No Email on Good Friday

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
April 17, 2025 10:11 am

There will be no email on Good Friday, April 18, 2025. As always, if there is any time-sensitve information or an emergency situation arises, an email will be sent and notifications via the Facebook page will go out.

Easter Week Services

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
April 17, 2025 9:45 am

Easter Sunday is on April 20th this year. If you would like to include your church information for the week, feel free to include it in a comment below and I'll continue to publish the list through Easter.

Vinton Police Department Log for April 7-13, 2025

VINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT
April 16, 2025 2:56 pm

All Charges are subject to review by the Benton County Attorney’s Office. An arrest or criminal charge is merely an accusation, and the Defendant is presumed innocent, unless proven guilty.

AmeriCorps NCCC in Vinton sends members home

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
April 16, 2025 2:28 pm

As a results of President Trump's administration's Department of Government Effeciency, it has directed that AmeriCorps NCCC send their volunteers home this week, affecting the Vinton campus directly.

Vinton Parks and Recreation shares exciting plans for Vinton

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
April 16, 2025 11:25 am

Vinton Parks and Recreation director Matt Boggess spoke with the Vinton Kiwanis Club at their Tuesday meeting last week. Boggess shared several of the projects that are happening through the department.

Reynolds announces submission of federal waiver for Medicaid work requirements

IOWA GOVERNOR'S OFFICE
April 16, 2025 8:53 am

Today, Governor Kim Reynolds directed Iowa Health and Human Services to submit a waiver to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to establish work requirements for able-bodied Medicaid recipients.

Gov. Reynolds requests Presidential Disaster Declaration for severe weather

IOWA GOVERNOR'S OFFICE
April 16, 2025 8:42 am

Governor Kim Reynolds has requested a Presidential Disaster Declaration for four Iowa counties due to significant severe weather conditions that occurred on March 19, 2025.

Iowa FFA Announces 2025 Stars Over Iowa Finalists

FFA
April 15, 2025 9:27 am

The 2025 Stars Over Iowa Finalists were selected for recognition as part of the 97th Iowa FFA State Leadership Conference at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa, April 13-15, 2025.

Vinton native Dennis Bramow receives national Aflac Agents of Care award

VINTON TODAY
April 15, 2025 8:50 am

Aflac Incorporated, a leading provider of supplemental health insurance in the U.S.,1 is thrilled to recognize four-year Aflac agent Dennis Bramow as an esteemed recipient of the 2024 Agents of Care award.

Iowa boat registrations expire April 30

IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
April 14, 2025 12:34 pm

Iowans will register more than 220,000 boats before April 30, when current boat registrations expire. Boat registrations are good for three years. Registration fees support boater education and safety, water trails, navigation enforcement and aquatic invasive species.