The Virginia Gay Hospital Board and senior staff, after many months of careful evaluation, has elected to end their affiliation with University of Iowa Hospitals and has selected UnityPoint Health – Cedar Rapids to be the new affiliation partner.

Students in grades seven through 11 can now enter the 13th annual Money Smart Kid Essay Contest and compete for the chance to win $1,000 to help boost their college savings.

By Tami Stark On the 3rd Saturday of every month, a close yet growing group of volunteers gather together at Wesley United Methodist Church (the church by the Library) and work to provide food and household goods to over 55 people every month.

Virginia Gay Hospital (VGH) and the Virginia Gay Hospital Health Care Foundation (VGHHCF) announce changes to their board of director members for 2019.

Activities for tomorrow (Friday, January 18) have been postponed as follows: 9/10/Varsity Boys Basketball vs. Central DeWitt - postponed to Thursday, February 14 JV/V Girls Basketball at Central DeWitt - postponed to Monday, February 4 JV/V Bowling vs.

You might ask, "What is the Middle Cedar Watershed Wetland Basin?" as I did. The project is going to help contain enough water in the southern part of Vinton in an attempt to help prevent flooding in other areas of town.

The year of the celebration has finally arrived! While the 150th celebration has been our radar for almost two years, the realization has hit once the calendar flipped to 2019!   While small, subtle nods to the milestone will occur throughout 2019, mark your calendars for August 17-24, 2019! The Walldogs are scheduled to return to Vinton during this week to give our mural history a fresh coat of paint and add new murals as well.

JulyJuly always brings the Benton County Fair to town. The many exhibits and displays, the competitions, rides and the treats that you can only get at the fair, are the highlight of every kid's life!A quiet event that happens every month in Benton County, is a few hours of musical enjoyment in the small town of Garrison.

If you didn't grow up in Vinton, you have no idea what that headline is talking about. If you grew up in Vinton and saw this picture, you know exactly what I'm talking about! There are so many pieces of your past that you forget.

January January started with the discussion of sandblasting and cleaning up the water tower in Kiwanis Park. I'm not sure about you, but I had forgotten how bad it looked! I think we can say cleaning it up was worth the cost! Riverside Park also saw an update to their playground equipment.