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Vinton Lutheran Home Assisted Living donates tree to VPRD
The Vinton Lutheran Home Assisted Living residents donated a tree to Vinton Parks and Recreation to be placed at Kiwanis Park. The residents wrote on leaves saying what they love about living in our c... Lutheran Home Residents Create Keepsakes for Area Emergency Workers
Residents of the Vinton Lutheran Home Communities might not be able to get out into the community as often as they'd like to, but that doesn't mean that we're not on their hearts. As part of Assisted ... First Christian Entertained the crowd on Saturday
The First Christian Church held its annual Fall Festival on Saturday. There were games for everyone to enjoy, a silent auction, baked goods, grab bags, and a raffle for a beautiful quilt.The church pr... Vinton-Shellsburg announces Homecoming Plans
The 2021 VS Homecoming Week is September 26th through October 2nd. The VSHS Student Senate is finalizing plans for the week and will have a schedule out to the public early the week of September 20th ...
Deadline 5:00 p.m. September 16th to file to run for November 2nd election
Below is the list of positions/people who are up for election on November 2, 2021.Filing paperwork begins on August 23 and goes through September 16.Anyone running for a city office would turn in thei...
Burmeister completes her Ride as Benton County Transportation Director
Dana Burmeister joined the crew of the Benton County Transportation Department a little over 20 years ago. She began as a part-time driver and was later a dispatcher/scheduler and in 2015 she became t... Car Cruise wraps up 9/11
9/11/2021 started on a sobering note with news coverage of all of the memorial services being held throughout the country. Following that, the area legion organized a short memorial service at the cou... 20th Anniversary Memorial Ceremony honors the victims of 9/11
One of the darkest days in American history was remembered 20 years later on Saturday, September 11, 2021. With around 100 residents gathered on the south side of the courthouse, the local American Le... 
This isn't a story or a photo that really needs a headline. It's just an old pickup, parked near a field of corn, flying two flags in remembrance of those who lost their lives 20 years ago on 9/11. It... Area Veterans receive Quilts of Valor
When Quilts of Valor makes a presentation to our area Veterans, it's a deeply moving presentation. Sometimes the veterans will share a few words about their experiences, or mention some of their buddi...