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VSMS announces 1st Trimester Honor Roll

The Vinton-Shellsurg Middle School Honor Roll has been announced . Click below to see the list of honorees in each grade level Sixth Grade:1st-trimester-6th-16-17 Seventh Grade1st-trimester-7...

Vinton Unlimited announces first winner of Holiday Lights punch card

By Melissa Schwan Vinton Unlimited is happy to announce that Amanda Erickson of Garrison is the first winner in the "˜Holiday Lights' punch card drawing! Amanda has won $25 Vinton Value Dol...

Family thanks firefighters, friends and fellow farmers after dairy farm blaze

The wife of one of the dairy farmers affected by Sunday night's fire was moved to tears as she saw a caravan of trailers full of dairy cattle pulled by trucks driven by neighbor farmers and friends to...

VS-HS T1 Honor Roll

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Benton County Conservation Newsletter

By Karen Phelps Click to Viewthe-nature-of-things-sprngsmr2016v1 Calendar Of Events Saturday, December 3rd - Holiday Basketry,8:00 a.m. - ??. Join us for another fun round of basketry as we ...

Decals to honor police, memory of Vinton woman's father

Becca Ingham and her family, with the help of Bunten Designs and some friends, are honoring her late father and all police officers with a decal project. "I'm excited to announce th...

Bell ringers invite Salvation Army Kettle donations; volunteers welcome

For the past few holiday seasons, area residents have donated more than $10,000 each year to the Salvation Army, via donations at kettles set up at area businesses. Seventy percent of donations go ...

CENTER POINT HISTORICAL SOCIETY ELECTS 2017 OFFICERS

  At its November 17 meeting the Center Point Historical Society elected the following officers for 2017: president Philip Andersen, vice president Dennis Schlicht, secretary Sharon Hannen, tr...

Heritage Club Contributes to the Vinton Food Pantry

On November 16, Farmers Savings Bank & Trust Heritage Club Director, Melanie Davis, entertained 120 club members at their annual Thanksgiving Banquet at the Vinton Country Club. They enjoyed a ful...

Lions thank volunteers with lunch from concession trailer

Lion Alan Woodhouse serves Ideal Industries Plant Manager Charlie Sumner. Sumner estimates it took about 30 hours of time from eight or nine members of his crew to complete the interior cutting and w...