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Angel Tree provides record 336 children with gifts, clothing
Thanks to the work of many volunteers and local donors, 336 area children and teens will receive gifts of toys and/or clothing via the Angel Tree program in Vinton this Christmas season.
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Your i... 'A Hero Among Us:' Documentary honors Vinton WWII medic John Gualtier
"When we came home, we took our medals off...we put everything in the family cedar chest and that was it."
With those words, Vinton veteran John Gualtier, who as an 18-year-old Army medic saw thing... Santa's Elves to pickup Santa's mail on Wednesday
By Melissa Schwan, Vinton Unlimited
We've just received a call from the North Pole. Santa's elves will be in town late Wednesday evening to pick up Santa's mailbox (located at LaGran...
VS swimming: Vikings lose close meet to Oskaloosa, 48-45
Junior Tyler Hekel finished 2nd in the 100 backstroke for the VS Vikings swim team vs. Oskaloosa.
The Vinton-Shellsburg boys swim team hosted Oskaloosa on Tuesday, coming up just short on a total ... Revolution Church: A place for worship, and community meetings
For decades, the building on 1st Avenue, between 4th and 5th Street, with the tall pillars and metal doors served as a place for meals and gatherings, Legion Bingo games and other events when it was t... Local departments praised for helping feds with Lebanon gun smuggling case
Bassem Afif Herz, age 31, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was sentenced today following his pleas of guilty to various charges related to a scheme to illegally export hundreds of firearms to Lebanon.
Herz...
Pangolins, Hawksbill turtles and chinchillas: VSMS students succeed while discussing endangered species
The Savage Sea Turtles: The seventh grade VSMS First Lego League team advanced to State, along with 6th and 8th grade VSMS teams.
One of them sounds like the company that employed hundreds making ... Benton County Community Foundation's Grant Writing Workshop to be held January 10
By Andrea Pingel
The Benton County Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa, will be hosting a public grant writing workshop on Tuesday, January 10, at 7:00 p....
Last year for full Kersten light display? Owner discusses history, challenges of project
The Santa in the chimney isa favorite among the Kersten light display. This may be the last year the full display will be seen, says Heidi Kersten.
Sometime every December, I park on a country roa...