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Public or Private Schools: Computer science professional development grants
Grants to support computer science professional development are now available. Iowa school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, Area Education Agencies and collaboratives are encouraged to apply.T...
HOT Grants benefit Vinton Residents and Businesses
Vinton Unlimited organizes several events that benefit the town of Vinton. This year their HOT Grants will be used in the following ways. $3,000 toward the Deck the House Christmas Lighting incen... Party in Pink Receives HOT Grant for 10th Annual 5K
Virginia Gay Hospital received a $2,000 HOT Grant toward the 10th Annual Party in Pink Walk/Run 5K Race. This fundraising event for Gifts of Hope is held in conjunction with the Vinton’s annual... American Library Association Award Ceremony online Saturday
The American Library Association will recognize Vinton's Public Library Director, Renee Greenlee, at the "I Love my Librarian" award ceremony. The program will take place this Saturday, January 22 beg... HOT Grants Distributed to area Organizations: Benton County Historical Society
In 2017, the voters of Vinton passed a ballot measure to establish a 7% hotel/motel tax within the City limits. The tax went into effect on July 1, 2018. Per the Code of Iowa, funds collected must be ... Wiretap Leads to Vinton Man’s Guilty Plea to Conspiring to Distribute Heroin
A man who conspired to distribute heroin, fentanyl, and other synthetic opioids pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rap...
Weather related notices from the city of Vinton
With the impending winter weather, please move parked vehicles off the streets so City crews can get the roads cleared as quickly and safely as possible. Also, sidewalks are to be cleared within ...
Nathan's Smiles Trail Makes the #4 slot of 9 of the Best places to visit in Iowa
I can picture it now, the guy that Nathan's Smiles Trail is named after grinning and being a little embarrassed that his trail is bringing all the attention to Vinton, but being pretty proud of his li... Vinton-Shellsburg Schools Rank in Top 50 Best Iowa Schools
Vinton-Shellsburg’s two elementary schools were named to the top 50 elementary schools in Iowa by U.S. News and World Report. Shellsburg’s five grades, Pre-Kindergarten through 4th grade, ranked 5...
Urbana man set to plead guilty in death of woman in Center Point
Back in January of 2020, 30-year-old Bret Daniel Klima, of Urbana, was charged with vehicular homicide. In December of 2019 he left the scene of a fatal accident and was charged with other crimes foll...