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VINTON-SHELLSBURG 2020-21 SCHOOL REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Registration for the 2020-21 school year will be available online starting July 22nd . There will not be a registration day at the high school.Please register and pay your fees online using the instru...
Benton County breaks 100 cases of COVID-19 at 102 since March
Region 6 As of 10:00 p.m. on Wednesday night, in all of Region 6 which Benton County falls into, there are a total of 40 hospitalized with COVID-19 and 15 of those are in the ICU. There are just ...
Vinton-Shellsburg Releases Information about the upcoming Year/seeks input
In a letter to the district, Vinton-Shellsburg's new Superintendent, Kyle Koeppen faces challenges that no one really has an answer to. The school has put together a document that seeks to answer ques...
Ollinger uses Lemonade stand to raise money for local shelter
Mark our words, this girl is going to change the world!Addison volunteers twice each week and is as reliable, thoughtful, caring and genuine as any adult. Special thanks to her parents Mike and ... The Still Family continues the battle for Brennen
As many of you may remember, last December Brennen Still had a migraine which started the first of his doctor visits. Doctors ran numerous tests and discovered that the young man had Leptomeningeal Me... North Iowa Tractor Ride July 23-25 overnighting at Benton County Fairgrounds
The annual North Iowa Tractor Ride will roll through Benton, Buchanan, Black Hawk, Tama and Linn Counties. The 13th Annual ride, presented by MBT Bank and hosted by 95.1 the Bull, 987 Kiss ...
UPDATED VISITOR RESTRICTIONS for Virginia Gay Hospital
Effective Tuesday, July 21, visitors are NOT allowed unless the visitor is a designated caregiver and the patient falls into one of four categories listed below:• The patient is imminently dying.•...
Salute to the Fallen honors SPC Mason Webber with Motorcycle Ride
Click for photos of the event.Shellsburg is home to one of Iowa's 88 Freedom Rocks. Saturday it was the centerpiece for a ride that was created to honor a fallen soldier SPC Mason Webber. Salute ... Benton County Fair in progress
COVID isn't going to stop the sheep, cows, pigs, chicken and all of the kids from making a trip to the Benton County Fair. The audience is much smaller in the barns, but the enthusiasm and dedication ... Better Tomorrows Early Childhood Iowa Launch ‘CAREforce for our WORKforce”
Iowa Women’s Foundation, Better Tomorrows Early Childhood Iowa Launch ‘CAREforce for our WORKforce” in Support of Child Care Professionals New campaign urges public to recognize child care ...