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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... Benton County Conservation Opportunity to Expand Wildcat Bluff Recreation Area
The Benton County Conservation Board (BCCB) is excited to announce an opportunity to expand one of
its existing properties.
Our park, Wildcat Bluff Recreation Area (Wildcat Bluff), two miles south...
Northern lights could be seen on Sunday night
If you were fortunate enough to be driving outside the city limits on Sunday night, you had an opportunity to see the northern lights. Sometimes, you just have to stop and take a picture...even though... Community Effort to clean and repair headstones at Maple Cemetary May 6
A community effort organized by the local VFW , American Legion and the Amvets is being organized to help in restoring and sprucing up the headstones in Maplewood Cemetery. The group plans to clean an...
FFA Volunteer Auction Results
On Monday, April 10th members of the Vinton-Shellsburg FFA Chapter held their annual Volunteer Auction. The Volunteer Auction is a chance where members are able to volunteer for eight hours to members... A Heartfelt Thank You
After the Iowa lawmakers again said, "yes, we will continue to fund newspapers but not you independent online types" I was reminded again, that Vinton Today is pretty special. For 13 years, this ...
Senate modifies public notices bill to maintain newspaper requirement
An Iowa Senate bill that would have eliminated a requirement for public entities to publish certain notices in newspapers was significantly altered on Thursday to keep the newspaper requirement.Senate...
2023-24 IOWA FFA STATE OFFICERS
95th Iowa FFA Annual Delegate Business MeetingThe Iowa FFA Leadership Conference was held at Hilton Coliseum in Ames on April 16-18, 2023. The new
Iowa FFA Officer team was elected and announced.&nbs... Vinton-Shellsburg FFA Conquers State Convention
By: Co-Reporter, Grace Schminke From Sunday April 16th through Tuesday April 18th, 45 members from the Vinton-Shellsburg FFA Chapter traveled to Ames for the 95th Annual State Leadership Conference. ...