Events And Activities

Basketball Tournament to Benefit Eastern Iowa Honor Flight

On Friday, June 19, 2015 5th Quarter Sports is sponsoring the following event which will benefit the Eastern Iowa Honor Flight and the Stoney Point YMCA.   FIRECRACKER BOOM 3 on 3 BASK...

AMVETS plans Party in the Park Flea Market food booth

Benton County Amvets Post 218 will once again be providing a food booth at the 3rd Annual Evergreen Cemetery Flea Market. They will be grilling hotd...

Vinton Farmers Market again this Thursday, June 11

The Vinton Farmers Market will be held once again this Thursday, June 11th at the Vinton Railroad Depot from 5-7 PM. Here you will find the answer to all of your fresh produce, delicious baked goo...

Iowa Learning Farms Field Day set for June 18 in Rowley

Iowa Learning Farms, along with the STRIPS project and the Iowa Cover Crop Working Group, will host a field day on Thursday, June 18, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Dick and Diana Sloan farm, rural Ro...

Summer Reading Program begins; Blank Park Zoo visit Thursday

The annual Summer Reading Program at the Vinton Public Library is under way.  Participants can register any time at the library. All children who meet the requirements will be eligible to...

29th annual Festival of Trails in La Porte City set for June 19-20

Stop on over to La Porte City for their 29th Annual Festival of Trails celebration June 19-20! Bring your family and friends and enjoy a parade, carnival, fireworks, live bands, food vendors, beer ...

Benton County Democrats to meet June 16 in Van Horne

The regular meeting of the Benton County Democrats will be held in Van Horne at the community center at 7:00pm on June 16, 2015. We will be working on the up-coming elections. Anyone interested ...

PEO Chapter, MZ and HG to meet together June 13

PEO News Chapters MZ and HG will meet jointly on Sat., June 13, for a 9:30 Brunch at Windsor Manor.  The program will be a Report from State Convention....

American Legion Fish Fry set for June 12

The American Legion Post 57 fish fry will take place Friday, June 12, from 4-7 p.m. Cost is $8 for adults, $4 for children between 5 and 12, free for children under 5.  ...

Spooky Iowa presentation set for June 18 at library

Get ready for a scary night of bizarre ghosts, strange flying objects, and deadly unknown beasts as I have put all of my most unusual paranormal cases into one creepy presentation for the Vin...