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PLAYGROUND WORK DAYS SET FOR AUG. 20-22
The Vinton Parks & Recreation Department is pleased to announce that a brand spankin’ new playground for Riverside Park has been funded and ordered… now all we have to do to make thi... Progressive Ag Safety Day at the Benton County Fairgrounds
On Saturday, the Benton County Fairgrounds was the site for the Progressive Ag Safety Day.
The group started with various events at 9:00 a.m. and concluded with lunch around noon.
The student...
WOOSLEY TOURS TO ARRIVE IN VINTON SEPTEMBER 27
“Last year the first Woosley Tours arrived in Vinton for a noon time meal event and it was, indeed, very successful. So much so, that they are returning on September 27, for a second dining/mee...
NEW BEST FRIENDS: EXCHANGE STUDENTS, HOST FAMILIES LOOK BACK ON YEAR AT VSHS
Noah Hedinger, a German exchange student, was one of the leaders of the 2018 VS soccer team, and is one of three siblings from Germany who has spent a year in Vinton.
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AREA HOST FAMILIES NEEDED FOR TWO PAX FOREIGN EXCHANGE STUDENTS
The woman who helps find homes for exchange students in eastern Iowa says the PAX organization is seeking families in the Vinton-Shellsburg, Benton Community or Center Point-Urbana areas for two girl...
“WE NEED HELP” AREA CONGOLESE LEADER PLEADS FOR DRIVER’S EDUCATION
Friends gather around the casket of Aziza Kikuze after her death earlier this year; she is one of 6 Congolese immigrants to die on three-mile stretch of Highway 30 in Benton County since 2016.
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Area Officers Train others the art of Self Defense
By Bethany Gates, Correspondent
This past Saturday, over 40 people attended the free self-defense class presented by officers from the Benton County Sheriff's Office, Urbana Police Departme... ‘HERO AMONG US’ DVD FEATURING VINTON VETERAN JOHN GUALTIER NOW AVAILABLE
A young John Gualtier poses for the camera; his experience as a WWII Army medic and concentration camp liberator will be on the Palace screen March 11.
Four months after its world debut on the ... AREA LEADERS ATTEND NATIONAL HISTORICAL PRESERVATION FORUM
By Kristine Pope, Herring Hotel Association
Several members of the Benton County Historic Preservation Commission joined preservationists from all around the country at the National Al... ‘WE SURVIVED THE TORNADO:’ SHELLSBURG MAN SHARES EXPERIENCE AT ADVENTURELAND
Forty years ago this month, the Tornado roller coaster made its debut at the Adventureland amusement park near Des Moines.
Many local residents who visited the park can recall seeing or even wear...