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Top 5 VSHS King, Queen candidates announced; royalty to be crowned Thursday
Vinton-Shellsburg High School students learned who their Top 5 Homecoming Queen and King candidates are; the new royalty will be crowned during the traditional Thursday evening pep rally.
Pictured ... Homecoming, Monday: King and Queen candidates named; seniors decorate business windows
When the Vinton-Shellsburg High School "Top 10" King and Queen candidates lined up , there were three more guys standing behind the row of Queen candidates. That's because due to a tie among the senio... Wisconsin radio personality and VS alum Stephanie Ollinger dies at age 31
The Vinton-Shellsburg Class of 2004 has lost another of its members. Stephanie Ollinger, 31, died of a sudden illness on Oct. 1, in Wisconsin, where she had worked as the mid-day host for WYTE 106.5 i... Fields of Faith set for Wednesday at Union football field
The annual Fields of Faith event at Union High School will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 5, and members of the Vinton-Shellsburg and Center Point-Urbana Fellowship of Christian Athletes will be among ... FREEDOM FOUNDATION BENEFIT FOR CP HISTORICAL SOCIETY HARVEST POTLUCK OCT. 27
At its regular meeting Sept. 29 the Center Point Historical Society made plans for its annual community Harvest Potluck on Thursday, Oct. 27, at the Center Point dentist office basement.
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Red Cross/Salvation Army flood recovery recourse center to be open in Vinton, today and tomorrow
The American Red Cross will open Community Resource Centers to help people affected by flooding in northern and eastern Iowa.
The Benton County center will be open today and tomorrow, Oct. 2-3, from ...
The three faces of the Benton Co. Freedom Rock, and whom, what they represent
A unique story of a chaplain's assistant born in Vinton and later awarded the Medal of Honor is one of three represented on the brand new Benton County Freedom Rock.
Shellsburg native Mark R. Rey... Emily Cashman to become new owner of Nature's Corner; Grand Opening Set for Oct. 14-15
Cindy Elwick has sold Nature's Corner to Emily Cashman, who becomes the official owner on Oct. 1.
When Emily Cashman graduated from the Kirkwood Florals Class in 2015, she received a very special ... I Excel: Four VSMS Students honored for being "very high achievers"
Four Vinton-Shellsburg sixth grade students spent last Saturday in Iowa City, being honored by the University of Iowa's Belin-Blank Center for an outstanding performance on a test known as I-Excel.
... Governor tours Vinton as flood recovery begins
Mayor John Watson discusses the Hesco flood barriers and what they protected with Gov. Terry Branstad during the Governor's visit to Vinton on Wednesday.
A couple walked along the Cedar River bank...