Business
New Food Business Center to Support Food Systems in Five-state Region
The Heartland Regional Food Business Center will combine resources from Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas and OklahomaFood systems partners from five states are working together on a newly funded grant project from the United States Department of Agriculture that will create a resource hub for regional food systems practitioners in Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma.
What’s Happening at the 4th Street Diner?
Nutritious Noon Meal: On-Site, Carryout, and Home Delivered Meals are available Sunday thru Friday. Suggested contribution for individuals age 60 or older. All ages are welcome!Fresh Conversations: A free monthly interactive program focusing on physical activity and good nutrition for older adults facilitated by Madeline McCabe. Developed by the Iowa Department of Health and Human Service and the Department on Aging and coordinated by Linn County Public Health.
LSI Receives $10,000 Grant from the Guernsey Charitable Foundation
Funding will support Early Childhood programming in Benton, Black Hawk, and Tama Counties
Lutheran Services in Iowa (LSI) received $10,000 from the Guernsey
Charitable Foundation to support Early Childhood programming in Benton, Black Hawk,
and Tama Counties. Programming in the areas currently includes Health Families America HOPES.
Healthy Families America-HOPES programs provide evidence-based, in-home prevention
services to at-risk parents of children prenatally through age 5.
Opal & Hazel's Wood Fired Pizza June Newsletter
It will be a busy month ahead! Check out where you can find your favorite wood fired pizza on our schedule below!
IA AG PRODUCERS WHO SUFFERED LOSSES DUE TO THE PANDEMIC CAN APPLY FOR ASSISTANCE
STATE AUDITOR ROB SAND URGES IOWA AG PRODUCERS WHO
SUFFERED LOSSES DUE TO THE PANDEMIC TO APPLY FOR NEW
FEDERAL ASSISTANCE
State Auditor Rob Sand today urged Iowa agricultural
producers who experienced revenue decreases in 2020 as a result of the
pandemic to apply for the Pandemic Assistance Revenue Program (PARP).
“PARP addresses gaps in pandemic assistance for farmers by taking into
account their overall loss of revenue during the first year of the pandemic,” said
Sand.
4th St. Diner June Menu
4th Street Diner
HACAP North Benton Center
202 East Fourth Street
Vinton, IA 52349
319-472-4761
Everyone is WELCOME! On-Site, Carryout and Home Delivered meals are available!
RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED
We have a limited number of seats available each day. To ensure you have a seat and a meal,
please call for reservations before 10:00 am the day you wish to eat with us.
Farmers and Landowners invited to Utilize Water Quality Cost Share Funding
Addition of proven conservation practices on the land will accelerate water quality improvement in our communitiesIowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced today that farmers and landowners may now sign up for water quality and soil conservation cost share funding as part of the state’s Water Quality Initiative (WQI). These funds assist farmers with adopting proven practices, including planting cover crops, transitioning acres to no-till/strip-till or applying a nitrogen inhibitor.
Carquest moves next door, AutoZone announces plan to arrive in Vinton
For those who have been asking and asking, and asking...CarquestCarquest has moved. The arrows painted on the windows direct their customers next door to 1102 4th St. Look for them there!AutoZoneAutoZone has posted a sign on the front of the old Dollar General building announcing that they are coming to Vinton. There is QR code on the sign that can be used if you need a job and would like to apply to work for the company. Menu Changes for 4th St. Diner
Thanks to some generous rhubarb donations we will serving: 5/16 Rhubarb Cake5/23 Rhubarb Crisp5/31 Rhubarb Angel Dessert We appreciate the donations!
Clickstop Among Highest-Scoring on Inc. Magazine’s List of Best Workplaces
Clickstop named a best workplace in the nation, and in special categories Medium-Large Employers and the Midwest Region For the second time, Clickstop has been named to Inc. magazine’s annual Best Workplaces list. Featured in the May/June 2023 issue, which hits newsstands on May 16, 2023, and prominently featured on Inc.com, the list is the result of a comprehensive measurement of American companies that have excelled in creating exceptional workplaces and company culture, whether operating in a physical or a virtual facility.