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Virginia Gay Hospital to receive $466,000 grant from the USDA Rural Development
The USDA Rural Development has approved a grant of $466,600.00 to Virginia Gay Hospital. The investment will be used to help Virginia Gay Hospital in
Vinton recover from the economic impact of the CO...
Hope Rogers, relative of Frank Lloyd Wright, shares family stories in new book
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'... Pate’s Iowa Businesses Against Trafficking Program, Finalist for National Award
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 thr...
Virginia Gay Hospital created $29,039,574 impact on local economy in 2022
{{{161349_-_Virginia_Gay_Hospital.pdf}}}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 econo...
Statewide Speed Awareness Day July 26
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 driver... For those who read articles via email only...
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Farmers Savings Bank & Trust makes donation to Pink Heals
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 ba... Wallace & Beverly Winkie Foundation: Lifelong Learner Hall of Fame
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 ...
Vinton's Hwy. 150 bridge under construction
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... Pocket Park arrives on Main Street in Dysart
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...