Vinton-Shellsburg pulls out all the stops for Veterans

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
November 11, 2022 6:58 pm

Hands down the Veteran's Assembly is the best event put together by the Vinton-Shellburg Schools each November 11. Held in the Washington Middle School the school pulls out all of the stops for area veterans.

Be Bold, Be Brave, Be Brittany

VINTON TODAY
November 11, 2022 4:50 pm

    A junior at the Vinton-Shellsburg high school has recently been receiving treatment for Hodgkin's lymphoma cancer. Despite having stage-four cancer, this high school student, Brittany Steinberg, continues to excel in her classes and be the bright, passionate, and positive student she is.

This is for the kids: NEW Riverside Park Equipment is in the works!

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
November 11, 2022 12:29 am

At Thursday night's council meeting, Matt Boggess of Vinton Parks & Rec reported on a bid received for the new replacement playground equipment for Riverside Park.

Thank you to our Benton County Veterans

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
November 10, 2022 4:25 pm

To our Veterans and their families,Thank you for your service and for your sacrifices. That seems like such a tiny phrase for the monumental service that you've given to our country.

Veteran's History Project a Grassroots Project

U.S. SENATOR CHARLES GRASSLEY
November 10, 2022 4:25 pm

Q: Can you tell us about the Veterans History Project? A: The Veterans History Project is a collection of oral histories curated and archived at the Library of Congress American Folklife Center.

Lions Club makes Booster & Cross Country Team Donation at Meeting

VINTON LIONS CLUB
November 10, 2022 1:18 pm

Vinton Lions Club thanks everyone who supports our trailer sales during the year. Because of this patronage, the club is able to contribute to the Vinton Shellsburg Boosters with a $3500 check made possible by sales at the home football games.

Carole O'Deen Daniel A2C inducted into the Military Women's Memorial Registry

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
November 10, 2022 11:39 am

The latest Honor Flight included three women who served our country. Rita Curtis, Debra Lee, and local veteran, Carole Daniel. Daniel a 1958 graduate of Washington High School in Vinton, served in the United States Air Force from 1958-1962 as part of the Air Weather Service.

V-S FFA Shows Appreciation to Farmers

FFA
November 8, 2022 2:13 pm

By: Co-Reporter, Grace Schminke  On Saturday, October 22nd, the Vinton-Shellsburg FFA Chapter held its second annual Feed the Farmers event. Members began setting up at their locations around 10 A.

Cottage Garden Society Donates a Sculpture to Evergreen Cemetery

VINTON TODAY
November 7, 2022 12:54 pm

A few years ago, before COVID, the Cottage Garden Society was considering how we could contribute some beauty to the community. Several projects were considered, but we voted to make our first offer to the Evergreen Cemetery Board.

1st & Only Woman Supervisor celebrates 50th Election Anniversary, Endorses Lough

VINTON TODAY
November 6, 2022 1:41 am

 In 1972 Hope Rogers of Vinton, Iowa, was elected Benton County's first (and only thus far) woman supervisor. Many  thought that it was a fluke, until Hope was re-elected in 1976.