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In 1976, a Vinton resident authored her book, "Grandpa Wright." Using some of the information from her great grandmother Lizzie Wright Heller's memoir. Growing up in Belle Plaine, Hope Sankot Rogers' fondest memories were of the time she spent with her Grandma Lizzie. Recently Hope authorized Wright scholars Jason Loper and Michael Schreiber to republish her book on their website.

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate’s Iowa Businesses Against Trafficking (IBAT) initiative was nationally recognized this week by the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) as one of three finalists for the IDEAS Award. Established in 2011, the NASS IDEAS (Innovation, Dedication, Excellence & Achievement in Service) Award recognizes significant state contributions to the mission of NASS.

In all, Iowa’s hospitals provided 145,252 jobs statewideLast year, Virginia Gay Hospital generated 578 jobs that added $ 29,039,574 to Benton county’s economy, according to the latest study by the Iowa Hospital Association. Virginia Gay Hospital expenses of $ 56,837,648 account for 6.30% of Benton County gross domestic product.Michele Schoonover, CEO stated, Virginia is proud to have served the residents of the surrounding area for the last 100 years.

 Iowa’s 2023 daily traffic fatality count is over 20% higher than the 5-year average: an alarming trend. The Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau is teaming up with law enforcement to keep drivers and passengers safe by raising awareness about the dangers of speeding and urging drivers to obey speed limits.On July 26, Iowa will join Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, and Arkansas for a Speed Awareness Campaign.

After three days of banging our heads against the computer screens, trying to figure out what was going on with the website, you should now be able access all of the articles that have been posted on the website. Issues first started arriving on Tuesday of this week, so start from that email and work your way through the rest of the week!Due to technical issues, if you were in Vinton on the iVinton internet service you were unable to access the articles until today.

On July 14, 2023, Farmers Savings Bank & Trust used their designated place in the Vinton Unlimited Golf Tournament to make a donation to the Pink Heals organization.Contestants chipped a pink golf ball into designated circles in the grass and the respective circle had dollar amounts to which the bank then donated to Pink Heals. It was a fun game for a worthy cause!The bank was able to present a $375 donation to Dennis Bramow with Pink Heals as a result of the tournament.

Iowans can jump on the chance to honor their mentors or role models by nominating them for the Lifelong Learner Hall of Fame by September 19, 2023. All Iowans, past and present, of all ages, who have created a lasting impact on lifelong learning are eligible for nomination—as are Iowa organizations—and anyone can submit a nomination.   The Lifelong Learner Hall of Fame was established to celebrate Iowans who have contributed to making Iowa a stronghold of lifelong learning and to help promote lifelong learning through recognizing, documenting, and sharing their accomplishments.

The Highway 150 Bridge construction heading northing out of Vinton will be ongoing for the next 8-12 weeks. Stoplights are placed on both ends of the bridge as travel will be down to one lane. ***Be sure to pull up to the white line to activate the light to change when traffic is clear.**Click to see IDOT information containing width restrictions.

Vision Dysart, a sub-committee of the Dysart Development Corporation, is pleased to announce the completion of the Main Street Pocket Park. The project was first conceived in the spring of 2021 when a large tree was removed leaving an undeveloped space on Main Street. Through grants, donations and fundraising efforts, Vision Dysart was able to transform the area into a covered space with colorful seating, planters with foliage, a gallery of historic photographs of early Dysart, free Wi-Fi and dusk to dawn lighting for night owls.

At the city council meeting last week, there was a mixed bag of citizen input during the meeting. Topics included:Downtown ConcertArea businesses voiced complaints to the city council concerning the concert held in downtown Vinton. The June concert held on 4th Street, according to some of the businesses, it shut them down. Spokespersons for Lotus restaurant spoke first.