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IBSSS officially owned by the City of Vinton, for now

It's official! The IBSSS will now be under private ownership for the first time in its history. After 3 years, the hard work of so many people has finally paid off. Until Thursday morning, (well officially midnight Thursday night) the Braille School Property had been owned by the State of Iowa B...

Iowa Storm Bring Elected Officials and Candidate out to help with Cleanup

Governor Reynold and State Representative Ashley Hinson lend a hand in Benton County It's not news that Iowa farmers were hit with a second kick in the shins with the storm 2 weeks ago. The first hit came with COVID and the shut down of processing plants for the farm animals. It is ho...

SACG (Shellsburg Area Community Group) is accepting donations

Shellsburg, one of the towns affected by the Derecho is in need of donations to help in the community. Anyone who desires to assist with the storm relief efforts can make checks out to:SACG (Shel...

Vinton Community Foundation awards Happy Time Child Development Center Grant

Happy Time Child Development receives grant from Vinton Community Foundation The Vinton Community Foundation presented Happy Time Child Development Center with a grant to help purchase a new AED Defibrillator for the childcare center.  On behalf of the Vinton Community Fo...

Salvation Army offers Clothing Vouchers

It's been really busy and everyone's plans have been altered due to the derecho storm! Perhaps your behind on shopping for school clothes or have fewer finances than you thought? &...

SALVATION ARMY PARTNERS WITH BENTON COUNTY DISASTER RECOVERY COALITION

The Salvation Army service extension unit in Vinton, IA is helping Benton County residents.  Food was provided daily from August 12th until August 19th when most of the residentsâ€...

VFW ASKING FOR HELP

 The Veterans of Foreign Wars of The United States Post 8884  in  Vinton, Iowa has acquired a building for a Post Home.  We are excited to get it renovated to a beautiful home the ...

Thank you Again

Thank you Vinton for stepping up, helping each other and our neighbors Every time a disaster comes to Vinton, and it seems like it's too frequent, there is never a doubt in my mind that the people of Vinton will be there to help each other. From the first day that the st...

Avoid Another Disaster: Beware of Fraud

Scams seem to follow disasters. Don’t let your guard down and suffer another disaster such as identity theft or paying fees for services that are never provided.Remember, FEMA never charges for serv...

Caution urged as Iowans cleanup damaged trees

Kayleigh Erger chose a color to match her shirt as she left her prints on the Brandon City Park Shed State forestry experts are encouraging Iowans to proceed with caution as they begin cleaning up the extensive tree damage from Monday’s historic storm.“Hopefully the power will be back on but chec...