News
Progressive Ag Safety Day at the Benton County Fairgrounds
[caption id="attachment_24447" align="alignleft" width="300"] Fire safety and proper fire extinguisher use were among the lessons at the annual Farm Safety Day.[/caption]
On Saturday, the Benton Co...
Q and U Hitched (again)
Quickly and quietly, a quartet of Tilford Elementary 1st Grade classes celebrated the unique union of the letters Q and U on Friday, with the traditional QU Wedding.
The quandry was how to be in mo...
Class of 1963 Celebrates 55th Reunion
The Class of 1963 celebrated its 55th Class Reunion on Saturday, September 15th, 2018, at the Vinton Country Club.
33 members were present along with 20 guests.
Row 1-L-R: Kay Pollock Buch, Linda ...
Football season halfway through: Local players among standings and stat leaders
[caption id="attachment_24342" align="alignleft" width="300"] Junior Luke Beyer is among Class 2, District 7 leaders in both kickoffs for touchbacks and tackles.[/caption]
As area high school footb...
1869: What else is as old as Vinton?
[caption id="attachment_24383" align="alignleft" width="300"] Rutgers and Princeton played the first collegiate football game in 1869, the same year Vinton was incorporated as a city.[/caption]
Jes...
Riverside playground, Ninja Zone to open at 5 today
The Vinton Parks and Rec Department has announced that after much work and many rain delays over the past month, the Riverside Park playground area and Ninja Zone will open at 5 pm. tonight.
All ar...
American Legion in Search of World War I Memorabilia for event
The American Legion, is seeking the help of the community in gathering any World War I era memorabilia.
If you have photos from World War I veterans, maybe of relatives that served, that you would ...
Tourist Group visits Vinton for a Meal and Tour
[caption id="attachment_24370" align="alignleft" width="433"] Rev. Phillip Borleske presenting at the train depot.[/caption]
Woosley Tours, headed by Lavanda Woosley, brought a group of over 45 to ...
See You at the Pole Gathered at the High School to start off the school day
See You at the Pole™, the global day of student prayer, began in 1990 as a grass roots movement with ten students praying at their school. Twenty years later, millions pray on their campuses on ...
HENRY 'HEINIE' HOWARD MANTZ
Henry "Heinie" Howard Mantz, 92, of Keystone, Iowa, passed away peacefully at his home Sept. 25, 2018, following a battle with cancer.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 28, at St. Paul's Lutheran...