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Kelly Steffen Named Iowa’s History Teacher Of The Year

Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District congratulates Kelly Steffen as this year’s Iowa History Teacher of the Year. The announcement was made on Thursday, October 17, 2019, by the Iowa Department of Education Mrs.

Open Burning Days set and Reminder on Garbage Cans

The city council set burning day for the last Thursday, Friday and Saturday in October 24,25,26. Open burning of leaves and yard debris will be allowed in the city.
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Vinton Fireman's Breakfast brought a crowd and Smokey the Bear

The Vinton Fire Department held their annual breakfast on Sunday. Beginning at 7:00 a.m. and running until 1:00 p.m.Serving ham, sausage, eggs, biscuits and gravy PLUS pancakes, it was definitely worth stopping for!Smokey the Bear made an appearance and posed for pictures, but I bet he hung out in the kitchen, just in case he was needed.
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VFW Auxiliary 8884 welcomes National President at Tilford

The local VFW Auxillary welcomed the VFW Auxiliary National President Peggy Haake from Hawaii to Tilford Elementary. She visited with last year's Memorial Day Essay winners Lauren Redlinger, Addison Heiter, Rylee Boggess, and Grayson Marzen.
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iVinton welcomes neighbors to 1st Avenue location

The neighborhood iVinton office got an update this week with the installation of its logo on the building front at 412 1st Avenue. The office has been open for a couple of weeks with hours of 8 am-5 pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday; 8 am-7 pm on Thursday and 8-11 am on Saturday.
Article Thumbnail. Area Firemen doing an important job, educating the Kindergarten classes about fire safety...and fun!

Area Children Ride the Fire Trucks as part of Fire Prevention

We can all remember riding the fire trucks when we were little (I know my kids are going to say, "No I don't because we were homeschooled!" ...that's another story, so I SHOULD say, "Most of us can remember.