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VSHS National Honor Society adds new members, installs officers
These are the 31 new inductees into the VS National Honor Society.
The Vinton-Shellsburg National Honor Society inducted new members during a ceremony Monday evening at the school. After the prese... Meet the candidate: Richard Primmer
Editor's Note: We continue our election coverage with a profile of Richard Primmer, Republican candidate for Benton County Supervisor. As with all of our profiles, we offer you this information in the... Meet the Candidate: Terry Hertle
Editor's Note: We continue our election coverage with a profile of Terry Hertle, the incumbentcandidate for Benton County Supervisor. As with all of our profiles, we offer you this information in the ...
Seven Union vocalists earn recognition at All-State
Congratulations go out to the Union High School Vocal Music department on their outstanding showing at All-State auditions on Saturday October 24th in Hampton. 5 UHS vocalists were chosen to perform i... Halloween Trick or Treating Hours (pending Council Approval)
Halloween activities in Vinton
Saturday, October 29: Kid's Halloween Party & Parade
10am - Games on Courthouse Lawn
10:45am - Parade through downtown businesses
Sponsors: VPRD, Fareway &a...
Vinton Woman Who Provided Rifle Used in Fatal Shooting Sentenced to 46 Months Imprisonment
A woman who illegally provided a rifle to her minor child was sentenced today to more than three years in federal prison.
Robyn Lynn Merchant, a/k/a Robyn Lynn Winterroth, 53, from Vinton, Iowa, ...
We'd love to get the autograph of the man who threw this one....
Along with the serious damage from the tornado that hit Vinton on July 17, there were some other unique effects left behind by the 130 mph winds.
At the Marvin Lindsey baseball complex, the storm d... Honoring ABQ Police Officer Daniel Webster; one year later
A year ago today, Vinton resident Becca Ingham received the call that every police officer's family member dreads: Her father, Daniel Scott Webster, an 9-year veteran of the Albuquerque, N.M., Police ... VSHS students Steele, Thompson honored as National Merit Scholars; Steele among 16,000 semi-finalists
David Steele is among the 16,000 National Merit Scholarship semifinalists.
Congratulations to both Jamie Thompson and David Steele for being recognized as National Merit Scholars.
Stude... East-Central Iowa REC and CIPCO's Solar Field Energizes
East-Central Iowa Rural Electric Cooperative (ECI REC) and Central Iowa Power Cooperative (CIPCO) officially energized the new utility-scale solar field in Urbana on October 14. The 3,708 solar panel ...