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R.A.T.S. Wrap Up
ByTami Stark
After spending Friday worrying about the weather and getting all of the supplies ready, the R.A.T.S. started off early on Saturday, August 5th, with beautiful skies and lots of smiles.... Belle Plaine car-train wreck leads to OWI charge for driver
This Belle Plaine car-train wreck led to an OWI charge for the driver of the car.
Devin Stephan, 20, survived a car-train wreck without injury, but ended up in jail this morning, charged by the Be... Emerald Ash Borer & Planning for New Windbreaks August 29, 2017 - 6:30 p.m.
Join Iowa State Extension and Outreach specialists foran informative evening. Gabbi Edwards, urban forestryspecialist, will discuss Emerald Ash Borer spread,symptoms of infestation, treatment options,...
VSHS Band invites public to pre-season performance
Flag corps members join the VSHS musicians in learning their steps during Band Camp.
Long before the community sees them in their black and gold uniforms, playing their instruments and marching in... Registration Day for Vinton-Shellsburg
Just a reminder to you that it is Registration Day at the High School from 12-7 pm.
You can register online and come in and pay or take advantage of the no convenience fee when using RevTrak throug...
Viking camp: Cedar River catfish, team building, farm lessons and football
Viking football players gathered around a campfire Friday.
Viking QB Blake Bohnsack was among seniors helping to dig carrots at the Viking camp-out Friday.
Members of the Vinton-Shellsburg foo... Upper Iowa University announces May 2017 graduates
Upper Iowa University is pleased to announce the names of its May 2017 graduates, followed by respective honors and degree earned. The honorees included the following students:
Atkins, IA - Mitchel...
CP HISTORICAL SOCIETY DISCOVERS "˜BEST KEPT SECRET"™ AND MAY TELL ONE OR TWO
On Saturday, Aug. 5, Center Point Historical Society members took a field trip to the La Porte City FFA Historical & Ag Museum. The museum, started by volunteers and the school FFA in 1972, has be...
Educators discuss school funding at Vinton forum
The future of funding for public education, particulary how it impacts Vinton-Shellsburg and other area schools, was the topic of a forum on Monday in the Tilford auditorium.
Speakers included supe...
Sunflowers: Food for songbirds, doves along Cedar River
Many area residents have been stopping at the Dudgeon Wildlife Area to get a closer look at the maturing sunflowers that form neat rows between Highway 150 and the Cedar River.
The flowers are part...