Boomtown/Boomfest coming next weekend!

VINTON TODAY
August 18, 2017 12:00 am

The annual fireworks celebration that fills Vinton with lights and noise and visitors takes place next weekend, with the big show set for Saturday night.

Feralings to perform at Garrison Farmers Mercantile Hall, Aug. 20

VINTON TODAY
August 7, 2017 12:00 am

The Feralings will perform at Farmers Mercantile Hall in Garrison, Ia Sunday, August 20th at 2:00 pm. The Feralings are Benj Upchurch (mandolin), Nicole Upchurch (clawhammer banjo), Patrick Bloom (upright bass), and Stacy Webster (acoustic guitar).

Cars 3: A powerful reminder that your legacy will include more than your successes

VINTON TODAY
July 31, 2017 12:00 am

The older you are, the more you will probably appreciate "Cars 3." As a dad and grandpa, I was excited when I first saw that Disney/Pixar planned to release its third in the "Cars" series.

Waterball brings old firefighter favorite to Vinton

VINTON TODAY
July 24, 2017 12:00 am

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOZRGCyGr7k[/embed] With the State Champions (then known as the Best Squirts) from the 1970s watching from lawn chairs, the firefighters of today took turns testing their skills in the old favorite contest of waterball.

Concertina concert: Milwaukee musician brings Polish polka tradition to Garrison

VINTON TODAY
July 19, 2017 12:00 am

The woman who introduced the concertina to Garrison's Farmer's Mercantile Hall on Sunday says she can't wait to bring the unique instrument she learned to play as a child to Vinton's Art in the Park Festival in September.

Night of Destruction: Fair's most popular attraction continues to fill grandstands

VINTON TODAY
July 17, 2017 12:00 am

Dakota Rundlett's chance to win the trailer races ended with this moment, when firefighters had to douse the flames under his mangled hood. The Benton County Fair, for the past several years, has continued to bring thousands of people to Vinton for a variety of reasons: Livestock shows, the flower and garden shows, hundreds of 4-H projects, the carnival games and rides, and the grandstand events.

Gaming Online Safely and Securely

VINTON TODAY
July 14, 2017 12:00 am

By Kimberely Frush This months article about Cyber Security is provided byGuest Editor Steve Armstrong. This month we address securing yourself and your gaming system.

The Mummy comes to The Palace

VINTON TODAY
June 30, 2017 12:00 am

Eighteen years after Tom Cruise turned down the title role in 1999's TheMummy, he's starring in Universal Pictures' Dark Universe rendition of the film.

Cast to perform, There"™s a Monster in My Closet, July 7,8 & 9

VINTON TODAY
June 29, 2017 12:00 am

57 kids are participating in this year's Little Vikes Drama Camp production,There's a Monster in My Closet.Campers have been inrehearsals since June 5.

Depp returns as Jack Sparrow in latest "Pirates"

VINTON TODAY
June 23, 2017 12:00 am

By Marcy Horst, Vinton Palace Fourteen years after the original film, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales again brings our favorite swashbuckling scallywags to the big screen! Pirates plays Friday, June 23 through Thursday, June 29 at 7 pm, and Monday, June 25 at 2 pm, with the exception of Saturday, June 24, when the Palace will be dark for Party in the Park.