No, you cannot have a therapy skunk in town

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
January 26, 2023 12:45 pm

Blake Hansen wears many hats in Vinton. His official title is Building Inspector|Code Enforcement Officer|Flood Plain Manager. He spoke to area Kiwanis about the progress made in Vinton.

County Supervisors lower raises by 1.3%

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
January 25, 2023 2:15 pm

The Benton County Board of Supervisors discussed the elected official's raises that were recommended by the Compensation Board. The Compensation board had recommended that the officials should be awarded an 8.

Benton County 4-H Cloverbuds Starts 2023 Strong

BENTON COUNTY EXTENSION
January 24, 2023 2:13 pm

Benton County 4-H hosted a 4-H Cloverbuds Round Up and Winter Workshop on January 13 at the Benton County Extension Office in Vinton. 14 Benton County youth attended the event and experienced an Iowa 4-H educational offering titled “A Beautiful Oops” where they practiced art and literacy while making friends.

Benton Community School District Special Election March 7, for $48.5M project

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
January 23, 2023 2:12 pm

The Benton Community School District is seeking the approval of voters in the district to pass a 48.5 million dollar referendum. Property owners would be taxed at $4.

Blessed Hope Community Church names new Senior Pastor

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
January 20, 2023 3:00 pm

Blessed Hope Community Church. is pleased to announce the naming of David Condry to the position of Senior Pastor. In a statement from the elders of BHCC, they said, "We are in awe at God's good timing, provision, and faithfulness throughout this transition.

Roadside Chat - Old McDonald clicked his belt E-I-E-I-O

IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
January 20, 2023 1:21 pm

While more than 92 percent of front-seat drivers and passengers in Iowa wear seat belts, it might surprise you to learn that nearly half of those killed on Iowa roadways were not buckled up.

Pedestrian hit by train in Belle Plaine

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
January 20, 2023 9:30 am

On Thursday afternoon, a train loaded with coal on the Union Pacific line in Belle Plaine, collided with a pedestrian at a crossing in Belle Plaine. As the Norfolk Southern engine was in the process of stopping the engineer immediately reported the incident at approximately 2:51 p.

Vinton Kiwanis present Dictionaries to 3rd Graders at Tilford Elementary

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
January 18, 2023 10:30 pm

The Vinton Kiwanis Club continued it's annual tradition of handing out "A Student's Dictionary" to the Vinton-Shellsburg School District's 3rd grade classes.

Nominate someone for Teacher of the Year

IOWA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
January 18, 2023 12:27 pm

Will the 2024 Iowa Teacher of the Year hail from your school district? One thing is sure: She or he won’t if you don’t nominate a teacher for the honor.

SALVATION ARMY RAISES NEARLY $900,000 - SURPASSING GOAL!

SALVATION ARMY
January 17, 2023 4:54 pm

Holiday donations to The Cedar Rapids Salvation Army (TSA) have set a new record for the social services nonprofit with more than $860,000 raised - shattering their goal of $811,000.