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Virginia Gay Hospital Welcomes Euan MacGregor as New CEO
Virginia Gay Hospital is proud to announce the appointment of Euan MacGregor as its new CEO. With a distinguished background in both the military and healthcare administration, Mr. MacGregor brings a ... Benton County Fair Queen Bio: Grayce McClintock
My name is Grayce McClintock, I recently graduated from Vinton-Shellsburg High School and am attending Iowa State University this fall, and majoring in Agricultural Studies. I live in Shellsburg on my... Benton County Fair Queen Bio: Olivia Hanson
My name is Olivia Hanson and I live just outside of LaPorte City, Iowa. I am the daughter of Robert and Maureen Hanson and I am the 5th of 6 kids in my family. I am a proud member of the Bruce Booster... Vinton Woman victim in Linn County Triple Murder
On Wednesday by night, the Linn County Sheriff's Department responded to a call in the 3600 block of East Otter Road, north of Robins. As a result of the call, according to police reports, Luke W... $7.8 Million in Grants to Help Connect Iowans to Critical Services
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced $7.8 million for 17 projects that will improve public transportation for people with disabilities, old...
Vinton Public Library asks for a few minutes of your time
Annual community surveys are an important part of our library's strategic planning process. Please take a moment to tell us how we're doing with our library programming for adults and kids!https://www... United Way Program Puts Over $2.6 Million Back Into Eastern Iowa
United Way Program Puts Over $2.6 Million Back Into Eastern Iowa
The VITA program concludes for 2023 Tax Season
United Way of East Central Iowa (UWECI) proudly wraps up its
Volunteer Income Tax As...
4-H Night at the Grandstand June 19th
On June 19th join the local 4-H organization for 4-H Night at the Grandstand! The fun begins at 6:00 p.m.at the Benton County Fairgrounds. We will kick off the Benton County Fair!The 4-H Exhibitor Awa... Vinton Community Foundation Distributes $43,920.76 to Local Organizations
The Vinton Community Foundation is announcing the distribution of $43,920.76 in grants to the following organizations serving the City of Vinton. Vinton Community Foundation & Local Optio...
Urlaubs trace Family History back to events surrounding D-Day, June 6, 1944
Recently Mark and LuAnn Urlaub took a trip to honor LuAnn’s uncle, an uncle she never met. "Mark and I wanted to learn more about my Uncle Marvin A. Kraus' service and see the places that Dad spoke ...