News
Vinton Community Foundation Distributes $25,200.00 to Local Organizations
The Vinton Community Foundation is announcing the distribution of $25,200.00 in grants the following organizations serving the City of Vinton.Local Option Sales Tax Fund - $21,100.00Act I of Benton Co...
Free Meal Distribution to end Friday
This Friday 7-31-20 is the last day for the Free Meal Distribution with/ for the Vinton-Shellsburg CSD....
North Iowa Tractor Ride brings Iowa to Vinton
140 tractors rolled into Vinton on Thursday evening in preparation for the North Iowa Tractor ride. The ride covered parts of Benton, Buchanan, Black Hawk, Tama and Linn Counties. This is the 13th An... Return to Learn discussion Monday, July 27, 7:00 p.m.
An in-person session to discuss the new school year and its reopening will be held on Monday, July 27 at 7:00 p.m. in the Vinton-Shellsburg High School auditorium.For those interested in an evening ti...
Benton County COVID cases at 110
Benton County
As of 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 26, Benton County cases of COVID has reached 110 total cases since March. Of the 110, 81 have recovered, leaving 28 active cases in the county (ther...
Fire, Police and Ambulance to be under One Roof
Plans are underway to build a new Emergency Service Facility. It is tentatively thought that it would be located on the Braille School property, on the corner of Highway 218/South K Ave. and 13th St.....
Shellsburg Public Library News
Book Club MeetingAt the Library on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 11:00 AmNEW BOOKS
The Lies that Bind by Emily GriffinPeace Talks by Jim Butcher
Daddy’s Girls by Danielle Steel
The Last Wi...
VINTON-SHELLSBURG 2020-21 SCHOOL REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Registration for the 2020-21 school year will be available online starting July 22nd . There will not be a registration day at the high school.Please register and pay your fees online using the instru...
Benton County breaks 100 cases of COVID-19 at 102 since March
Region 6 As of 10:00 p.m. on Wednesday night, in all of Region 6 which Benton County falls into, there are a total of 40 hospitalized with COVID-19 and 15 of those are in the ICU. There are just ...
Vinton-Shellsburg Releases Information about the upcoming Year/seeks input
In a letter to the district, Vinton-Shellsburg's new Superintendent, Kyle Koeppen faces challenges that no one really has an answer to. The school has put together a document that seeks to answer ques...