Sally Pederson to speak at VU annual meeting Feb. 5

VU DIRECTOR MELISSA SCHWAN
February 3, 2015 5:23 pm

The Vinton Unlimited Annual Meeting will take place Thursday, Feb. 5, at the Vinton Shellsburg Central Office – 1502 C Ave, Vinton. The guest speaker will be Vinton native Sally Pederson, the former Lieutenant Governor of Iowa.

Feedlot Facility Workshops coming in February and March

BENTON COUNTY EXTENSION
January 30, 2015 11:19 am

The Iowa Beef Center at Iowa State University will offer several workshops focusing on choices in feedlot facilities in February and March 2015. Russ Euken, ISU Extension and Outreach beef program specialist, said the workshops, set in various locations throughout the state, will offer an overview of facility types, advantages, and disadvantages, and review research on these types.

Beef Feedlot Roundtable Sessions Offered at Four Iowa Locations

BENTON COUNTY EXTENSION
January 30, 2015 11:19 am

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and the University of Nebraska are teaming up to offer a Feedlot Roundtable session at four Iowa locations on Thursday, Feb.

Brett Root succeeds mom as IMCA President

BILL MARTIN, IMCA
January 27, 2015 9:51 am

Brett Root will follow in some big footsteps at IMCA. Root succeeds his mother Kathy as president of the Vinton-based automotive racing sanctioning organization.

BDG to review strategic plan and set goals for 2015 in upcoming meeting

EMILY UPAH, BDG
January 21, 2015 2:16 pm

The Benton Development Group Board of Directors will meet Wednesday, January 28th, 2015, starting at 7:00pm at the Van Horne Community Center. The agenda is filled with review and planning for the next BDG meeting.

4th St. Diner News

4TH ST. DINER
January 9, 2015 2:11 pm

Serving Buffet from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM, Sunday thru Friday.  Everyone is WELCOME!  Suggested contribution for individuals 60 years old or older, and their accompanying spouse (regardless of age) is $3.

Permit to Carry class offered

TOM BOECKMANN
January 9, 2015 9:55 am

In January 2011, Iowa became a “shall issue” state and the number of Permits to Carry increased drastically that year.  Those permits will expire in 2016.

4th STREET DINER NEWS

4TH ST. DINER
January 8, 2015 9:43 am

4th STREET DINER NEWS   4th Street Diner HACAP North Benton Center 202 East Fourth St Vinton, IA 52349 319-472-4761   Serving Buffet from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM, Sunday thru Friday.

Farming in the city: Workshop to explore urban food systems

BENTON COUNTY EXTENSION
January 4, 2015 8:20 pm

AMES, Iowa – Agriculture dominates Iowa’s rural landscape, and now leaders in three Iowa cities are learning how to foster a different kind of agriculture in their urban landscapes.

Unlimited Possibilities December 2014

KRISTI STOREY
December 26, 2014 3:51 pm

Do you have a favorite Christmas song? One that you sing every year and it brings back memories, good or bad? I think that song, for me, would have to be “Oh Christmas Tree.