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Raising Hope in Benton County
The Party in Pink 5K event is an annual fundraiser for the Gifts of Hope program through Virginia Gay Hospital Foundation, Virginia Gay Hospital, and its family medical clinics in Atkins, Van Horne, U... Evergreen Cemetery in Need of Funds to replace Equipment
Evergreen Cemetery is in need of equipment to maintain the grounds of the resting places of many of our families. "We are going to put together a cookbook called, "Resting Residents," where families c...
More than 4,700 graduates receive degrees at Iowa State University this spring
Iowa State University recognized 4,798 spring graduates on May 7 and 8. Iowa State awarded 4,176 undergraduate degrees, 609 graduate degrees and 143 veterinary medicine degrees. Students had the oppor...
Current Street Project Schedule Released
The Schedule for Street completion has been released. Check out the list and see where your street is is scheduled to be completed. (For some reason the list didn't show up. Follow this link: https://...
Vinton Lions Club tree order pick up this Saturday
If you have been chosen to receive a tree through the Vinton Lions Club, the distribution of the trees is this Saturday, June 5th at the Vinton Shellsburg High School Parking lot between 8 am and noon... Vinton Legion holds Annual Memorial Day Service
The Vinton Legion George G. Luckey Post held their annual Memorial Day service at the Legion location. The service began by singing the Star-Spangled Banner and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance follo... V-S Middle School Students Receive President's Education Awards
The following students received the President's Award for Educational ExcellenceAddyson ChvalaIsabelle DahlstromJazmyn DodsJacob DudleyBroden FarnellAlana FlemingHaylee KarrZachary KloppingEryca Marti...
Miller fills Christian Ed Director at Wesley United Methodist Church
Kaitlynn Miller, has stepped into the position of the Christian Education Director at Wesley United Methodist Church. Part of her job has been to figure out a way to be entertaining while teaching te... One Juvenile killed when struck by Stolen Car they were driving
The Linn County Sheriff's department released the following information concerning a high speed chase ending in Benton County. "On 5/31/21 at approximately 8:56 p.m. a Linn County Deputy located a ve...
V-S Boasts two schools in the top 50 in Iowa for the Kids Heart Challenge
Every year, students from Vinton-Shellsburg Elementary students raise money for "Jump Rope for Heart" in an annual fundraising effort for elementary and middle school across the country. Thousand...