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IOWA 4-H FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 2017

By, Benton County Extension CLICK TO VIEW!...

2 hour late start for Vinton Shellsburg, 12/5/16

Due to the fog, there will be a 2hr late start with no AM preschool on Monday, December 5. Be safe on your way to school!  ...

Slush doesn't stop Tour de Lites runners

Despite several inches of slushy snow that fell overnight, the Vinton fire station was full of runners for the annual Tour De Lites. The fund-raiser for the VS track and cross country teams attracts r...

ATM Safety Tips Protecting Your ATM Card

  By Kim Frush, Cedar Valley Bank * Always protect your ATM card and keep it in a safe place, just like you would cash, credit cards or checks. * Do not leave your ATM card lying around ...

VSMS announces 1st Trimester Honor Roll

The Vinton-Shellsurg Middle School Honor Roll has been announced . Click below to see the list of honorees in each grade level Sixth Grade:1st-trimester-6th-16-17 Seventh Grade1st-trimester-7...

Vinton Unlimited announces first winner of Holiday Lights punch card

By Melissa Schwan Vinton Unlimited is happy to announce that Amanda Erickson of Garrison is the first winner in the "˜Holiday Lights' punch card drawing! Amanda has won $25 Vinton Value Dol...

Family thanks firefighters, friends and fellow farmers after dairy farm blaze

The wife of one of the dairy farmers affected by Sunday night's fire was moved to tears as she saw a caravan of trailers full of dairy cattle pulled by trucks driven by neighbor farmers and friends to...

VS-HS T1 Honor Roll

Click to viewVS-HS T1 Honor Roll...

Benton County Conservation Newsletter

By Karen Phelps Click to Viewthe-nature-of-things-sprngsmr2016v1 Calendar Of Events Saturday, December 3rd - Holiday Basketry,8:00 a.m. - ??. Join us for another fun round of basketry as we ...

Decals to honor police, memory of Vinton woman's father

Becca Ingham and her family, with the help of Bunten Designs and some friends, are honoring her late father and all police officers with a decal project. "I'm excited to announce th...