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Barkdoll recognized as a Difference Maker - retiring after 25 years of service
The Vinton Shellsburg School Board celebrated Brenda Barkdoll as she retires after 25 years of service to the Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District, including the last 13 years as business manager. Brenda received the Positive Difference Maker Award, a crystal apple, and a plaque honoring her from the Iowa Association of School Business Officials. Deadline is this Friday for mail in Santa's Mailbox
Don't miss an opportunity to send Santa a letter through his mailbox this year!Have you heard the exciting rumor? Santa *might* be sending letters back to kids who drop their wishes into his special mailbox outside of LaGrange’s during business hours! To give Santa enough time to respond before Christmas, we highly encourage little ones to get their letters in by this Friday.
IDR Issues New Income Withholding Tax Tables for 2025
The Iowa Department of Revenue is issuing updated income tax withholding formulas and tables for 2025. The Department updates withholding formulas and tables when necessary to account for inflation and for changes in individual income tax liability resulting from changes in Iowa law.New for 2025 - The Iowa withholding formula and the IA W-4 have been revised for tax year 2025 to accommodate changes to individual income tax required under Iowa Senate File 2442.
Area Vinton Kiwanis and Santa make the Season Bright
The local Vinton Kiwanis group hosted Santa Claus at Pizza Ranch on Tuesday. The group has an inside connection to Santa at the North Pole. Every year their special elf connects with Santa to arrange a visit with St. Nick. This year Joe Wehage was in charge of directing traffic to make way for Santa's sleigh to land in downtown Vinton. Children from the Vinton-Shellsburg students joined the Vinton Kiwanis Club for Christmas dinner and gifts straight from the North Pole for each of the children. Bring your Gingerbread House to the Gingerbread Contest
This weekend's icy weather gave me the opportunity to work on one of my favorite holiday traditions with my kids, baking and decorating a gingerbread house! We have entered the library contest several times over the years, and this is our first entry during my time as Library Director! Our contest runs through this Friday, December 20th. Stop i
Schoettmer Retires from Vinton Fire Department
"An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity." Martin Luther King Jr.Turn on the radio and you'd have heard Madonna's "Who's That Girl" at #1 after toppling U2's "I Still Haven't Found What I Am Looking For" from that top spot.The TV would be filled with the news of a tragic plane crash in Detroit that killed 156 but left a 4-year-old girl the sole survivor and Muhammad Ali was elected to Ring magazine’s Boxing Hall of Fame. Winter Travel Readiness: Commitment, Resources & Partnerships To Keep You Safe
After a long, warm autumn, it’s rain, snow, wind, and freezing temperatures that are dominating recent weather patterns with a few small events to practice our winter operations and driving skills.As Iowa braces for its first major winter weather event this weekend, our goal at the Iowa Department of Transportation is to keep the roads as clear and drivable as possible for you, and to use our expertise and industry partnerships to provide the information you need to make smarter, safer travel decisions this winter.
Gov. Reynolds appoints State Senator Chris Cournoyer as the 48th Lieutenant Gov.
Governor Reynolds today announced she has appointed Chris Cournoyer as Lieutenant Governor of Iowa. Cournoyer, a resident of LeClaire, Iowa, was elected to the Iowa Senate in 2018. She chaired the inaugural Technology committee, from which position she wrote and managed the legislation that made Iowa the sixth state in the nation to protect consumer data in law.
Join Vinton Presbyterian Church for a Free Christmas Dinner
Join Vinton Presbyterian Church for a Free Christmas Dinner!A meal will be served on Wednesday, December 25, 2024 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m..DINE IN or CARRY OUT! There will be no deliveries. The Menu includes:HamMashed Potatoes & GravySweet PotatoesSage DressingGreen Beans – Corn,Assorted SaladsRolls and of course, DESSERTS!If interested, ALL reservations must be made By Friday, Dec. Benton County 40-8 donate to the Vinton-Shellburg Backpack Program
Once again the Veterans group Benton County 40-8 has made a donation of Fareway gift cards to the backpack program. Ten $25 gift cards were presented to Tony IsIas, the Assistant Principal and Student Services Coordinator by Chef De Gar Alan Woodhouse. What is The Forty and Eight?La Société des Quarante Hommes et Huit Chevaux (The Society of Forty Men and Eight Horses), is an independent, invitation-only, honor society of American veterans and service members; more commonly known as The Forty and Eight.
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