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Humiston participates in Voice of Democracy Scholarship Essay Contest
Victoria Humiston, daughter of Steph and Darrin Humiston, of the Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District, won the district competition as part of the VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars). Vinton-Shellsb... 2nd Break-in at John's Qwik Stop in 2 Days
January 22, 2022, at around 04:38AM, John’s Qwik Stop called the Benton County Sheriff’s Office to report that the business had been broken into again and no one was inside at the time of the repo...
Vinton Police Department makes arrests in Burglary at Area Business
January 21, 2022, at around 3:38AM a delivery person called the Benton County Sheriff’s Office to report that a
business had been broken into and people were still inside or on the property.
Vin...
Vinton Parks and Rec to use HOT Grant for Esports
Vinton Parks and Recreation Department will be using their $2,500 grant to renovate the Esports room at the Rec Center. The Esports room hosts the high school Esports team as they compete against othe... Attorney General Tom Miller addresses Fentanyl and Opiod use
On Thursday morning, Iowa's Attorney General addressed the opioid and fentanyl use in the last year. "The deaths have been heartbreaking to see, as well as the pain and suffering of those addicted as ...
Vinton County Club received grant toward Golf Simulator
"Get ready for a golf simulator to be added at VCC for the public to enjoy!" said Melody Snow of Vinton Unlimited. The Vinton Country Club received a $3,000 grant to purchase the golf simulator which ... Vinton-Shellsburg FFA Learns About Their Purpose
By: Co-Reporter, Grace Schminke On Saturday, January 8th, 8 members of the Vinton-Shellsburg FFA Chapter traveled to Ankeny for the IAT conference. In this conference there are three different confer... VFW Post #8884 and Auxiliary HOT Grant Recipients
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #8884 received a $2,000 grant for storage space in order to open up more room in the Post for events.The Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary also accepted a $2,000 gra... Public or Private Schools: Computer science professional development grants
Grants to support computer science professional development are now available. Iowa school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, Area Education Agencies and collaboratives are encouraged to apply.T...
HOT Grants benefit Vinton Residents and Businesses
Vinton Unlimited organizes several events that benefit the town of Vinton. This year their HOT Grants will be used in the following ways. $3,000 toward the Deck the House Christmas Lighting incen...