Sweet Corn Fundraiser to sponsor in town Missions projects

VINTON TODAY
July 24, 2016 10:22 pm

Blessed Hope Church will be holding their annual Sweetcorn Sale at Hummel Park featuring the Lutz Farm Sweetcorn...the park is located across from McDowell's.

32nd Annual Vinton Cruise set for tomorrow

VINTON TODAY
July 22, 2016 9:37 am

The 32nd Annual Vinton Cruise will take place tomorrow, July 23. Hundreds of vehicles from all over Iowa and beyond are expected. Owners will begin arriving at around 3 p.

Waterball at night: Vinton Fire Department event set for Friday

VINTON TODAY
July 21, 2016 7:51 pm

Vinton firefighter Dennis Bramow is organizing the Vinton Fire Department's first-ever "Waterball at Night" event. The contests will take place on 4th Street, in front of the Benton County Courthouse.

JAKES Day: Local group invites youth to learn variety of outdoor sports skills

VINTON TODAY
July 21, 2016 9:47 am

The Blue Creek Blue Creek Springtime Monarchs (an affiliate of the National Wild Turkey Foundation) is inviting all area youth to its annual JAKES (Juniors Acquiring Knowledge, Ethics and Sportsmanship) Day at the Izaak Walton League facility north of Vinton.

Benton County Conservation 5K, Saturday July 23

MEGAN JORGENSEN
July 19, 2016 4:11 pm

Benton County Conservation is hosting a 5K trail run/walk on Saturday, July 23rd at 8:00 am. Registration for the race is $25! The race will begin at the Nature Center, and will end at Rodgers Park.

Benton County Community Foundation Awards Ceremony is Tuesday, July 26

ROSEMARY SCHWARTZ
July 17, 2016 9:35 pm

The Benton County Community Foundation invites the community to attend their annual Grant Awards Ceremony. The ceremony will be held on July 26 at the Van Horne Community Center from 5:30 to 7:30 p.

Blood Drive Monday, July 18, 1-6 p.m.

ABBEGALE WILSON
July 17, 2016 9:33 pm

A blood drive will be held on Monday, July 18, at the Vinton Shellsburg High School from 1-6 p.m. Take a few minutes out of your day, and make a donation if possible! If enough donations are received the Health Careers class has a potential to receive scholarships from the American Red Cross.

'Night of Destruction' to feature trailer races, other unique events

VINTON TODAY
July 15, 2016 10:38 am

One of the more popular and unusual events of the year takes place tonight at the Benton County Fair: The Night of Destruction.  The event includes the crowd-pleasing trailer races; despite its name, the event is actually a demolition derby in which drivers begin with a vehicle towing a trailer and drive around the track attempting to separate the other drivers' vehicles from their trailers.

LPC FFA Museum to host quilter, June 21

VINTON TODAY
July 12, 2016 6:01 pm

The La Porte City FFA Historical and Ag Museum will host Sheri Lesh, author of creative blog spot, 4 and Fifteen, (4andfifteen.blogspot.com) on Thursday, July 21st from 6:30-8pm.

Fair begins Wednesday

VINTON TODAY
July 10, 2016 8:35 pm

The Benton County Fair begins on Wednesday, as youngsters from all over the county will bring a variety of projects for judges to evaluate, hoping that theirs will be among the many chosen to advance to the Iowa State Fair.