards. ...

2022 V-S PROM DANCE ITINERARY April 30

2022 V-S PROM DANCE ITINERARY When: Saturday, April 30, 2022 Time: 8:00pm - 11:30pm (doors open 7:45pm) Where: Vinton Skate & Activity Center Who: V -S Seniors & Juniors & Invited Gues...

Eastern Iowa Honor Flight announces flight to Washington DC. Flight #42

Eastern Iowa Honor Flight announces flight to Washington DC. Flight #42 to include 89 veterans.On Tuesday, April 19, 2022, the Eastern Iowa Honor Flight will launch Flight #42. The mission of this ...

The Easter Bunny visits Shellsburg

Shellsburg children welcomed the Easter Bunny this past weekend The Easter Bunny has a lot of stops to make over the Easter season. The first appearance was at the Shellsburg City Park on Saturday. A little more than 100 children were on hand to collect the thousa...

Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District Newsletter

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Shellsburg Man Pleads Guilty to Heroin Conspiracy

             Three individuals who were caught conspiring to distribute heroin during a wiretap investigation pled guilty recently in federa...

Easter Bunny Requests Windsor Manor's help with Easter Egg Preparation

The Easter Bunny looked all around Vinton to find some of the best people in town to help prepare for the annual Kiwanis Easter Egg Hunt. When asked, the Easter Bunny said that the search was narrowed...

Florence Go Getters 4-H Send supplies to Ukraine

This last month the Florence Go-Getters 4-H club put together boxes of supplies to send overseas to help Ukraine. We had 2 leaders and 16 members were present to help box and tape the boxes to send.In...