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Gov. Reynolds, Lt. Gov. Gregg will help deliver awards Ten of Iowa’s top teachers will be honored during an annual luncheon on Wednesday, Feb. 5, in Altoona. Gov. Kim Reynolds and Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg will join Iowa Department of Education Director Ryan Wise in hosting the Outstanding Iowa Teachers Recognition Luncheon.The luncheon will recognize finalists and winners of the Iowa Teacher of the Year award, the Iowa Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, and the State History Teacher of the Year award (names and schools are listed below).

At last Thursday's Council meeting, the Vinton Light Plant Manager, Tom Richtmeier shared with the council that one of the City of Vinton's Electric employees,  line foreman, Brad Still and his family are going through a difficult time right now with a family crisis. Brad and wife Christine's 12 year old son Brennen was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer and is receiving an experimental treatment for the cancer.

Stopping first at the Republican Caucus, which was held at the middle school, hey it was closer, the crowd was relatively small compared to the packed parking lot at the high school. The results are no surprise on the Republican ticket with Trump receiving 98% or 270 votes of the Republican votes in Benton County, and Walsh with 1% or 4 votes and Weld receiving 0%.

I don't remember 100 days of school aging us like it does now!Teachers at Tilford Elementary joined the children of Tilford Elementary in celebratng the 100th day of school dressing up as 100 year old teachers and students.It's always a highlight of the year for the children to participate in the fun.Mrs. Mathis shared the photo below of the adorable 100 year old children in her class.

Around 180 people attended the Vinton Shellsburg's Band soup supper on Friday night. The group raised around $2,500 to put toward Band activities. Many of the parents volunteered to pull off the event. 

For those wondering how the construction is coming along at the Highway 30 and 218 interchange. The eyes in the sky courtesy of Mark Noe of Noe Aviation is happy to share a picture of the site with us!  It's starting to look like it's nearing completion...finally!Thanks Mark!

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 Convicted Felon and Meth User Possessed a Gun and Fled from Police             A Vinton man was sentenced today to seven years in federal prison.             Anthony Hill, age 29, from Vinton, Iowa, received the prison term after an October 17, 2019 guilty plea to possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.

Following two years of preparation and training, the initiative ‘Handle with Care’ (HWC) is set to roll out countywide across both Benton and Iowa counties.“Through this program, law enforcement will send a notice to a designated school employee within 24 hours of responding to a call at which a school-aged child is present,” Erin Monaghan, Director of Benton-Iowa CPPC, said of the initiative.

There have been several discussions happening both with the city and county concerning partnering with the Willis Dady Homeless Services. A concern in Vinton is for the homeless that are found in Vinton, and unseen to most of us. The police chief had shared with the council that there has been damage in the past caused by those that are homeless trying to find shelter.