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School or no school? That is the question
School or No School: The challenge of making decisions for weather-related school cancellations, delays and early outsLate start? Early dismissal? No school at all? Hard surface routes only? There are many factors to consider when deciding to change a school schedule during inclement weather. Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District (VSCSD) Superintendent, Mary Jo Hainstock explains the process she uses to make those decisions. Planning in Early Stages for Iowa’s Ride
If you missed the announcement before Thanksgiving, Vinton has been chosen to be an overnight stop for Iowa’s Ride. The inaugural Iowa's Ride will go from Dubuque to Rock Rapids on its 416-mile journey across the state. The ride will take place July 12-18, 2020.The riders will begin arriving in Vinton on the afternoon of Monday, July 13 and will depart throughout the morning on Tuesday, July 14th.
Vinton-Shellsburg Clarifies Goals of the Farm To School Program
The Farm-To-School (F2S) program was created to provide healthy options for students and to achieve that goal by sourcing food locally, and by training school staff to use recipes that include scratch cooking. During a recent training for food service staff, the representative from an organization providing training for scratch meal preparation in institutional foodservice made statements to area media that do not reflect the current policies or intent of Vinton-Shellsburg’s F2S program.
One dead, second injured in near head on collision on Wednesday
On 01-15-2020, at about 2:00 PM, the Benton County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a motor vehicle accident on 77th St, east of 26th Ave in Benton County, about 4 miles west of Norway IA. Deputies found a near head on collision between 2 vehicles. One of the drivers, a 21-year-old male from Blairstown IA, was found to be deceased due to injuries sustained in the collision.
Faces of Benton County Nominee: Carol Callahan
By Ruby BodekerMeet Carol Callahan, a force for good in her role as secretary at Center Point-Urbana Intermediate School where she works to create nurturing environments for both students and staff. Carol is the tenth nomination to the Family Nurturing Council’s Faces of Benton County campaign. Carol was nominated by Jill Fair, school counselor at CPU Intermediate School in Urbana. Council: 2nd Precinct Seat, VMEU Board Appointment, Funding for Braille School
I have completely given up on writing a traditional article to try to explain the 2nd Precinct election situation, which was explained pretty well by Lu Karr at the very beginning of the City Council Meeting.The clip you will want to watch is at the very beginning click here. and at the 43:48 mark where the council, attorney, auditor all address this issue.
FACES of Benton County: Marilyn Katcher
By: Ruby Bodeker, 1/8/20 Meet Marilyn Katcher, a Vinton resident who spends a good portion of her days volunteering throughout the community. Marilyn is the ninth nomination to the Family Nurturing Council’s Faces of Benton County campaign. Marilyn was nominated by Barb Rego, director of Wesley United Methodist Church Food Pantry. DNR investigating hunting incident involving man shot in the leg
On January 11, 2020, at approximately 12:21 pm, a man was shot in the leg while pursuing a coyote across a field near Keystone, Iowa.Brian McManemy, 41, of Blairstown, was a passenger in a pickup truck while coyote hunting when one of the firearms in the vehicle discharged and struck him in the left leg. He was transported to a Cedar Rapids hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Holiday Lights Punch Card Winners
Congrats to Dandeena Schadle, our week 4 winner in the holiday lights punch card promo! Dandeena won Vinton Value Dollars! Drum roll please..... CONGRATULATIONS Melinda Schoettmer for winning the grand prize in our Holiday Lights promotion over the holidays! Melinda's name was drawn from over 1,880 completed cards. She won Vinton Value Dollars are various other goodies and gift certificates. McVay No. 2 for Meth Distribution in Vinton from 2016-17 taken off the street
Being Number 2 in Meth distribution is not something to be proud of. Local officers believed that David Joe McVay, 41 held that distinction. Producing meth that was 95% percent pure, he sold the meth to a confidential informant on four separate occasions in 2017. He was also known to produce the drug. Sentenced to 83 months, (almost 7 years) McVay will spend time in federal prison.