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COMMUNITY CHILD CARE SOLUTIONS MEETING HELD FOR BENTON AND TAMA COUNTIES

By Better Tomorrows ECI · March 29th, 2021

Childcare is not just an issue for parents. In fact, Governor Reynolds recently created a Child Care Task Force to address the child care shortage and barrier to work, after the Governor's Economic Recovery Advisory Board identified child care as the number one issue for the state’s economic recovery.

Local born Correction Officer dies in attack at Anamosa Prison

By Valerie Close, Editor · March 27th, 2021

On Tuesday, March 23, 2021 around 10:15 a.m. multiple Anamosa State penitentiary employees were assaulted by inmates including an officer with local connections."The initial investigation found that our beloved son, brother, husband and father Robert (Bob) McFarland and his beloved fellow employee Registered nurse Lorena Schulte were injured while attempting to stop the escape attempt of two inmates.

VS FFA Holds Drive Your Tractor to School Day

By FFA · March 26th, 2021

By: Josh Wiley, Co-ReporterOn Tuesday, March 23rd, Vinton-Shellsburg FFA members participated in Drive Your Tractor to School day. Unfortunately, weather had interfered with many member’s plans to drive open-cab tractors, so only four tractors driven by Emma Wiley, Christopher Fleming, Jesse Gray, and Clayton McKenna were able to make the day.

FFA Students Drives Tractors to School on Tuesday

By Valerie Close, Editor · March 24th, 2021

This year, John Deere was the choice of tractors for the Future Farmers of America Chapter of the Vinton-Shellsburg High School. Four tractors were driven to town by three of the high school boys and one high school girls.Each year the FFA members drive their tractors to school one day during FFA Week.

FFA District Convention

By FFA · March 23rd, 2021

By: Annabelle Newton, Co-ReporterOn Saturday, March 13, the Vinton Shellsburg had members competing at the Northeast District Convention held at the Independence High School. These members have been dedicated to their different events and have put in countless hours of hard work over the last few months.

Grab & Go and Drive Through Fundraisers are a hit this weekend

By Valerie Close, Editor · March 22nd, 2021

The Vinton Fire Department held its annual Fish Fry Fundraiser this past Friday with a bit of a twist on the service. The Garrison Lions Club held their annual fundraiser on Saturday with the same twist. Both organizations and several others have followed suit by hold drive through events. Both a success.

Vinton Kiwanis bring Dictionaries to Tilford Elementary

By Valerie Close, Editor · March 18th, 2021

The Vinton Kiwanis Club continues to hand out "A Student's Dictionary" the Vinton-Shellsburg School District's 3rd graders. The dictionaries contain definitions of course as well as other important tidbits of information.On Wednesday, Vinton's Kiwanis members delivered the books to the 3rd-graders at Tilford Elementary.

Support Vinton Community Foundation while you shop

By Valerie Close, Editor · March 17th, 2021

The Vinton Community Foundation provides grants to those in the community who are approved through the application process. If you would like to help the Vinton Community Foundation with support, but can't afford to write them a large check, you can also help through the Amazon Smile program. Simply follow this link, and your support is on its way to the Vinton area! For eligible purchases through AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.

Vinton Shellsburg welcomes new members to the National Honor Society

By Valerie Close, Editor · March 17th, 2021

The Vinton-Shellsburg National Honor Society chapter added several new members during Monday's induction ceremony.Officers conducted the official NHS ceremony, highlighted the traits of character, leadership, scholarship and service.The chapter welcomed two new seniors, as well as several juniors.SeniorsAlexis Dighton Allison KempNew JuniorsZena AragonNatalie ArmstrongRachel BaneAbby BartzCarly BendullHanna CraneAbigail ElwickKortney EttenRenee GramLeah HendricksonMegan HendricksonKatelyn HylandCharlee JohnsonKaden KingsburyMorgan LangHannah Mc...

LaGrange addresses Noon Kiwanis concerning Vaccines

By Valerie Close, Editor · March 16th, 2021

At Tuesday's Noon Kiwanis Meeting, Dan LaGrange of LaGrange Pharmacy addressed the group giving them an update on distributions of the COVID-19 vaccines. He also took some times to answer questions from the group concerning the distribution and concerns.He said that in the county the 5 pharmacies and several clinics, as well as public health, are distributing the vaccines.