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Millers to Perform Internationally with Central College A Capella Choir
Central College's A Cappella Choir will take Austria and Germany by song May 16-27, with more than 60 student vocalists performing on tour. Local students part of the tour include:
Elijah Miller an...
Conway Elected to Central College Senate
Twenty students have been elected to Central's 2017-2018 Student Senate, The following local students will represent the student body next year:
Caitlyn Conway of Blairstown
Founded in 1853, Cen...
Garrison Emergency Fun Days
Garrison will hold the Garrison Emergency Fun Days on Saturday, July 8th.
Events will include:
A Poker Run at 9:00 Meet at the Hitchin' Post
Kids' Health and Safety Fair from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 ...
Vinton Today Spring Fundraiser
As we kick off our Annual Spring Fundraiser for Vinton Today, we want to take a minute to thank all of our advertisers.
The fundraising part is necessary for our annual expenses, but the advertiser...
VS Students Tour Braille School
By Fritz Burow
On a chilly, rainy Thursday morning, students of the Vinton-Shellsburg West Campus entered the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School's ornate front doors for their first time&quo... Downtown Beautification committee gets boost with May Day project
By Fritz Burow
When VSCSD instructor RaeAnne Mason heard that the Downtown Beautification Committee had increased the number of flower pots they needed to get ready for Vinton's ... Honor Flight: Vietnam Veteran John Whitson thanks all who made D.C. trip possible
John Whitson and son Jason at the Lincoln Memorial.
Nearly 50 years after John Whitson earned the Bronze Star while trekking across the jungles of Vietnam with the 101st Airborne, took another jou... Make Mom Proud-Take her to CP Friends Mother's Day Weekend Used Book Sale
If you're looking for a cheap thrill for Mom for Mothers Day, Center Point Friends of the Library has a deal for you: two days of the traditional Used Book Sale and the last chance at the traditi...
IBSSS Visioning Committee to review citizens' suggestions tonight
Since we last wrote about the Iowa Braille School, and the discussion among Vinton residents concerning if, how and when the city should assume ownership of the campus, a lot has happened behind the s...
CP Historical Society Guests Hear Benton County Bug Lady Story
More than 30 people heard a story worthy of a British Victorian novel at a Center Point Historical Society program April 27 at the Depot Museum.
Historical Society vice president Dennis Schlicht sh...