Parbs elected to Iowa Democratic State Central Committee

VINTON TODAY
November 6, 2017 12:00 am

Rosemary Schwartz, member of the Iowa Democratic State Central Committee (SCC), and Benton Co. Democratic chair is pleased to announce that Shelly Parbs of rural Center Point was elected to the State Central Committee on Saturday, The special election was to fill two vacancies on the SCC from 1st District.

Police rescue man who had threatened to jump from Cedar River bridge

VINTON TODAY
November 6, 2017 12:00 am

Area residents reported seeing the Highway 150 bridge closed and filled with the lights of emergency for a while shortly after nightfall on Sunday, as Vinton Police responded to a report of a person threatening to jump into the river from the bridge.

Meet the Candidate: Bud Maynard

VINTON TODAY
November 6, 2017 12:00 am

Editor's Note: As the City Election approaches, we invited all candidates for Mayor and City Council to share information about them and their views with our readers, in their own words.

Meet the Candidate: Rich Hainstock

VINTON TODAY
November 6, 2017 12:00 am

Editor's Note: As the City Election approaches, we invited all candidates for Mayor and City Council to share information about them and their views with our readers, in their own words.

Meet the Candidate: Dixie Meyer

VINTON TODAY
November 6, 2017 12:00 am

Editor's Note: First Ward council candidate Dixie Meyer was unable to attend the candidate forum due to a work commitment, so we invited her to share information about herself and her thougths on city issues, in her own words, here.

Meet the Candidate: Dakota Rundlett

VINTON TODAY
November 6, 2017 12:00 am

Editor's Note: We invited the two men who announced write-in campaigns for the 3rd Ward Vinton City Council seat to share information about themselves and their thoughts on city issues, in their own words.

VGH Imaging Department observes National Radiologic Technology Week

VINTON TODAY
November 3, 2017 12:00 am

In 1895, Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen invented the x-ray. He continued experiments by placing several different objects between a tube and a screen. At one point, he held a lead pipe up to the ray and saw the bones of his fingers on the screen.

Hotel/Motel Tax Q&A

VINTON TODAY
November 2, 2017 12:00 am

Dear Vinton Residents, The City of Vinton has placed a 7% Hotel/Motel Tax question on the upcoming election ballot that will be decided on November 7, 2017.

"Fall Back" by Checking Home Carbon Monoxide Detectors

VINTON TODAY
November 2, 2017 12:00 am

As Daylight Saving Time ends this weekend (November 5, 2017), Melissa Smith, RN, BSN,Director of Virginia Gay Home Health/Benton County Public Health shares this message from the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) urging Iowans to install new or check existing carbon monoxide (CO) detectors as they turn back their clocks.

Proposed Hotel/Motel tax Explained

VINTON TODAY
October 31, 2017 12:00 am

Dear Vinton Residents, The City of Vinton has placed a 7% Hotel/Motel Tax question on the upcoming election ballot that will be decided on November 7, 2017.