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Gualtier Takes to the Sky

Monday morning, John Gualtier arrived at the Veterans Memorial Airport in Vinton, an appropriately named location for his Dream Flight. Last week he was a little nervous about the flight. The night be...

Arrest made in theft of diesel fuel

On September 3, 2021, a search warrant was conducted at 5590 22nd Ave., Vinton. The search warrant was a result of a theft investigation involving off-road diesel fuel from a business located in Bento...

Vinton-Shellsburg FFA host Dairy Food Judging

Bailey Weeks, Clayton McKenna, and Annabelle Newton judging different dairy foods. By: Co-Reporter, Grace Schminke On Friday August 6th, the Vinton-Shellsburg hosted Dairy Food Judging for the Northeast District and members from the Vinton-Shellsburg FFA chapter. The teams test...

Old School Produce Partners provide food to area Residents

Once again, Old School Produce Partners, which is a 501c3 non-profit organization brings a harvest that will assist area food pantries across Benton County. For the last 3 years, the project has helpe...

New Feature Available on Vinton Today

Construction continues on Vinton Today, on the back end where you can't see it, but I can. Every time Wes comes up with a new or improved feature it makes me so happy, it's like Christmas!On the front...

IOWA 4-H FOUNDATION INDUCTS BRIAN MCNULTY OF WATKINS INTO 2021 HALL OF FAME  

Brian McNulty pictured with Emily Saveraid (left), and Executive Director, Tillie Good The final day of the Iowa State Fair, Brian McNulty, of Watkins, joined a group of Iowans who have exemplified outstanding service and dedication to the 4-H youth program in their county. On Sunday, ...

Boomtown lights up the sky, shakes the ground and makes you smile

The Boomtown fireworks show drew thousands to this year's show.  With cars lining the streets, filling the fairgrounds and every parking lot in the area, it was obvious that people were ready to ...

Going to 218 (not the Highway)

The old 218 Cafe building is now part of our history While other stories might say something cold and clinical like, "A local landmark was torn down today. The building had fallen into disrepair over the years and required extensive repair. The site wil...

The Cedar River will be changing quickly over the next week

For those in Vinton, and those formerly from Vinton who keep an eye on the Cedar River, you will notice that things are going to be changing rapidly for us over the next 48 hours. The Cedar River has ...

Virginia Gay Hospital Scholarship Recipients Named

Christina Harrelson Congratulations to Justin Bartz, Christina Harrelson, Stevi Salzmann and Kylee Schwan, 2021 Virginia Gay Hospital Jeanette Miller Employee Scholarship recipients. The Jeanette M. Miller Scholarship su...