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Vinton Lions Club/Trees Forever/Frazier Nursery offering Trees
In response to last Summer’s derecho, the Vinton Lions Club is partnering with Trees Forever and Frazier Nursery to support the replacement of trees in the Vinton-Shellsburg School District area. Th...
Vinton Shellsburg May Newsletter
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3,500 acre Solar Project in the plans at and around Duane Arnold
In a letter to area residents, Next Era Energy out of Florida has notified several Linn and Benton County landowners that they plan to construct three solar energy generation projects, totaling 3500 a...
Tree planted in honor of 8th Grader Brennen Still
On what would have been Brennen Still's 14th birthday, May 4th, the middle school students and the Still family gathered to plant a Sycamore tree in memory of Brennen. Brennen was the young man who co... The most wonderful place on earth isn't at Disneyland, it's in Vinton
I just need to face it. I'm getting soft in my old-er age. If I were sitting and talking to my friends I'd add on, "that or I've just had the crap kicked out of me enough that now I cry over everythin...
Vinton Lions Club visited by Benton County Conservation Director
At their April 28th meeting, the Vinton Lion's Club met the new Benton County Conservation Director, Shelby Williams. Shelby is a native of Iowa County and an ISU graduate. She's been busy leading the... Vinton-Shellsburg High School Prom King and Queen Finalists Announced
Vinton-Shellsburg High School has announced the finalist for Prom King and Queen.Front (L-R): JJ Sloop, Ayden Bearbower, Damon Swenson, David Lapan-Islas, CJ Rickels.Back: Jaden Voshell, Maddie Atkins... How does it work again?
Someone asked me today a few questions about my article concerning the website fundraiser, so I'll try to clarify a few points for my readers.Why don't you use something like WordPress for your web de...
V-S West Campus Students bring Journalism into the 21st Century
Traditionally, Journalism Class in high school brings back the idea of the school newspaper. For several years I've been wondering how long it would be before schools realized that traditional print i... If you are feeding birds right now you need to read this
If you enjoy feeding birds, late winter can be a very exciting time as the migrants start to arrive and claim a place on the feeder beside the birds we've been watching all winter. It's also a time, h...