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Benton County 2023 Commodity Group Winners

The following static exhibitors have a project selected for a Benton County Commodity Group Award!Thank you to Benton County Corn Growers Association, Benton County Dairy Producers, Benton County Catt...

The Benton County Fair is underway!

Rides are being set up at the fair and judging has begun for 4-H The Benton County Fair is underway!It takes many, many people to pull off the events at the fair. Several competitions and displays are now being seen in the Open Class Building (off to the left as yo...

Talk, Talk, Talk

By Tami Stark It doesn’t seem to matter what circle I’m in or where we go these days, the question of “Is there going to be a Boomtown 2023” is coming up more and more often! As the first ...

Blessed Hope holds Annual Faith in Action

Blessed Hope Community Church held their annual in town mission project, Faith in Action. The church compiles a list of locations in the community that need assistance. Sometimes people are nominated ...

Sparks Fly at District Ag Mechanics

Christopher Fleming, Andrew Brummer, and Dallas Fairbanks received 4th Place Team at District Ag Mechanics.            By Co-Reporter, Izzie Birker “Although this is my first year doing this contest I learned a lot and am looking forward to preparing for next year,” said Jaice Tuttle. Tuttle...

Vinton Residents Invited to Share Ideas at Community Visioning Design Workshop

Residents will have the opportunity to share their ideas for improving Vinton at a design workshop hosted by the Vinton Visioning committee at the Farmer’s Market in Celebration Park on Thursday eve...

Vinton, Where Everybody Knows Your Name, wraps Party in the Park 2023

"Where Everybody Knows Your Name" was the theme of this year's Party in the Park. The theme coincided with the 30th anniversary of the Cheers TV show that used that song as its theme song.The communit...

USS Iowa to be Christened tomorrow, June 17

Former Iowa first lady Christie Vilsack, standing in the back of a pickup truck with a chainsaw, and U.S. Navy crew members of the new USS Iowa submarine, are shown here cleaning up grounds of the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown after the August 2020 d To watch the livestream of the event click HERE tomorrow morning.By Patrick KinneyA new U.S Navy vessel named for the state of Iowa will be christened Father’s Day weekend, supported by the grandd...

No Email on Monday

Because Monday is a Federal Holiday, there will be no outbound email. If there is urgent news, it will be uploaded to the website and shared on the Vinton Today Facebook page. Enjoy the three-day...

New Strategic Planning Date Survey for the Vinton Public Library

There is a new Strategic Planning survey put out by the Vinton Public LIbrary.  The survey will be used to collect data for fiscal years of 2024-2026. If you'd like to participate, the link is below!...