Tuesday, June 2, 2026
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Vinton Parks and Rec plans upgrade to area park

At the March 23th city council meeting, Matt Boggess presented to the council bids to recreate the basketball courts in the park. The "remodel" will create new courts with dual usage.
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Update on the Braille School Campus

Jeff Garner the Operations Manager for Hobart Historic Restoration was on hand Tuesday to speak with and answer some questions concerning the old Braille School property, Garner began with a bit of an introduction about himself.
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Shellsburg-Canton Fire Department performs controlled burns

If you saw smoke on Monday evening, there was a fire. However, it was a fire started by the Canton-Benton-Shellsburg Fire Department, The department was conducting controlled burns north of Shellsburg.
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Windsor Manor helps the Vinton Fire Department prepare for Fundraising Supper

There wasn't a single cookie monster in sight, at Windsor Manor on Tuesday. There were however residents lending a hand to the Vinton Fire Department. The residents gathered and gloved up to help bag cookies that will be part of the Annual Fish Fry Fundraiser for the Vinton Fire Department.
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CBI MONEY SMART WEEK POSTER CONTEST BACK AGAIN IN 2022

Farmers Savings Bank & Trust, in conjunction with Community Bankers of Iowa (CBI) is once again sponsoring the CBI Money Smart Week Poster Contest to motivate elementary school students to learn about finances.
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Lindauer produces short film about Iowa Attractions

William Penn University is a private university in Oskaloosa and home to one of Vinton-Shellsburg's graduates. Noah Lindauer is part of the Film and Video Production class at William Penn.
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St. Patrick's Day Teen Tabletop Game Night at Center Point Library a Sucess

 Englishman Kevin Jones wears his luck of the Irish shirt (and shamrock glasses) for leading Friends of the Library game night March 17. Kevin and his wife Becky hosted a previous Friends game night during Christmas break and did so again on St.
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Dysart Holds "Iowa's Shortest Parade" on St. Patrick's Day

It was the first St. Patrick's Day parade that many in Dysart had ever attended. It was also the shortest parade any had attended. Just a block long, Dysart was full of smiles promptly at 12:15 p.

Are you locked out of Facebook?

Today is the day, at least for my Facebook account, that I was told that I needed to add some security measures to my account. Even though you might think that the warning was a scam, it really wasn't.