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Several charged in relation to fatal Feb. 2015 shooting in Vinton
Nearly one year after the death of Emma Redlinger in a shooting that has been ruled accidental, the teenager who pulled the trigger has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, and several others who were present that evening have also been charged with a variety of offenses.
The Vinton Police Department released the following information late this afternoon:
On Tuesday, February 24, 2015, a shooting occurred at 1207 W. Renewed energy and purpose: School Foundation President Teresa Meyer
Several years ago I was asked to serve on the board of the Vinton Shellsburg Community School District Foundation. As a former educator and someone deeply concerned about the opportunities young people will have in the future, I was excited about
the opportunity to serve. If we are to provide our young people with the tools they need to flourish and to become productive contributors to an improved quality of life for everyone, we must provide them with all the resources we can. Belle Plaine Food Pantry continues serving southern Benton Co. residents
Dignity and respect is given to clients whom accesses the food pantries of Benton County, whether it is the northen half of the county at Vinton, or southern half at Belle Plaine. Screening is done at HACAP, with wages of the individual or family, to determine eligibility. Declaration of current eligibility is needed at pick up time.
Election of officers took place at the quarterly meeting, held in Belle Plaine, on Monday February 1, 2016.
Belle Plaine Food Pantry continues serving southern Benton Co. residents
Dignity and respect is given to clients whom accesses the food pantries of Benton County, whether it is the northen half of the county at Vinton, or southern half at Belle Plaine. Screening is done at HACAP, with wages of the individual or family, to determine eligibility. Declaration of current eligibility is needed at pick up time.
Election of officers took place at the quarterly meeting, held in Belle Plaine, on Monday February 1, 2016.
Volunteer opportunity: Post-Prom Game Committee seeks new chairperson
The Vinton-Shellsburg High School Post Prom game committee is in need of a new chairperson, as soon as possible.
The group is seeking a parent of a VSHS junior who is would be willing to use their energetic, outgoing personality to help organize activities and volunteers for the Post-Prom event.
Please contact Sarah Wagner or one of the other committee members if interested.
VS FFA/Ag students share hatching video
The Vinton-Shellsburg FFA/Ag Department is celebrating the hatching of several chicks in its incubator. The program, with "The Barn," its outdoor learning lab, as well as its greenhouse and fish aquariums, continues to offer students a variety of hands-on lessons. Students have even witnessed the birth of baby pigs.
The students have been watching the eggs for the past few days, and this week shared a video of the hatching process. VS to host 7-8th grade Honor Choir Festival Feb. 15; VSMS students to sing
The East Central Iowa Choral Directors 7th & 8th Grade Honor Choir Festival will be held on Monday, February 15 at the Vinton-Shellsburg High School. The event will conclude with a concert at 7:00 pm in the high school auditorium.
Participating schools include Bellevue, Central City, Valley Lutheran (Cedar Falls), Marquette Catholic, Vernon Middle School (Marion), Tipton, South Tama, Oak Ridge (Linn-Mar), Cascade (Western Dubuque), North Cedar, Calamus-Wheatland, McKinley (Cedar Rapids) and Vinton-Shellsburg. Iowa's Congolese community unites to help Highway 30 accident victims
The tragic accident on Highway 30 claimed the lives of three Congolese Iowans who came to the U.S. to flee the unrest and violence that has plagued much of Africa.
The three men who died in the accident early last Thursday morning had recently moved to Iowa. They were in a vanload of immigrants headed toward the Iowa Premium Beef packing plant in Tama, where many of the immigrants had found their first jobs.
Benton Co. Community Foundation grant application deadline approaching
This is a reminder that grant applications can now be submitted to the Benton County Community Foundation for its 2016 grant cycle. The deadline to submit applications is midnight (CST) March 15, 2016. Grants are awarded to projects in the following areas: art and culture, community betterment, education, environment, health, historic preservation and human service.
Nepotism policy: Employee handbook revision will allow county worker to keep job
The Benton County Board of Supervisors, along with several representatives of county departments, have been working for several weeks on revising the county employee’s manual (handbook).
On Tuesday morning, the group spent more than an hour going over the fourth revision of the handbook, which covers a variety of employment rules and procedures.