Vinton teen delivers 1,400 books to Haiti

VINTON TODAY
August 1, 2017 12:00 am

  Jenna Lane recently made a trip to the island of Haiti along with a group from Blessed Hope Church of Vinton. Lane, a Vinton-Shellsburg High School student, took on a project of collecting books in English to be used in the school there.

Color-A-Thon raises funds for VSHS NYC/DC trip

VINTON TODAY
July 31, 2017 12:00 am

VSHS cheerleaders were among those adding color to the fund-raising event. The VSHS students who plan to visit New York City and Washington, D.C. next spring raised around $1,000 toward that trip with a uniquely colorful 5K walk/run on Saturday.

Dollars for Nontraditional Scholars

VINTON TODAY
July 31, 2017 12:00 am

The Wallace Winkie Foundation has expanded the area eligible for its scholarships and is now accepting applications from nontraditional students in Benton, Iowa, Tama, and Poweshiek Counties.

Thinking about school, already

VINTON TODAY
July 28, 2017 12:00 am

These children raised $100 for school supplies for classmates in need with a bake sale/lemonade stand on Wednsesday. It's not yet August, but some area families have begun shopping for "Back to School" supplies, and others have been preparing for the 2017-18 school year in a variety of ways.

Benton County Community Foundation awards $112,775 in grants to local organizations

VINTON TODAY
July 27, 2017 12:00 am

The Benton County Community Foundation held its annual grant awards ceremony on July 25, announcing the distribution of $112,775 in grants to benefit 31 projects of nonprofits and government agencies serving Benton County communities.

Lutheran Home August Ice Cream: Annual Social on Aug. 6; drive-thru every Wednesday

VINTON TODAY
July 26, 2017 12:00 am

Two favorites involving ice cream will return to the Vinton Lutheran Home in August. On Sunday, Aug. 6, the annual Ice Cream Social will take place from 2 to 4 p.

Remembering Glen Dale Geiger: Cruise honors long-time participant, months after his death

VINTON TODAY
July 26, 2017 12:00 am

The shirts that promote the 2017 Vinton Cruise were also a memorial to someone who had attended each event for its first 32 years, and had often entered vehicles for car lovers to see.

CP HISTORICAL HAD SWEET TALKING ABOUT TRAINS; PLANS FOND REMEMBERING OF FIFTIES AND SIXTIES

VINTON TODAY
July 24, 2017 12:00 am

  By Sharon Hannen Forty people on July 16 mentally journeyed back to when the Depot Museum was the Center Point Interurban depot and the Cedar Valley Nature Trail was the Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern railroad.

2017 Benton County Fair Results

VINTON TODAY
July 24, 2017 12:00 am

2017 Herdsmanship & Township Winners Livestock Show results Statics Results of the 2017 Benton County Fair  

Vinton-Shellsburg Back to School Information, Registration opens July 21

VINTON TODAY
July 21, 2017 12:00 am

ERegistration for the 2017-18 school year will open on July 21. Please hold questions until August 2 when building secretaries have returned. On site school registration will be August 8 from 12-7 pm at the High School.