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Hall of Fame Induction, September, 14
Please join us on Friday, September 14, for the 2018 Viking/Vikette Athletic Hall of Fame Induction. The Varsity football team will host Columbus Catholic, starting at 7:00 p.m. The induction ceremony...
We said that we'd never forget...
I think on each September 11, since 2001, I have taken time to relive the moment when I first heard that a plane hit one of the towers in New York.
As I write this a plane is flying overhead and I ...
Fairgrounds Facelift: Benton County is among finalists; voting begins Wednesday
The project “Electric Outlets for Fans in the Horse Barn” is one of 15 finalists in Grinnell Mutual’s Fairground Facelift initiative. With votes from Facebook fans, Benton County Fair could receive a ...
Homecoming under way; seniors paint banners, parking lot
Homecoming 2018 is under way for Vinton-Shellsburg. Seniors began the week by painting banners which will be hung in area business windows. (Other students will paint windows Monday after school.)
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Homecoming under way; seniors paint banners, parking lot
Homecoming 2018 is under way for Vinton-Shellsburg. Seniors began the week by painting banners which will be hung in area business windows. (Other students will paint windows Monday after school.)
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Fairgrounds Facelift: Benton County is among finalists; voting begins Wednesday
The project “Electric Outlets for Fans in the Horse Barn” is one of 15 finalists in Grinnell Mutual’s Fairground Facelift initiative. With votes from Facebook fans, Benton County Fair could receive a ...
Idiot Jam reunites musicians from many states in Garrison
[caption id="attachment_23789" align="alignleft" width="300"] Todd Frank rehearses a song with a harmonica player before the Idiot Jam Saturday in Garrison.[/caption]
The Annual Idiot Jam filled Fa...
Thank You, Officers
If there's one thing that makes me angry fast, it's when someone tells me that the police are bad.
I don't want to hear it.
I have no time for it.
This weekend, our little town sent our a...
Idiot Jam reunites musicians from many states in Garrison
[caption id="attachment_23789" align="alignleft" width="300"] Todd Frank rehearses a song with a harmonica player before the Idiot Jam Saturday in Garrison.[/caption]
The Annual Idiot Jam filled Fa...
Fowler faces several charges following shooting at Officers
ON 09-07-2018, THE VINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO A REQUEST FOR A WELFARE CHECK AT 705 C AVE IN VINTON IA. THE REPORTING PARTY INDICATED THAT THEY BELIEVED LYLE ARTHUR FOWLER JR, AGE 43, OF 705...