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April 22 Honor Flight postponed
The Eastern Iowa Honor Flight that was scheduled for Wednesday, April 22 will not occur on that day, but will be rescheduled. Due to the COVID -19 ( Coronavirus) , the National Honor Flight ...
Candidates Needed for Benton County Fair Queen
The Benton County Fair is looking for young women who are interested in serving as a representative of the fair by becoming the Benton County Fair Queen. As a representative for the Benton County Fair...
Vinton Today Celebrating 10 Years!
VINTON TODAY celebrates 10 years!To say that the last 10 years have gone by fast is an understatement. I still remember the mere few hours between walking out of a newspaper office and the phone call ... Additional COVID-19 Cases in Iowa
Testing at Iowa’s State Hygienic Laboratory has indicated five additional presumptive positive cases of 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Iowa residents, a total of 13 presumptive positive cases....
Middle School Band Showcase
On Tuesday evening, the Vinton-Shellsburg High School hosted the Middle School Band Showcase, which featured 6th, 7th, 8th Grade and Middle School Jazz directed by Makayla Prall.The evening consisted ... Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast a brings Friends and Neighbors out for a worthy cause
It's an annual tradition to attend the Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast in Vinton. Since 1960 the Kiwanis Club members have rolled up their sleeves, tied on their aprons, grabbed their pancake flippers and ... Vinton man injured in 3 vehicle accident in Fairfax
A Vinton man was injured in a three vehicle accident on Sunday morning in Fairfax.Emergency responders were called to the accident near Williams Boulevard and 80th Street in Fairfax just before 1...
BoWood Company opens business in Urbana
The BoWood Company started when Alexa Schirm, who is a food blogger, asked her brother-in-law, TJ Bowen, to do some cutting boards for photoshoots. When people began asking her if they could buy the c... Parr Demostrates Painting at Pourville
Vinton City Council member but even longer an area artist Brian Parr agreed to demonstrate his painting talents with a group gathered at Vinton's Pourville Art Studio and Gallery. Spending a little ov... LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY ON 03/04/2020 IN VINTON
On Wednesday, March 4, 2020, at approximately 8:30 a.m., several area law enforcement agencies executed a search warrant at 509 W. 14th Street in Vinton related to an ongoing joint investigation.This ...