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VSHS students share their performing skills at annual Talent Show
Students with a variety of experience, from first-time performers to guys and gals who have been singing for a decade or longer, took turns on the stage of the Vinton-Shellsburg High School Auditorium... Pop top drive a success; VSMS students collect 100,000
Members of the Chattery Chinchillas pose with the 100K pop tops they collected this month.
Three weeks ago, the members of the Vinton-Shellsburg Middle School Chattery Chinchillas Lego League ... Benton Reality Check members visit Des Moines
This week Rep. Dawn Pettengill (R-Mount Auburn) met with members of the Benton Community Schools' Reality Check Team. The group was visiting the Capitol to talk with legislators about substance a... 180 Volunteers from Area Churches Prepare and Package over 30,000 meals
By Allyson Brawner
On Saturday February 11th, Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Walker hosted a meal packaging event. Over 30,000 meals were packaged over three hours by approximately 180 volunteers.... Tragedy and triumph: Two reminders of the challenges facing firefighters
Jade Pohlmann kisses her spotted Dachshund, Cookie, who was resuscitated after a fire last Monday.
Two different fires, with totally different outcomes, that occurred just one week ago, should ser... Mount Mercy University congratulates February 2017 grads
The student listed below graduated from Mount Mercy University in February 2017. A commencement ceremony will be held Sunday, May 21, 2017, at the US Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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VS educators Islas, Duffy to join Marine recruits for final week of Boot Camp
VSHS teachers Kelly Steffen, left, and Heather Kalous, are pictured with DIs when they attended the Marines educators event in 2011. Two more VS teachers are going next week.
When the current clas... Former North Benton Ambulance office manager Bonlander charged with first degree theft
The Iowa Department of Public Safety has charged a former North Benton Ambulance Service office manager for stealing from the Vinton-based ambulance service.
At around midnight on February 15, 2017, ...
Pettengill Welcomes East-Central Iowa REC Members
This week Rep. Dawn Pettengill (R-Mount Auburn) met with members of East-Central Iowa REC. The group was visiting the Capitol to talk with legislators about energy legislation.
Pictured here are B... University of Dubuque Announces December 2016 Graduates
The University of Dubuque held a December Commencement Ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 15, in Heritage Center's John and Alice Butler Hall on campus. Degrees were conferred upon 127 undergraduate and 48 gr...