ECHO Ministries Seeking Household Donations

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
July 19, 2019 1:47 pm

 ECHO Ministries located downtown Vinton, (between LaGrange Pharmacy and Camerons) is in need of all sizes of mattresses, plus dressers, microwaves & vacuums.

iVinton needs your help to choose the TV lineup

IVINTON
July 19, 2019 9:49 am

HEY! We NEED your help. Picking the TV channel line-up for sports is pretty tricky business. It turns out that the key to the right sports package is.

Bubbles exchanged for other air filled items

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
July 18, 2019 9:22 am

The Summer Reading Program at the Vinton Public Library is on the final stretch of fun and activities at the library. Today's event with bubbles was canceled due to the rain, but the children filled the rooms downstairs with a lot of fun and laughter batting around balloons, beachballs and other shapes filled with air.

Friends of 4H Celebrates 5 Years of Fundraising

VINTON TODAY
July 18, 2019 7:07 am

Friends of 4H is a fundraising and scholarship committee established by the Benton County Extension Council in 2015. Currently, there are two ways for groups and individuals to donate to Benton County 4H, the Benton County 4H Foundation and the Benton County Friends of 4H.

Get Creative With Parade Floats!

VINTON UNLIMITED
July 17, 2019 8:25 pm

The Grand Parade | Saturday, August 17 | 2pmThis event is 150 years in the making, and there are awards on the line! Gather your co-workers, friends, or neighbors, get CREATIVE, and put together a winning float! One award will be given in each of the following categories: business, organization/church/civic group, and family/neighborhood.

Vinton Community Band performed at Fross Park in Center Point

CENTER POINT HISTORICAL SOCIETY
July 16, 2019 9:12 pm

The Vinton Community Band played at Fross Park in Center Point on July 13th  preceding the Parks/Recreation Department's free movie. Director Judy Trygstad led the band in pieces of music from “Music Man,” “Oklahoma,” “Indiana Jones,” and other movies.

Celebrating Cedar Sailors and R.A.T.S.

VINTON TODAY
July 16, 2019 2:17 pm

By Tami Stark Many moons ago yet much like today, there was a large group of friends that gathered regularly and spent their free time together on the Cedar; boating, waterskiing, grilling on the sandbars and camping on the banks.

Sesquicentennial to hold Grand Parade on Saturday, August 17

VINTON UNLIMITED
July 16, 2019 12:32 pm

This event is 150 years in the making, and there are awards on the line! Gather your co-workers, friends, or neighbors, get CREATIVE, and put together a winning float! One award will be given in each of the following categories: business, organization/church/civic group, and family/neighborhood.

Don't Sign That Contract!

IVINTON
July 16, 2019 7:55 am

We've been told by a Vinton resident eager for iVinton to start that a contractor for one of the internet providers in town is going door-to-door with a "special" offer.

House fire leaves family of 6 homeless

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
July 12, 2019 9:46 am

A house fire on Thursday night on F Ave. has left the Johnnie Morris family without a home of their own. The family was living in the rental house that caught on fire last night while the family was in the home watching television.