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Thank Your School Board Members for Developing Iowa's Future Together

The Iowa Association of School Boards (IASB) invites communities to celebrate and thank their local school board members during School Board Recognition Month, May 1-31, 2023. This year's theme is Dev...

Hurry and get your Raffle tickets before May 12!

The Vinton Aquatic Club is holding a raffle that benefits all of the kids in the club. The group is selling raffle tickets for a 65" Samsung 4K Crystal Ultra HD Smart TV. Tickets sell:1...

Gov. Reynolds Signs Several Bills into Law

  This past week, Governor Kim Reynolds signed the following bills into law:  HF 601: A bill for an act relating to rate increase notice requirements for public utilities. &nb...

Mayor requests residents to call City Hall with questions to save the City Money

Closing the council meeting on Thursday evening, Mayor Bud Maynard put a request out to all Vinton residents. In this year so far, he said that legal fees racked up by the city have reached around $30...

Cobb Alley adds new Wall Dogs Mural

Oskam and McDermott giving the mural a final polishing. In the alley next to the Vinton Palace Theatre, Cobb Alley's long-awaited mural of its namesake Aubrey "Cobb" Smock arrived on Friday afternoon.  The Palace Theatre has been working to make what ...

New Radio towers completed for Communication System

One of the new communications towers being installed for the emergency communications project in the county The $7 million emergency communications project is moving along nicely in Benton County. Radios have been delivered, and the towers are up around the county to improve communications between all of th...

A note from the City of Vinton

 Until further notice, the brush and compost yard will be available the following hours: Monday-Friday from 4:00pm - 7:00pmSaturday from 10:00am - 7:00pmSunday from 1:00pm - 5...

Benton County American Legion and Auxiliary present Scholarship and Merit Awards

Scholarship Award winners The Benton County American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary met on Tuesday evening at the Newhall American Legion. The two organizations met together.to present Benton County seniors with scho...

Benton County named by Reynolds for SBA Disaster Assistance

    Today, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) granted her request to provide assistance in the form of low-interest disaster loans for ei...

Perry Johnson, presidential candidate visits Vinton

Presidential candidate for 2024 Perry Johnson made a stop in Vinton on Friday. A group of Benton County Republicans welcomed him at the Vinton Family Restaurant on Friday afternoon.  He and his w...