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Giving season: Vinton lions donate to Honor Flight, VS Booster Club

The Vinton Lions Club is celebrating the season of giving by sharing funds it has raised with area organizations. Club President Rob Levis presented Roger Uthoff of Eastern Iowa Honor Flights a che...

Vinton trooper injured when vehicle hits patrol vehicle

Trooper Brad Bartz of Vinton sustained minor injuries when another car hit his parked patrol vehicle Sunday. Trooper Brad Bartz of Vinton sustained minor injuries when another car hit his parked patrol vehicle Sunday The dash cam video tells the story: Iowa State Patrol Trooper Brad Bartz is shown sit...

Donation Given to Vinton-Shellburg Middle School

By Shelly Petersen An anonymous person donated a print for the Vinton-Shellsburg Middle School in the month of November in the name of long time middle school teacher Becky Moen. Ms. Moen was a spe...

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...