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Central Lutheran 6th graders honor law enforcement with blue lights
For almost all teachers, seeing a student end up in handcuffs, and on TV, represents a very bad day.
But for Newhall Central Lutheran 6th grade teacher Dave Runge, Saturday's interaction between s... Smoke from defective heating unit forces Tilford evacuation; everyone OK
Smoke from a defective heating unit force Tilford Elementary students to go outside for a few minutes just as classes were about to begin on Tuesday morning.
Nobody was injured, and students and te... ASAC 5 Year report shows progress in Benton County
By David Condry
ASAC Prevention Specialist/Project Coordinator
Benton County Above The Influence Coalition
Below is the 5 year evaluation report from ASAC and the progress made in the county.
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Dictionary Day: 3rd-graders receive books from Kiwanis
Addy Ingham reacts as she reads an interesting page in the dictionary presented by the Vinton Kiwanis Club.
Thursday was one of the most highly-anticipated days of the school year for Tilford and ... Out of the Darkness Walk: Community support helps Daisy Johnson quickly exceed fund-raising goal
This is one of Daisy Johnson's favorite photos of her with her father, Steve.
Since the death of her father, Steve, in October 2014, Daisy Johnson and her family - Mom Jeanne and siblings Charlee ... VS teachers inspired after week with Marines
Ms. Duffy and Mr. Islas spent a week with U.S. Marine recruits and celebrated with them as they finished their boot camp.
When the latest group of U.S. Marine recruits successfully completed the C... Benton Co. Community Foundation now accepting grant applications
Grant applications can be submitted to the Benton County Community Foundation for its 2017 grant cycle. The deadline to submit applications is midnight (CST) March 15, 2017. Grants are awarded to proj...
VSHS students share their performing skills at annual Talent Show
Students with a variety of experience, from first-time performers to guys and gals who have been singing for a decade or longer, took turns on the stage of the Vinton-Shellsburg High School Auditorium... Pop top drive a success; VSMS students collect 100,000
Members of the Chattery Chinchillas pose with the 100K pop tops they collected this month.
Three weeks ago, the members of the Vinton-Shellsburg Middle School Chattery Chinchillas Lego League ... Benton Reality Check members visit Des Moines
This week Rep. Dawn Pettengill (R-Mount Auburn) met with members of the Benton Community Schools' Reality Check Team. The group was visiting the Capitol to talk with legislators about substance a...