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VS Students Tour Braille School
By Fritz Burow
On a chilly, rainy Thursday morning, students of the Vinton-Shellsburg West Campus entered the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School's ornate front doors for their first time&quo... Downtown Beautification committee gets boost with May Day project
By Fritz Burow
When VSCSD instructor RaeAnne Mason heard that the Downtown Beautification Committee had increased the number of flower pots they needed to get ready for Vinton's ... Honor Flight: Vietnam Veteran John Whitson thanks all who made D.C. trip possible
John Whitson and son Jason at the Lincoln Memorial.
Nearly 50 years after John Whitson earned the Bronze Star while trekking across the jungles of Vietnam with the 101st Airborne, took another jou... Make Mom Proud-Take her to CP Friends Mother's Day Weekend Used Book Sale
If you're looking for a cheap thrill for Mom for Mothers Day, Center Point Friends of the Library has a deal for you: two days of the traditional Used Book Sale and the last chance at the traditi...
IBSSS Visioning Committee to review citizens' suggestions tonight
Since we last wrote about the Iowa Braille School, and the discussion among Vinton residents concerning if, how and when the city should assume ownership of the campus, a lot has happened behind the s...
CP Historical Society Guests Hear Benton County Bug Lady Story
More than 30 people heard a story worthy of a British Victorian novel at a Center Point Historical Society program April 27 at the Depot Museum.
Historical Society vice president Dennis Schlicht sh... 9 Area Students Awarded by Legion Chapters
The 52nd annual Benton County Scholarship Awards was held on April 25th.
6 area seniors received the American Legion Scholarship awards and 4 students received the American Legion Auxiliary awards.... GARRISON FIRE DEPARMENT RECIEVES $2,500 FROM MONSANTO"™S AMERICA"™S FARMERS GROW COMMUNITIES PROGRAM
The Garrison Emergency Services Foundation has received a $2,500 donation on behalf of the Garrison Fire Department from Monsanto's America's Farmers Grow Communities program on Monday, Apri...
Gerber, Lamont lead Vikettes to duo victory on chilly CPU course
Freshman Vikette golfer Lillie Lamont tied teammate Brandi Gerber at 47 to lead VS to a win at CPU, in cold, windy conditions. Gerber was named the top medalist on the card-back; Lamont received t... FFA Week At Vinton-Shellsburg High School
By: Brittany Hansen, V-S Co-Reporter
On Tuesday March 14, 2017 through Friday March 17, 2017 the Vinton-Shellsburg FFA held their local FFA week activities here at the Vinton-Shellsburg High School...