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Lawsuits promised, One Delivered to Benton County

In the Benton County Supervisor Meeting held on May 28, 2024, former Benton County Attorney, David Thompson said, "you have more lawsuits out there that are pending, that you haven't disclosed to the ...

Nathan's Miles Glow Trail puts Vinton on the Map

Nathan's Miles Glow Trail has certainly been a bright spot in Vinton. On June 9th, a Facebook page called, "Iowa Road Trip" gave a glowing review of Vinton's trail. Sharing the post brought even more ...

Vinton-Shellsburg FFA Shows Skills in Summer

Andrew Allsup, Cooper McClintock, and Wesley McKenna received silver for State Ag Mechanics at Iowa State. By: Co-Reporter, Sophia NewtonThe Vinton-Shellsburg FFA members have spent weeks preparing for various state and district contests. The competitions were held at the Kirkwood and Iowa State University...

Benton County Fair Activities June 13-23 (Fair Book)

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Vinton-Shellsburg July Menu

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Severe weather expected on Thursday

The complete packet is below. The following information is typed out and included for the seeing impaired. ● Confidence is high in the time being within 2-10 PM● The primary risks with severe...

City of Vinton Job Opening - Building Custodian

Building CustodianThe City of Vinton is accepting applications for the position of part-time building custodian for City Hall. The job is approximately 10 hours per week. No work on weekends or holida...

Vinton Public Library completes program with Libraries Transforming Communities

Recently, the Vinton Public Library successfully completed a transformative project funded through the Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC) program by the American Library Association (ALA). ...

Shellsburg Saves historic Gold Medal Flour Mural

Friday The Shellsburg community came together in an effort to save this historic Gold Medal Flour Mural, in downtown Shellsburg. Artist Ed Callan of Ed Callahan Signs Unlimited and his friend Jeff King of Pa...

Iowa HHS needs your input!

We invite you to take the Family Health Survey to share your experiences in getting health care and social support services. Your feedback will help HHS improve the health of women and children in Iow...