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Faces of Benton County Nominee: Cathy Maile
MEET CATHY MAILE—a Norway resident and force for
good in her role as secretary at Norway Intermediate School
where she spent over 30 years working to create nurturing
environments for students.
... New Year brings changes to Virginia Gay Hospital board of directors
Virginia Gay Hospital (VGH) has announced changes to its board of director members for 2020. Mark Mossman has chosen to step down from the hospital board after 25 years of service. Mossman began as a ... Virginia Gay Nursing & Rehab recognized for improving quality of long-term care
Provider recognized for meeting national goals Virginia Gay Nursing & Rehab has been recognized by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) for...
Klima of Urbana Charged with Vehicular Homicide following Hit and Run
30-year-old Bret Daniel Klima, of Urbana, is charged with vehicular homicide, leaving the scene of a fatal accident and with other crimes following a hit-and-run in the parking lot of a bar in Linn Co... V-S buses will run on hard surface routes only today 1/23/20
V-S buses will run on hard surface routes only today. ...
Caucus Voter Information
We have had several questions come into our office about Caucuses and Voter Registration:You have to be registered to vote to participate in the Caucuses. If you are unsure if you are registered to vo...
VSCS FFA Chapter Selected as $1,900 Growing Together Initiative Recipients
The Vinton-Shellsburg FFA Chapter will receive funding through an “FFA Growing Together” specialty block grant sponsored by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDAL...
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 a... 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 jour...
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&nb...