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Benton Soil & Water Conservation to meet, Wed, Oct. 18
The next regular meeting of the Benton Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioners will be held on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. at the District Office, 1705 West D Street in Vinto...
Fire Prevention Week in Vinton to end with VFD pancake breakfast
The Vinton Fire Department will wrap up one of its busiest weeks of the year with one of its largest annual fund-raisers.
The VFD Pancake Breakfast will take place from 6 a.m. t0 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct...
Fire Prevention Week to end with Vinton Fire Department pancake breakfast, Sunday
The Vinton Fire Department will wrap up one of its busiest weeks of the year with one of its largest annual fund-raisers.
The VFD Pancake Breakfast will take place from 6 a.m. t0 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct...
Vikings place 7th in WaMaC Cross Country meet; Vikettes 11th
Teammates and VS fans cheer Elly Gloede as she runs the varsity event.
Senior Cole Tharp let the Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings cross country team with an 11th place finish in the WaMaC Conference meet... Herring update: Continued support keeps historic Belle Plaine hotel project going
The Herring Hotel Friends continue working hard to restore the historic challenge, and to make repairs to the building in downtown Belle Plaine.
To celebrate recent achievements, there will be an Ope...
Fire Prevention Week: 2nd graders learn about trucks, hoses and rising smoke at fire station
The spray from the nozzle creates a unique mosaic effect as firefighter Dan McKenna helps second grade students learn how to activate a fire hose nozzle.
Fire Prevention Week sessions fo... NORTH EDEN WILLING WORKERS HELPING TEXAS HURRICANE VICTIMS
Each year the North Eden Willing Workers 4-H Club does a community service project.
This year it only seemed fitting to help out the victims of the recent hurricanes.
The members recently pitched in... Council to discuss 3rd St. parking, property maintenance issues, FEMA report
This 82-page FEMA report outlines options for flood mitigation of some of Vinton's essential services.
The Vinton City Council may hear from opposing viewpoints on at least two issues tonight, and... Fire Prevention Week: Tuesday's lessons cover 9-1-1, meeting places and more
The youngest Tilford elementary students are currently participating in one of their favorite weeks of school, and one that teaches them lessons that could one day safe a life: Fire Prevention Week.
... 'Opportunity of a lifetime:' Vinton native Kelsey Kremer's photojournalism journey leads to China
For Kelsey Kremer, telling the story of the Chinese people and the new Iowa farm there was "the opportunity of a lifetime."
Kelsey Kremer stayed up late one night several months ago, writing her p...