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'Committed and Hopeful:' Search for Jake continues in La Porte City; vigil set for Monday

In Facebook posts and on lamp posts, via social media and traditional media, the friends, family, neighbors and community surrounding Jake Wilson's family continue to search for the boy, who was last ...

Justin L. Wisner 

Justin L. Wisner, 42, of Belle Plaine, passed away Monday, April 23, 2018. Visitation is from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, May 4, at Hrabak-Neuhaus Funeral Service in Belle Plaine. Burial will take place at ...

Vinton, Shellsburg and Benton County Legions Present Awards Flag Essay Contest Winners

Representatives of the Shellsburg American Legion, the Vinton American Legion and the Benton County American Legion, attended the Shellsburg Elementary School's April 27, 2018 assembly, to presen...

'Committed and Hopeful:' Search for Jake continues in La Porte City; vigil set for Monday

In Facebook posts and on lamp posts, via social media and traditional media, the friends, family, neighbors and community surrounding Jake Wilson's family continue to search for the boy, who was last ...

Justin L. Wisner 

Justin L. Wisner, 42, of Belle Plaine, passed away Monday, April 23, 2018. Visitation is from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, May 4, at Hrabak-Neuhaus Funeral Service in Belle Plaine. Burial will take place at ...

Vinton, Shellsburg and Benton County Legions Present Awards Flag Essay Contest Winners

Representatives of the Shellsburg American Legion, the Vinton American Legion and the Benton County American Legion, attended the Shellsburg Elementary School's April 27, 2018 assembly, to presen...

Prom: VS students celebrate at annual dance and all-night Post-Prom gathering at gym

The 2018 VSHS Prom is now a memory, as participants can now look back at their favorite moments, and look at their favorite photographs. First, there was the Grand March, where many of the students...

Area Leaders Attend Heartland Economic Development Course

Iowa Attendees Kate Robertson, Director of Benton Development Group and Melissa Schwan, Director of Vinton Unlimited were two of 87 economic development professionals to attend the Heartland Econo...

Prom: VS students celebrate at annual dance and all-night Post-Prom gathering at gym

The 2018 VSHS Prom is now a memory, as participants can now look back at their favorite moments, and look at their favorite photographs. First, there was the Grand March, where many of the students...

Area Leaders Attend Heartland Economic Development Course

[caption id="attachment_19942" align="alignleft" width="432"] Iowa Attendees[/caption] Kate Robertson, Director of Benton Development Group and Melissa Schwan, Director of Vinton Unlimited were two...