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School Supplies to be collected and given out free of charge
School supplies will be collected from anyone that would like to donate. Supplies should be delivered to the First Christian Church by August 14. The church is located at: 1209 W 13th St, Vinton....
Information for those who need a cooling station this afternoon
Please check on your friends and especially the elderly or those with breathing issues this week. Make sure they are all in a cool location and aren't trying to "tough it out" with broken air conditio...
Vinton Monuments workshop draws residents from five states
Fifty people descended on Maplewood Cemetery on Tuesday for the Vinton Monuments / Atlas Preservation cemetery preservation workshop. Jonathan Appell of Atlas Preservation in Southington,Connecticut l... Painting the Town Red (and Yellow)
There are many tasks that the water department attends to. One that I never thought about was the upkeep of the fire hydrants. To be honest I've never spent a lot of time thinking about fire hydrants ... 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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