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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
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
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
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
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
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 ... Ambulance-driving EMT fired after three off-duty drunken driving arrests
By Clark KauffmanAn Iowa emergency medical technician who drove ambulances, fired for a history of drunken driving arrests, is not entitled to unemployment benefits, a state fact-finder has ruled.Desp...
CBI’s Money Smart Week Poster Contest is Back! April 15-21
Farmers Savings Bank & Trust, in conjunction with Community Bankers of Iowa (CBI) is sponsoring the 2023 CBI Money Smart Week Poster Contest to motivate elementary school students to learn about p...