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Swim Meet at Williamsburg, VSU takes 2nd

[caption id="attachment_23885" align="alignleft" width="553"] Amanda Cardenas swimming her 200 Freestyle.[/caption] Another strong performance at Williamsburg Monday night - VSU took 2nd out of 5 teams.

Hall of Fame Induction, September, 14

Please join us on Friday, September 14, for the 2018 Viking/Vikette Athletic Hall of Fame Induction. The Varsity football team will host Columbus Catholic, starting at 7:00 p.

We said that we'd never forget...

I think on each September 11, since 2001, I have taken time to relive the moment when I first heard that a plane hit one of the towers in New York. As I write this a plane is flying overhead and I involuntarily cringe.

Fairgrounds Facelift: Benton County is among finalists; voting begins Wednesday

The project “Electric Outlets for Fans in the Horse Barn” is one of 15 finalists in Grinnell Mutual’s Fairground Facelift initiative. With votes from Facebook fans, Benton County Fair could receive a grant of up to $3,000 to help bring this fairground improvement project to life.

Homecoming under way; seniors paint banners, parking lot

Homecoming 2018 is under way for Vinton-Shellsburg. Seniors began the week by painting banners which will be hung in area business windows. (Other students will paint windows Monday after school.

Homecoming under way; seniors paint banners, parking lot

Homecoming 2018 is under way for Vinton-Shellsburg. Seniors began the week by painting banners which will be hung in area business windows. (Other students will paint windows Monday after school.

Fairgrounds Facelift: Benton County is among finalists; voting begins Wednesday

The project “Electric Outlets for Fans in the Horse Barn” is one of 15 finalists in Grinnell Mutual’s Fairground Facelift initiative. With votes from Facebook fans, Benton County Fair could receive a grant of up to $3,000 to help bring this fairground improvement project to life.

Thank You, Officers

If there's one thing that makes me angry fast, it's when someone tells me that the police are bad. I don't want to hear it. I have no time for it.