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V-S FFA at Sub-District Contest

Levi Lutz, Ali Lutz, Ciara Dods, Kassidi Brunssen, and Andrew Allsup competed in Parliamentary Procedure.  By: Co-Reporter, Bri DulinOn Wednesday, February 18th, Vinton-Shellsburg FFA members traveled to Hawkeye Community College to compete in the Sub-District FFA Contest, earning impressive results. Advan...

Van Horne Woman arrested in Iowa City

Allison See The Iowa City Police Department was dispatched to the Highlander Hotel on Highlander Place in Iowa City, just after 11:45 p.m. on Saturday, February 21.The police report says that 32-year-old Allison ...
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Daddy Daughter Dance Creates Beautiful Memories

If you were anywhere near the Skate Center on Saturday night, you didn’t need a calendar to tell you something special was happening. The parking lot was jam-packed, the street lined with cars and p...

Applications for Century and Heritage Farms as Part of America250 Celebration

Applications for recognition at 2026 Iowa State Fair will be accepted through June 1As Iowa celebrates the country’s 250th birthday, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig is inviting eligible Iowa...

AG Bird Releases Top 10 Reported Scams and Complaints of 2025

Attorney General Brenna Bird has announced the top ten reported consumer complaints and scams affecting Iowans in 2025. Last year, the Attorney General’s Office Consumer Protection Division handled ...
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Incoming weather Thursday night and into Friday

A few strong to severe thunderstorms remain possible this evening into early tonight along and south of I-80 with the main threats being hail and gusty winds.Rain or a mix will change to snow ton...

Ash Wednesday marked with...Fire

An RV sits in the middle of a field surrounded by burned ground around it. Corrected - When I got a call about a fire east of town, I noted that it was, after all, Ash Wednesday...A call went out around 3:00 p.m. about a fire with the wind blowing at more than 25 miles per h...

Fisher Shares the History of Farmers Mercantile Hall

Nick Fisher shared with the Local Kiwanis a bit about the Farmers Mercantile Hall that he owns in Garrison. If you'll notice, each month you can find both his ad and a article concerning the shows tha...
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Supervisors address Local Kiwanis

Vinton Kiwanis hosted two of the Benton County Supervisors a few weeks ago. Tracy Seeman and Ron Tippett who spoke to the group discussing some of the county budget with the group. Seeman shared first...

Treasurer Smith Announces 2026 Unclaimed Property Day Results of $2.6 Million

The 2026 Unclaimed Property Day went off without a hitch according to Iowa State Treasurer Roby Smith. Overall, there were more than 63,000 website views to GreatIowaTreasureHunt.gov resulti...
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