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Benton County Attorney's Office and Assistants share with area Kiwanis

Benton County Attorney Ray Lough, Assistants Tim Dille and Megan Hall shares what the work of the office entails. Benton County Attorney, Ray Lough along with his two assistant attorneys Tim Dille and Megan Hall spoke briefly to the Vinton Kiwanis Club. The three shared a little about their experience and duties ...

Vinton-Shellsburg Prom 2023 Grand March April 15

The Vinton-Shellsburg Prom 2023 Grand March will be held on Saturday, April 15 in the High School Auditorium. The doors will open at 6:00 p.m. and the event will begin at 6:30 p.m. This is a free...

Community Visioning Program Event Saturday, April 1

Vinton is participating in the 2023 Iowa's Living Roadways Community Visioning Program. Community Visioning is a transportation enhancement planning process that serves Iowa communities under 10,000 i...

Benton County Extension hopes to help future gardeners to gain a green thumb

A project which began in 2010 is still continuing today...and it all began because of a flood Following the flood of 2008, the city of Vinton lost homes near the river's edge in Vinton. A few homes along second street that were so badly damaged that they were eventually torn down and the lots ...

ASAC Meets With Iowa Attorney General

ASAC and area leaders met to discuss possible solutions to substance abuse in the area.  On March 2, the Area Substance Abuse Council (ASAC), Benton County Sherriff, Ronald Tippett, Benton County Attorney, Ray Lough, and Megan Hall, spoke with Iowa Attorney General, Brenna Bird, to ...

Friends of Center Point Library News

Friends of the Center Point Library sponsored a BlueTone Jass Collective performance at the Center Point Library on Thursday, March 23. Getting down with the tuba at a jazz concert, in the library? Y...

FFA attends District Convention

V-S FFA - Experience the Action made a Junior High recruitment skit for their competition. Back Row: Abbie Osborn, Braedon Hepker, Amber Deklotz, Harley Hinshaw. Front Row: Brody Waters, Carlie Clark, Sam Lundvall, and Maliah Parker. On Saturday, 40 Vinton-Shellsburg FFA members competed at the District Contests at Beckman Catholic High School. Here are their results:Conduct of Chapter Meetings: Will McKenna, Wes McKenna, Eli Olli...

Bringing hugs to those who need it most

Kid Krusaders from First Christian Church bring gifts to North Benton Ambulance to comfort other children The Kids Krusaders of the First Christian Church in Vinton is made up of youth grades 1-6. The kids meet every Wednesday after school from 3:30-5:00 p.m. where they make crafts, have a Bible story tim...

Wisconsin Man arrested after luring local child online and kidnapping

Roshaun Demetrius arrested after luring and kidnapping a Benton County child The following arrest as well as a little of the story shared by a local mother is a reminder to parents and their children that the internet is not a safe place.Roshaun Demetrius Collins, 21, of Milwa...

Go ahead, brag on yourself, your kids, your organization, everything is welcome!

Reflecting on the last 13 years of Vinton Today always leaves me amazed. Every time. The idea was to have a central location where anyone so inclined to write, organizations wanting to share, and any ...