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Benton County Board of Supervisor Minutes 6/24/22

June 24, 2022The Benton County Board of Supervisors met in special session with Supervisors Seeman and Bierschenk present. The meeting was called to order at 2:35 p.m. at the Benton County Auditor’s...

Vinton-Shellsburg FFA members excel at Summer CDEs

Rachel Rollinger, Izzie Birker, Megan Schlitter, and Paul Herger created various arrangements for the team event at State Floriculture. Clayton McKenna, Andrew Pingenot, and Kail Evans find success at District Livestock Judging. In June, various FFA members shined in various Career Development Events. On Tuesday, June 14th, 7 members traveled to Kirkwood Community College for Livestock Judging and Floriculture. Results are as...

V-S FFA Chapter Officers Learn More About Their Roles as Leaders

Andrew Pingenot and Austin Noe learned how to be welcoming to members and prepare for meetings in the Sentinel breakout room. By: Co-Reporter, Alana FlemingOn Friday, June 10, 2022-2023 Vinton-Shellsburg FFA Chapter Officers, Paul Herger, Kail Evans, Alana Fleming, Grace Shminke, Andrew, Pingenot, and Austin Noe attended the...

FFA Announces Member of the Month and Newcomer of the Month

Newcomer of the Month - Alana Fleming Member of the Month - Autumn McGowanAs a Junior, Autumn has had three great years in the program. This year, she did an awesome job in the Parliamentary Procedure LDE and running the Personal Growth C...

District 42 Race won by Two Votes - But the Race goes to Another

Charlie McClintock the official candidate on the Republican ticket for District 42, by two votes After all of the votes were counted in the Primary Election on June 7, Colman Silbernagel won the election on the Republican ticket in District 42 by only two votes beating out Charlie McClintock.&nbs...

The Benton County Fair, from the sky

For those who may be enjoying the activities on the race track during the fair, you might enjoy this view from the sky courtesy of Jason Hicok of Eastern Iowa Drone Services. Apparently, there were is...

Bailey Weeks to Compete at the World's Largest Rodeo

Bailey Weeks earns a place on the Iowa National High School Rodeo team The Cinch High School National Finals Rodeo has placed Bailey Weeks, a senior at Vinton-Shellsburg High School on the Iowa National High School Rodeo team and will be traveling with fellow teammates t...

Newton Crowned Benton County Fair Queen for 2022

Emily Ingalls 2022 Benton County Fair Princess, Rylee Sash 2021 Queen, Anabelle Newton 2022 Benton County Fair Queen.  Driver Chad Newton. Annabelle Newton, the daughter of Chad and Kim Newton has been crowned the Benton County Fair Queen for 2022.  Newton also has a younger sister Sophia at home. The family live outside of Vinton on a...

Wednesday Night is 4H Night at the Fair

Stop in at the Grandstand on Wednesday night, June 22 at 6:00 p.m. Join the crowd at 4H Night in the Grandstands!Legionnaires from all across Benton County will be in attendance, 4H awards will be giv...

A Birdseye view of Vinton and the Party in the Park Activities

A view of Vinton captured by Jason Hicok of Eastern Iowa Drone Services Vinton Today is fortunate to share some drone footage from this past weekend. Included in the links below are aerial views of the Hope Runs Pink event, Flatland Ridge performing at Party in the Park...