Iowa Gold Star Military Museum Presents Armed Forces 250th Birthday Celebration

IOWA DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
September 18, 2025 3:27 pm

On behalf of our good friends at the  Iowa Gold Star Military Museum on Camp Dodge,  Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs (IDVA)  extends their invitation to attend the Armed Forces 250th Birthday Celebration at the  Freedom Center on Camp Dodge, Johnston, Sept.

Wesley Mobile Food Pantry this Saturday, September 20

WESLEY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
September 17, 2025 8:57 pm

If you live in Benton County and make more than $12,000 a year on your own, you are above poverty level. If you live in a household of eight and your household makes above $41,000 a year, you are above poverty level.

Nature at Night October 6th

BENTON COUNTY CONSERVATION
September 16, 2025 12:42 pm

Benton County Conservation will preent Nature at Night on October 6th, 7 pm at the Benton County Nature Center.Bats, owls, racoons, oh my! Join our Naturalists for a short program about nocturnal animals in Iowa then take a quiet leisure hike under the full moon to call for owls! After our short hike, enjoy s’mores around the campfire! Registration is required by visiting mycountyparks.

Authoring and Publishing with J L Wilson

VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
September 16, 2025 12:42 pm

Join Jean Wilson (writing as J L Wilson) to learn the elements that go into plotting a novel and what is needed to make your characters stand out on the page.

Sandhill Crane & Prairie Chicken Bus Tour March 26th-28th, 2026

BENTON COUNTY CONSERVATION
September 15, 2025 9:18 pm

The Sandhill Crane & Prairie Chicken Bus Tour will be held on March 26th-28th, 2026, to North Platte, Nebraska.Each spring, more than 500,000 sandhill cranes gather in the Platte River valley during their northward migration.

STEAM Event for Kids, Saturday, September 20

VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
September 15, 2025 9:17 pm

Call up the young ones in your life and head to the library for lots of S.T.E.A.M. fun! STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Ma

After-School Fun: STEM Apple Structures September 19

VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
September 12, 2025 11:48 am

What can you create with apples? Join us for a fun after-school adventure where you’ll build, imagine, and explore using just apples and toothpicks!

Rodgers Fall Family Fest September 26th & 27th

BENTON COUNTY CONSERVATION
September 11, 2025 4:27 pm

Rodgers Fall Family Fest will be held on September 26th & 27th, at Rodgers Park (2113 57th St Trail, Vinton, IA)On Friday, join us for Rodgers Fall Family Fest at Rodgers Park.

60 Choose Iowa Members to Welcome Guests for the Choose Iowa Farm Open House

IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
September 11, 2025 4:27 pm

Sixty Choose Iowa members from across Iowa will welcome guests on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 13 and 14, for the first ever Choose Iowa Farm Open House.

Adventures in Bookclubbing - 'Harvest' - September 18

VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
September 11, 2025 4:27 pm

Join us for our monthly book club where we pick the theme and you choose your own book! This month's theme is 'harvest.' Half the fun comes from selec