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Vinton Fireman's Breakfast brought a crowd and Smokey the Bear
The Vinton Fire Department held their annual breakfast on Sunday. Beginning at 7:00 a.m. and running until 1:00 p.m.Serving ham, sausage, eggs, biscuits and gravy PLUS pancakes, it was definitely wor... VFW Auxiliary 8884 welcomes National President at Tilford
The local VFW Auxillary welcomed the VFW Auxiliary National President Peggy Haake from Hawaii to Tilford Elementary. She visited with last year's Memorial Day Essay winners Lauren Redlinger, Addison ... Vinton's Fire Department Entertains, Educates and Excels
As I covered the Vinton Fire Department again today, PHOTOS I really wished that I could be a little kid again and see this through my little kid eyes. All I remember about Fire Prevention week ... iVinton welcomes neighbors to 1st Avenue location
The neighborhood iVinton office got an update this week with the installation of its logo on the building front at 412 1st Avenue. The office has been open for a couple of weeks with hours of 8 am-5 ... Area Children Ride the Fire Trucks as part of Fire Prevention
We can all remember riding the fire trucks when we were little (I know my kids are going to say, "No I don't because we were homeschooled!" ...that's another story, so I SHOULD say, "Most of us can r... Vinton Fire Department visits Classrooms as Part of Fire Prevention Week
The Vinton Area Fire Department made
their annual visit to the local elementary school to share the tips
necessary to educate children about fire safety.Teaching children to crawl below
smoke shou... The next Honor Flight to take off on October 15
On Tuesday, October 15, 2019 , the Eastern Iowa Honor Flight will launch EIHF Flight #38 Since we began operations in
2009, to date, we have transported 3,245 Veterans, plus their guardians to Washi...
Area 4-H groups decorate Courthouse Lawn with Scarecrows
It's 4-H week! The annual scarecrow display on the
courthouse lawn is now in place. Local 4-H groups put the display
together and make the scarecrows as scary and entertaining as
possible. thi... Absentee Ballots are now available as well as Absentee Voting
Click for information about absentee voting and hours.**NOTICE TO VOTERS**CITY/SCHOOL ELECTION NOVEMBER 5, 2019ABSENTEE VOTING IN THE AUDITOR’S OFFICE: Absentee ballots are available, at the Benton C...
The worst brings out the best in us
Over the last three decades of newspapering, the blur of news is always overshadowed by the worst and most terrible of times in the timeline of my corner of the world. This week will go down as one o...