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Michael & Dowd owners hope to have temporary business space next week; hope to rebuild at current site

[caption id="attachment_18023" align="alignright" width="300"] Lisa Vogt speaks to firefighters Friday, shortly before the demolition of the Michael & Dowd building.[/caption] Lisa Vogt say...

Fischer Law Firm Thanks Community

We would like to express our thanks and appreciation to all the fire fighters and law enforcement officers who worked long hours to help save our business in last week's fire. We also want to tha...

Fall 2017 Iowa State University College of Human Science's Dean's List

The Iowa State University College of Human Science's Dean's List honors students who have earned a grade point average of 3.5 or higher during the fall semester of 2017. Students who made the list ...

Friends of the Shelter to Accept Donations for Vinton Fire Department

By Donita Casey This week has been overwhelming in Vinton. One moment everything was normal, while the next was filled with tragedy and heartbreak. We've been grateful each andevery moment sin...

Saying thanks to firemen, with notes and cookies

Lizzie Noe made cookies to share with a Vinton firefighter and wrote a decorative thank-you note. Brynn Staab writes a note to her dad as part of a VSMS project to thank firemen for their many hours of work during the recent downtown fire. Lizzie Noe made cookies to share with a Vinton firefi...

Benton County Title Company Says Thank You

The Benton County Title Company would like to express our deepest gratitude to the Vinton Fire Department, area Fire Departments, Benton County officials and the many volunteers and community members ...

Benton County Dominates Iowa Pork Congress

Thursday January 25, 2018 fifteen livestock judgers from Benton County participated in the Iowa Pork Congress Youth Judging Contest in Des Moines, Iowa. With nearly 500 participants, the competitio...

Vinton girl continues accepting gift cards, certificates to show thanks to area emergency personnel

Kayla Kies holds some of the 30 Tootsies gift certificates she collected for area first responders on Tuesday. Kayla Kies holds some of the 30 Tootsies gift certificates she collected for area first responders on Tuesday. After seeing the destruction brought on by the fire last week, and the many emergency...

Mayor Thanks Area Fire Departments

On behalf of the City of Vinton, I would like to thank you for your assistance with the Fire of February 8th that devastated three, decades-old businesses and affected several others. Had it not been ...

Consumer Advisory Issued for Chicken Salad Purchased at Fareway

The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) and the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals (DIA) today jointly issued a consumer advisory for chicken salad sold at Fareway stores. The chicken sala...