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V-S Cancels Activities for tomorrow 1/18/19

Activities for tomorrow (Friday, January 18) have been postponed as follows: 9/10/Varsity Boys Basketball vs. Central DeWitt - postponed to Thursday, February 14 JV/V Girls Basketball at Cent...

Middle Cedar Watershed Wetland Basin plans move forward in Vinton

You might ask, "What is the Middle Cedar Watershed Wetland Basin?" as I did. The project is going to help contain enough water in the southern part of Vinton in an attempt to help ...

150th Celebration Volunteers Needed

The year of the celebration has finally arrived! While the 150th celebration has been our radar for almost two years, the realization has hit once the calendar flipped to 2019!   Wh...

2018 Year in Review: July-December

2018 Queen Katie Noren and King Alex Pladsen JulyJuly always brings the Benton County Fair to town. The many exhibits and displays, the competitions, rides and the treats that you can only get at the fair, are the highlight of every kid's life!A...

Remember in Vinton...When Rockets Were Seen on the Corner?

A throwback from elementary school, the rockets that sat on the corner of the elementary school. If you didn't grow up in Vinton, you have no idea what that headline is talking about. If you grew up in Vinton and saw this picture, you know exactly what I'm talking about! There are so man...

2018 in Review: January-June

The watertower before.... January January started with the discussion of sandblasting and cleaning up the water tower in Kiwanis Park. I'm not sure about you, but I had forgotten how bad it looked! I think we can ...

Week 5 & Grand Prize winners of the Holiday Lights Drawing

Congratulations to Shannen Parmater our week 5 winner in the ‘holiday lights’ promotion! Shannen has won Vinton Value Dollars! Also, congratulations to Tina Eden, our GRAND PRIZE winn...

Vinton Shellsburg Community School District Newsletter January 2019

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Benton County Community Foundation Grant Application Now Available

Grant applications can now be submitted to the Benton County Community Foundation for its 2019 grant cycle. The deadline to submit applications is 11:59 p.m. March 15, 2019. Grants are awarded to pro...

Robert Noble arrested in Urbana Motel on outstanding warrants

Robert Edward Noble, 57, Cedar Rapids faces additional charges following his arrest on outstanding warrants Thursday morning December 27th. Urbana Police learned that Noble had been staying ...