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National Data Breach Impacts Some Iowa Medicaid Members

Cyberattack Occurred On Contractor’s Computer System; Iowa Medicaid System Was Not BreachedThe Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces today that some Medicaid members’ person...

Brandt recognized for his service in the Benton Community School District

The Benevolent and Protective Grand Lodge Order of Elks Cedar Rapids, Elk’s Lodge 251, presented the Elks Distinguished Citizenship Award to Officer Tyler Brandt, of the Benton County Sheriff's Depa...

Iowa Schools Invited to Apply for Lt. Gov. STEM Education Scholarship Program

The National Lieutenant Governors Association (NLGA) has opened the application period for the annual Lt. Governors’ STEM Scholarship Program, sponsored by ACT, to award up to $1,000 to 12 schools n...

Vinton Kiwanis host hundreds of children at Annual Easter Egg Hunt

The Easter Bunny gets a hug from one of the bunny's tiny fans Weeks of preparation go into the annual five minute Easter Egg hunt each year. This year the Vinton Kiwanis Club provided a bit of fun for the area children on Saturday morning at the Kiwanis Park. Ch...

Gov. Reynolds Statement on Biden Administration Proposed Change to Title IX

   Governor Kim Reynolds released the following statement in response to the Biden Administration's newly proposed change to Title IX rules, allowing biological men to participate in womenâ€...

No Email on Good Friday

There will be no email from Vinton Today on Good Friday. Enjoy the Easter weekend with your family, and we'll catch you again on Monday!Happy Easter!...

Vinton Unlimited stops to welcome Hoi Sinh Thrift and Consignment

Vinton Unlimited stopped in to welcome owner Alan Peterson of Hoi Sinh Thrift and Consignment to downtown Vinton.The shop offers some retail, consignment as well as thrift items in the store. (Ladies...

Drive Your Tractor to School Day - A Giant Hit!

By: Co-Reporter, Grace Schminke On March 22nd, 2023 the Vinton-Shellsburg FFA Chapter hosted their annual Drive Your Tractor to School Day event. This year the chapter had their biggest turnout with ...

Awww Hail...NO!!!

Two miles south of Vinton. Photo courtesy of Wendy Frentress Tuesday night in Vinton got a bit dicey with the storms passing through the area. Hail hit Vinton in all kinds of sizes. In the area next to the middle school there was marble-sized hail while just a ...

Car show in Downtown Vinton

An old tradition is returned for race fans of The Bullring.What used to be an annual event to kick off the season at Benton County Speedway, the annual car show on the streets of downtown Vinton made ...