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Motorcyle Accident injures Van Horne Resident

On April 27th, 2021 at 8:44 PM, the Benton County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a motorcycle crash with injuries on 21st Ave, about 1 mile north of Van Horne in Benton County. The ...

Largest Glow in the Dark Trail in the U.S. under construction in Vinton

Photo by Baker Enterprise Inc. of Waverly builders of the longest Vinton's glow in the dark trail Vinton's motto, "The City of Lights" is being expanded by the Vinton Parks and Rec and with the help of the vision of Director, Matt Boggess. Baker Enterprises Inc. out of Waverly has begun to&nb...

Kiwanis Park adds New Playground

Lincoln brought his dad Colman Silbernagel to help construct playground equipment at Kiwanis Park Saturday morning found a large group of 50 volunteers assembling the new playground equipment for area children to enjoy. The group also laid dow several pallets of sod on the grounds Vinton Park...

Welchel shares his love of flying with Vinton Lions Club

Leon Welchel shares stories and experiences of his time as a pilot with the Vinton Lions Club Vinton Lions Club was entertained by guest speaker Leon Welchel sharing his life-long love of flying. Leon stated he is a country boy from Oklahoma. His first plane had no hydraulics and a wooden prop...

Gates speaks to Vinton Noon Kiwanis concerning Home Birth

Area Midwife Bethany Gates of Shiphrah Birth Services spoke to the local Kiwanis about homebirth Alexa Spiedel, the County Recorder became aware of Bethany Gates because of her job which includes recording the Vital Records, which includes births that occur in Benton County. Because Virginia Gay ...

Vinton-Shellsburg High School candidates for Prom King and Queen

Vinton-Shellsburg High School candidates for Prom King and Queen. It's Prom Season! The Vinton-Shellsburg High School candidates were [sel]ed for the Prom King and Queen.In the front row left to right: Emma Dickinson, Madison Atkinson, Maggie Davis, Clarissa Carolan...

Generosity of Volunteering a Win for the Entire Community

As part of Global Volunteer Month and National Volunteer Week, held April 18-24, 2021, the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa (CFNEIA) is celebrating its more than 350 volunteers who serve 23 affi...

Iowa State Patrol and Buchanan Co. Grateful For Support In Loss of Sgt. Smith

Friday, the Iowa State Patrol laid to rest a hero in Sergeant Jim Smith, who courageously served the State of Iowa for 27 years. He made the ultimate sacrifice attempting to arrest a barricaded subj...

Vinton Lions Club welcomes Obil Flores

Obil Flores, English Educator for El Salvador Public Schools in San Salvador, addressed Vinton Lions Vinton Lions Club welcomed guest speaker Obil Flores, English Educator for El Salvador Public Schools in San Salvador. For the last six years, he has been teaching children English in both public and ...

V-S FFA Labor Auction Successful

Brady Ortner assists auctioneer Doug Uthoff at the FFA Labor Auction which brought in $7,700 By: Co-Reporter, Josh WileyOn Thursday, May 8th, the Vinton-Shellsburg FFA chapter held their annual “labor auction” at the Vinton-Shellsburg High School gymnasium, starting at 6:00 P.M. Last year...