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American Legion and Boy Scouts Flag Disposal Ceremony held this week
The local American Legion post prepared flags for disposal with the assistance of the area Boy Scouts from Pack 47 and Troop 47 of the Boy Scouts of America on Tuesday evening, October 29.The flags t... Halloween found Winter Coats as the best Costume
I think the weatherman said that we hadn't seen snow on Halloween since the 1990's, so I guess we were due. Several children started their night out at the Blessed Hope parking lot where they ma... Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) Grant Applications Now Accepted
Vinton Unlimited is pleased to announce applications are now being accepted for the Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) grant. This grant fund is made possible through the collection of the hotel/motel tax wit...
Don't Toss the Halloween Costumes, Share them, next year!
Vinton Parks and Recreation will be helping to recycle your kid's Halloween costumes! VPRD is collecting gently used Halloween costumes. Drop off locations are the VPRD Rec Center (701 A Street E, Vi...
Quilts of Valor Honor Area Veterans in Different Ways
There are some events that I could cover every day and I think they'd give me goosebumps each time. One of those would be the Quilts of Valor ceremony. On a Sunday afternoon a few weeks ago, I found... Urbana Family Medical Clinic to hold Open House
Virginia Gay Hospital and Clinics will host an Open House in celebration of the completion of the expansion project at the Urbana Family Medical Clinic. The free event is open to the public and will ... Vinton Woman Charged with Theft
An area Vinton woman has been accused of stealing more than $20,000 while she worked at the Nordstrom center in Cedar Rapids.The 48-year-old Rhonda Kies has been charged with theft and the preliminar... VS Graduate Engler raising funds for the UI Stead Family Childrens Hospital
Halie Engler, a 2017 graduate from Vinton-Shellsburg and now a student at the University of Iowa is involved in an organization on campus called Dance Marathon. If you are not familiar with thi...
Shellburg house damaged by fire being torn down
The Shellsburg house damaged by fire back in August, is being torn down today. Area fire departments from Shellsburg, Urbana and Palo responded to the house fire in Shellsburg . The house was lo... 5 Union High School Vocalists honored at Iowa All-State Auditions
Congratulations go out to the Union High School Vocal Music department on their
outstanding showing at All-State auditions on Saturday October 26th
in Hampton.
4 UHS vocalists were chosen to perf...