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Vinton's Guild of Fine Arts unveils the first of Several Projects

Members of Vinton's Guild of Fine Arts complete the first Mural in the Library The Vinton Public Library had a little bit of a facelift in their children's area on the lower level of the library. Artists from the local Vinton Guild of Fine Arts were invited by Janette McMah...

Four safety tips to enjoy fireworks, protect sensitive people

This is a joint press release from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, the Iowa Department of Public Health and the State Fire Marshal's office.As much as we love fireworks displays, drifting sm...

The Mystery is over; Old Hospital Pub Moves Closer to Opening

One of the most talked about parts of the redevelopment project of the old Iowa Braille School campus is nearing completion, and it looks to be something both new and exciting. The Old Hospital Pub is...

Vinton Emergency Service Facility Construction Site Underway

Just last summer the city council heard about plans to build a new Vinton  Emergency Services Facility. The location of the new facility will be on the corner of Highway 218/South K Ave. and 13th...

Party in the Park kicks off following a brief rain shower

A picture is worth a thousand words Neither rain, nor the threat of it stopped events in downtown Vinton on Thursday evening. As they have done for several years, Farmers Savings Bank & Trust staff served the Vinton community a picn...

Farm Bureau members donate to Disaster Recovery Coalition

Matthew Werner presents a check for $2300 to Scott Hansen, Co-chair of the Benton County Disaster Recovery Coalition. Also representing the Coalition are Linda Fischer, Public Information Officer, and Tina Eden, Secretary. The Benton County Farm Bureau organization, and its members, donate to the Benton County Disaster Recovery Coalition. The Farm Bureau board of directors reached out to the members in Benton County wit...

Benton County Cattlemen’s Association Cooks Lunch

Benton County Cattlemen's Association brought lunch to area school children on Thursday. The Benton County Cattlemen’s Association treated area students with a grilled hamburger as part of their lunch on Thursday. Usually each summer the farmers lend a hand to the lunch ladies and not o...

Carlson Shares with Vinton Kiwanis his Brazil Trip to visit Farmers there

Brian Carlson shares his experience visiting farms in Brazil Brian Carlson, a Benton County farmer, was able to be part of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Brazil Market Study trip in 2020. Carlson said that he has wanted to visit Brazil for decades, so he appli...

DECAT/CPPC helps law enforcement "Catch" kids doing good

Tyler Brandt, Deputy Sheriff/ School Resource Officer Benton Co. Sheriff’s Dept. The local DECAT / CPPC group Flourishing Families have donated sports equipment which included footballs, soccer balls, volleyballs, basketballs, playground balls and Frisbee disks to the Benton and I...

American Legion Retires Flags

Craig Streeter and Post Commander Ron Albright drape flags set to be disposed of. The George G. Luckey Post 57 American Legion held their annual flag disposal ceremony on Monday evening which was also Flag Day. All of the flags set to be destroyed were the stars and stripes except ...