Vinton Monuments seeks families of those whose stones need reset at Maplewood

VINTON TODAY
March 21, 2022 9:43 pm

The path of destruction from the tornado on March 5 is evident at Maplewood Cemetery on Vinton’s west side. Several monuments were damaged and many just toppled over from the strong winds.

Lindauer produces short film about Iowa Attractions

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
March 21, 2022 5:16 pm

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.

St. Patrick's Day Teen Tabletop Game Night at Center Point Library a Sucess

FRIENDS OF THE CENTER POINT LIBRARY
March 19, 2022 7:31 pm

 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.

Dysart Holds "Iowa's Shortest Parade" on St. Patrick's Day

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
March 18, 2022 12:51 am

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?

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
March 17, 2022 5:55 am

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.

Vinton-Shellsburg FFA Prospers at Districts

FFA
March 16, 2022 5:25 pm

By: Co-Reporter, Grace Schminke  On Saturday, March 12th, the Vinton-Shellsburg FFA Chapter traveled to Decorah to compete at the District Convention.

IOWA 21 INTERSECTION WITH U.S. 30 TO CLOSE MARCH 28 FOR INTERCHANGE CONSTRUCTION

IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
March 15, 2022 1:57 pm

March 15, 2022 — An interchange grading and paving project at the intersection of U.S. 30 and Iowa 21 will require closing Iowa 21 north of U.S. 30, near Elberon, and south of U.

Dr. Song speaks to the local Kiwanis Club

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
March 15, 2022 1:53 pm

Dr. Kyle Song recently spoke to the Vinton Kiwanis Club about his experience and how he got into the medical field. Born and raised in New York, and with his parents are still living there Dr.

Vinton Shellsburg FFA Competes at Sub-Districts

VINTON TODAY
March 15, 2022 12:47 pm

By: Co-Reporter, Isabel MullinexOn Wednesday, February 23rd, the Vinton Shellsburg FFA chapter had 27 members compete at the Sub-District competition held in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Search begins for Benton County Fair Queen

BENTON COUNTY FAIR
March 14, 2022 10:06 pm

Join in the Fun as The Benton County Fair Is Looking for Candidates to run for the 2022 Benton County Fair Queen ContestThe Benton County Fair is looking for young women who are interested in serving as a representative of the fair by becoming the Benton County Fair Queen.