Sunflowers: Food for songbirds, doves along Cedar River

VINTON TODAY
August 4, 2017 12:00 am

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.

LaGrange Pharmacy serves lunch for area businesses

VINTON TODAY
August 4, 2017 12:00 am

Dan LaGrange at the grill flipping burgers. You can always tell when someone is grilling in the neighborhood! Friday, shoppers in the downtown area might have been a bit confused as they shopped and might have wondered where the delicious smells were coming from.

Garrison continues long relationship with Iowa Theatre Artists; Woody Guthrie show set for September

VINTON TODAY
August 3, 2017 12:00 am

Garrison Lions are teaming up with a neighborhood professional theater company once again for a fundraiser you won't want to miss, Friday, Sept.

Wanda May Lastovka

VINTON TODAY
August 3, 2017 12:00 am

Wanda May Lastovka, 80, of Belle Plaine, Iowa passed away Wednesday, August 2, 2017 at Belle Plaine Specialty Care. Services are 10:30 a.m. Monday, August 7, 2017 at Hrabak-Neuhaus Funeral Service, in Belle Plaine with Pastor Mark Keefer officiating.

VSHS changes laptop roll-out process

VINTON TODAY
August 3, 2017 12:00 am

The Vinton-Shellsburg High School roll-out of computers will be different this year. All registered students entering grades 9-12 at VSHS will continue to get a computer for the 2017-18 school year.

Putting People First

VINTON TODAY
August 3, 2017 12:00 am

VGH's Atkins Family Medical Clinic shows how a "People Forward" purpose makes a difference (Article is part of Virginia Gay Hospital's bi-annual publication, "Thrive" Spring/Summer 2017 issue.

Ally Bierschenk among candidates for Iowa Dairy Princess

VINTON TODAY
August 1, 2017 12:00 am

Thirteen young women involved with the Iowa dairy community will compete to win the title of 64th Iowa State Dairy Princess Wednesday, Aug.

Vinton teen delivers 1,400 books to Haiti

VINTON TODAY
August 1, 2017 12:00 am

  Jenna Lane recently made a trip to the island of Haiti along with a group from Blessed Hope Church of Vinton. Lane, a Vinton-Shellsburg High School student, took on a project of collecting books in English to be used in the school there.

Color-A-Thon raises funds for VSHS NYC/DC trip

VINTON TODAY
July 31, 2017 12:00 am

VSHS cheerleaders were among those adding color to the fund-raising event. The VSHS students who plan to visit New York City and Washington, D.C. next spring raised around $1,000 toward that trip with a uniquely colorful 5K walk/run on Saturday.

Dollars for Nontraditional Scholars

VINTON TODAY
July 31, 2017 12:00 am

The Wallace Winkie Foundation has expanded the area eligible for its scholarships and is now accepting applications from nontraditional students in Benton, Iowa, Tama, and Poweshiek Counties.