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Every seat was taken for a fun trip through Iowa railroad history conducted by Phil Borleske at the Center Point Historical Society Depot Museum in Center Point, Sunday, June 25.Rev. Borleske, Vinton, is on the Benton County Historical Society Board (specializing in the depot) and is a member of the Benton County Historical Preservation Commission.He showed a glorious glut of slides of Iowa trains, past and present, and said that railroads were so important in the state in the 19th century that often if a town wasn’t on a railroad, they either moved it TO the railroad or the town died.

Virginia Gay Hospital Clinics will be closed for a few hours on Tuesday, June 27th for educational training sessions.  The hours are listed below. Urbana:  9:30-11Atkins:  12-1:30Van Horne:  2:30-4

Noah Lindauer, a filmographer, returned to his hometown to use his talents for its benefit. Working with area residents, he used his artistic abilities to create a short promotional one-minute video showcasing the support Vinton shows for its local businesses. The video will be entered into a contest to help Vinton win a free mural for the community as part of the Iowans Unite Community Video Contest.

It's time to think about keeping children healthy while school is out. Vinton-Shellsburg CSD provides FREE meals to children during the summer.Meals will be provided, on a first-come, first-serve basis, at the sites and times as follows:Attention V-S Middle or High School Students!Are you a V-S Middle or High School Student and would like to be a part of providing this service, to obtain your Black and Gold/1:1 hours? Please contact karen.

The Vinton Veteran’s Memorial Airport was abuzz with activity Thursday morning. About a dozen Aerial Applicators, commonly called “Crop Dusters” from across the Midwest arrived in Vinton for a voluntary certification process hosted by Noe Aviation.The airplanes filled the sky as they descended to the same altitude commonly used when spraying – usually from twelve to fourteen feet above crop canopy.

By: Co-Reporter, Izzie Birker The Hairball concert took place in downtown Vinton on Saturday, June 10th.Vinton-Shellsburg FFA was again invited to come out after the concert to recycle the cans that are left in the streets and trash cans as a fundraiser. This great opportunity for the chapter brings in money to put toward chapter activities for all members.

Three young ladies submitted applications to become the next Benton County Fair Queen. Izzie Birker, Harlyn Heishusen and Kait Ballard. As a representative for the Benton County Fair, the queen will assist with various contests and activities during the county fair this week as well as helping with other promotional activities.Following the crowning the new Benton County Fair Queen will compete at Des Moines at the Iowa State Fair Queen contest during the Iowa State Fair.

Vinton Police Department Log for Week of June 12-18, 2023All Charges are subject to review by the Benton County Attorney’s Office. An arrest or criminal charge is merely an accusation, and the Defendant is presumed innocent, unless proven guilty. Intrastate Warrants are issued by Law Enforcement Agencies for crimes happening in their jurisdictions.

Trash collection is currently facilitated through J and R Sanitation of Garrison, IA. Beginning July 1, 2023, sanitation services will be facilitated through S&J Sanitation. The billing for trash removal is handled through the VMEU Utilities billing.Garbage cans will be collected for J&R June 26,27,28, Place carts out for collection.S & J Sanitation will begin serving Vinton as the contracted hauler for garbage and recycling on July 1, 2023.

The following static exhibitors have a project selected for the Iowa State Fair!Please Note: Exhibitors highlighted in gray have been identified as an alternate in case the state fair selected exhibitor is unable to attend.Congratulations!CORRECTION: Paul Herger, not Hagen3