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Vinton Legion Retires Tattered and Worn Out Flags
Thank you to the George G. Luckey Post of the American Legion in Vinton for providing a needed service to the community. A service that many will not need often, but when you do, the Legion members ca... Iowa State Fair Timber Sports Results
The best wood choppers, sawyers and crosscutters squared off in the Timber Sports competition, judged Tuesday, August 16, at the 2022 Iowa State Fair.Complete results followAxe1) David Cox, Oskaloosa2... Rural Americana Olde Tyme Beard Growing Contest: Best Groomed & Unique in Vinton
Men from across the state entered their prized whiskers in the Beard Growing contest held Tuesday, August 16, at the 2022 Iowa State Fair.Complete results below:Longest Beard1) Marc Van Donselaar, Pel... 2022 Iowa State Fair Skillathon Contest Results include Benton County Students
This year the Iowa State Fair hosted 213 youth from 63 counties to participate in the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Skillathons for dairy, meat goat, sheep and swine. Each skillathon t... Vinton Lions help to replace tattered flags
This last Memorial Day, while taking down the many flags at the area cemeteries, the Legion members found 20-40 flags that were faded, frayed or torn and that needed to be disposed of. The Vinton Lion... Vinton-Shellsburg Agriculture Students Combat World Hunger
In March, students of the Vinton-Shellsburg Agriculture I classes were challenged to select a country around the world and a problem that was creating hunger problems within that country; and create s... Iowa's connection to the Underground Railroad shared at the CP Depot Museum
Center Point Historical Society News – Log Cabin FestivalJenny Barnett, of the African American Museum of Iowa, gave a talk on The Underground Railroad to about 50 guests at the Center Point Histori... Vinton was booming once again for Boomtown 2022
Another successful weekend is in the books for Boomfest/Boomtown 2022! The Kiwanis started off with the annual Bring the Noise 5K race covering a section of Vinton. While that was happening, Boomfest ... Support V-S Post Prom and look good while you do it!
The VS Post Prom is back at it again! They have several things going on in the next few weeks and would love your support. The first is the VS/Viking Pride apparel. Help us support two local businesse... Boomtown Saturday, August 27
An earth-shaking pyrotechnic experience you will not soon forget! Don't miss this fireworks display from the Iowa Pyrotechnic Association, it's known as the best fireworks in the Midwest! Rain or shin...