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FOTSI begins Scratch Cupcake fund-raiser
By Friends of the Shelter, Inc.
Friends of the Shelter has partnered with your favorite bakery...Scratch Cupcakery!
From NOW until October 7, FOTSI is selling Scratch Cupcakes! All cupcakes will c... Jurors begin deliberations in Miller murder trial
The jurors in the David Miller murder trial began deliberations Monday afternoon, after the State rested its case and the defense did not offer any witnesses.
The only statement jurors heard from the...
Legion members to discuss future tonight
Members of the George G. Luckey Post 57 of the American Legion will discuss the future of their post and even the possible sale of the Legion Hall at the west end of Vinton, according to a letter to m... VHSH honors students for academic achievement
Vinton-Shellsburg High School sophomores, juniors and seniors received academic awards honoring them for their achievements last school year during a special ceremony at in the VSHS auditorium on Mond... Welcome!
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'Only shoe in the world:' Testimony in Miller trial focuses on prints, DNA
Only one shoe in the world could have left the bloody footprint found in a soft-side lunch bag on the floor of the mobile home where Sabrina Hustad Janish was murdered, according to an Iowa DCI cr... St. Baldrick's shaving event unites area residents to fight childhood cancer
Stephanie King reacts as her daughter Amillianna begins shaving her head during the St. Baldwick's event in Newhall on Sunday.
Stephanie King organized her third annual St. Baldrick's shave event,... Freedom Rock painting expected soon
Moved to near the Shellsburg Legion Hall in April of 2015, the Benton County Freedom rock will soon be painted.
While Ray "Bubba" Sorensen II works in private, and the dates of the painting of a "... Farm safety day includes lessons from experts, and family of girl injured in ATV accident
BJ Neustel shows Farm Safety Day participants the X-rays of the leg of his daughter, Carley, who was injured in an ATV accident a year ago.
Along with the safety professionals and local FFA member... VFD air pack fund-raiser under way
The Vinton Fire Department is conducting a fund-raiser to purchase new air packs as well as refurbish ones now in use. The department hopes to raise $35,000.
All donors of $40 or more will receive ...