March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month

ASAC
February 28, 2023 10:23 am

Area Substance Abuse Council (ASAC) in collaboration with the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG), dedicates March as Problem Gambling Awareness Month (PGAM).

VGH Nursing & Rehab Voice Concerns

VIRGINIA GAY HOSPITAL
February 23, 2023 5:52 pm

Nationally Long-Term Care Facilities are struggling due to low reimbursement payments and recent pandemic. Editorials from Jessica Henkle, VGH Nursing & Rehab Administrator and Michele Schoonover, CEO, Virginia Gay Hospital provide insights to the increasing difficulties and search of resolutions.

WOW Newsletter for February 2023

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION
February 21, 2023 4:24 pm

Below you will find your edition of the February 2023 Words on Wellness newsletter.This edition features: ·        Understanding Food Date Labeling ·        Recipe for Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Muffin ·        Mobile Food Pantry ·        Love Your Body  Check out upcoming human sciences events on the calendar --  https://www.

ImpactLife Blood Drive April 19, 2023

SHELLSBURG AMERICAN LEGION
February 21, 2023 1:17 pm

The Shellsburg Lions will once again be hosting a blood drive at the Shellsburg American Legion on Wednesday, February 8 from 3:00 to 5:30 pm.

Eighth Annual Benton County Health and Wellness Fair April 1

VIRGINIA GAY HOSPITAL
February 6, 2023 2:13 pm

The Eighth Annual Benton County Health and Wellness Fair is scheduled for Saturday, April 1, 2023, from 8 AM-Noon at the Vinton Shellsburg High School Gym.

ImpactLife Blood Drive in Shellsburg, February 8, 2023

SHELLSBURG TODAY
February 3, 2023 10:01 pm

The Shellsburg Lions will once again be hosting a blood drive at the Shellsburg American Legion on Wednesday. February 8 from 3:00 to 5:30 pm.

Lutheran Services in Iowa opens new office in Vinton

VINTON TODAY
February 2, 2023 4:25 pm

Lutheran Services in Iowa (LSI) opened a new office location at the beginning of the new year, resulting in 18 office locations offering mental health counseling services in the state.

Feeding Iowa. Providing Hope

4TH ST. DINER
January 31, 2023 5:37 pm

Feeding America food banks and their affiliates serving Iowa in their work to ensure that sufficient food is accessible to all.See flyer below.  

Feb 2023 Benton County Public Health Clinic Schedule

VIRGINIA GAY HOSPITAL
January 31, 2023 5:36 pm

SNAP Nourishes Iowa

4TH ST. DINER
January 30, 2023 12:52 pm

This will be a two-part series concerning food insecurity.The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the most effective anti-hunger program in the United States and our communities’ first line of defense against hunger, providing food benefits that are timely, targeted, and temporary to households in need.