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Holsten Celebrates retirement after 35 Years
Today was Virginia Holsten's open house to celebrate her service as Vinton's Librarian. For the past 35 years she's done something that I hadn't see in all of my growing up years, she made it fu... Brush Dump temporarily Closed
Due to rising waters of the Cedar River, the brush dump north of town is going to be temporarily closed....
Shellsburg Library News
Well we’ve finally reopened on June 1st. After a long spring. It’s good to be back to a “normal “state. We have some pretty strict guidelines in place at this time. We are planning to reduce s...
Vinton Shellsburg Graduates receive Congratulatory Messages
Congratulations, Class of 2020! We are so happy to share in the excitement of your graduation day, and so very proud of each of you, too! Please join us in celebrating this day by posting your own com...
Vinton-Shellsburg Class of 2020 Graduation, not without a change of plans
-NewsitorialI should have known, I mean it WAS obvious. Plans for an outdoor graduation ceremony would, of COURSE, be rained out this year. A couple of hours before the ceremony was supposed to begin ... Zach Kramer and Alyssa Reynolds Crowned Prom King and Queen
Vinton-Shellsburg’s Prom King Zach Kramer and Queen Alyssa Reynolds were crowned for the 2020 Senior Class. There was a three way tie for the runner ups in the running for the King with Sam Moen, Ca... New location for John Gualtier Day Recognition: Vinton Skate Center
Mayor Bud Maynard signed a declaration at Thursday night's City Council Meeting which read:"WHEREAS, Vinton resident John Gualtier was a combat medic, serving in World War II 75 years ago, and WHEREA... AmeriCorps NCCC Helping with Food Insecurity in Iowa
By: Angela Sarrels Two AmeriCorps NCCC teams are partnering with the State of Iowa, Volunteer Iowa, and Northeast Iowa Food Bank to address food insecurity in Iowa resulting from the impact of CO... Benton County Community Foundation Distributes $107,095 to Local Organizations
The Benton County Community Foundation announced $107,095 in grant funding to 22 projects of organizations serving Benton County as part of its 2020 grant cycle. The Community Foundation made the...
Area woman celebrates her 50th Birthday by Shaving her Head
A few weeks ago, I received an email that said, "I am turning 50 on June 15th and have decided to shave my head and donate my hair to someone in need. I was wondering if this would be something you wo...