It’s a homecoming for Vinton native, Wes Lyons, PA-C, who is joining the staff at Virginia Gay Hospital as an Emergency Room/Hospitalist.Lyons is a graduate of Vinton-Shellsburg Community Schools.

Attached you will find your edition of the February 2020 WOW newsletter. Click to viewThis edition features:5 Reasons to Love AvocadosRecipe for Veggi

BENTON-IOWA COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP FOR PROTECTING CHILDREN BRINGS H.O.P.E. SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING WORKSHOP TO VINTON. VINTON, IOWA— Hints, Ask Openly About Suicide, Validate Pain, Explore Reasons to Live—these are the four pillars of H.

Click to view flyerThe child may not remember, but the body remembers.Benton-Iowa Community Partnership for Protecting Children is pleased to announce Patti (Wachtendorf) Lund, recently retired Iowa State Penitentiary warden, will be giving a talk on Thursday, February 13, 2020, at Blairstown Community Center, 305 Locust Street NW.

Virginia Gay Hospital and the Atkins Family Medical Clinic are announcing changes to staff that will take effect in February 2020. Stephanie Vogeler, PA-C, has submitted her resignation.

Blood donors who roll up their sleeve to make a lifesaving gift with LifeServe Blood Center can give someone one more year!One blood donation can save up to three local hospital patients.

Click to view flyerAre you a professional working with children and families, and would like additional tools to help couples build healthy relationships? “We know that children growing up in a home where there is a healthy, stable couple relationship have fewer behavioral and emotional problems and perform better in school”, said Cindy Thompson, a human sciences specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.

Two area long-term and post-acute care providers earn national recognition for meeting quality goals.Both Virginia Gay Hospital and the Vinton Lutheran Home were among the approximately 395 Iowa long-term care providers recognized by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) on December 16 for the quality of care they provide.

The Vinton Red Cross Community Blood Drive will be held Thursday, January 16, from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the Vinton Skate and Activities Center, 1703 C Ave.

Comments can be submitted online until 4:30 p.m./CT on Jan. 22Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced that the open comment period for the state’s proposed hemp production regulations began Jan.