Sports
Benton County Speedway Will Hold Open Practice Sunday, May 31
Vinton, Iowa: May 31st will be an open practice session for all racers from 4:00 pm to 7 pm. Pit gates will open at 3 pm at the “Bullring” located on the Benton County Fairgrounds in Vinton.T...
Vinton Parks and Recreation Department Opens Pool For 2020 Season
The Vinton Parks and Recreation Department along with Staff voted Tuesday night to open the Vinton Community Pool for the 2020 season.The pool season will begin on Monday, June 15, 2020. There will be...
Benton County Speedway Opens This Sunday, May 24
The long-awaited season opener at the Benton County Speedway, “The Bullring”, will be held this Sunday, May 24th. The season has been delayed due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, still under Governor Rey...
Play Ball!
By IHSAAIowa Governor Kim Reynolds announced Wednesday that summer athletic seasons may be conducted for high school baseball and softball following a two-month activities suspension due to COVID-19...
Benton County Speedway to run 1st race May 24
LET THE SEASON BEGIN! SUNDAY, MAY 24TH Benton County Speedway, Vinton, IowaCLASSES: IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Mods, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Hobby Stocks, Sport Compacts, Micro Mod/Mini Late ModelsIMCA ...
COVID-19 NO MATCH FOR PATRIOTIC VETERAN - MEMORIAL DAY 2020
Want to go on a 75-mile bicycle ride on Memorial Day? One Iowa veteran plans to do just that. Larry Ritland, a Vietnam Veteran and 38-year member of American Legion Post 307 in Roland, Iowa, will hono... Breakfast from New Jersey! A morning visit with Carli and Lillie
We were able to meet for a little bit this morning with Vinton-Shellsburg seniors and VGH CNAs Carli Lang and Lillie Lamont to talk about their work in New Jersey, visiting New York City, the end of t...
An evening meeting with Carli and Lillie
We had a great talk tonight with Vinton-Shellsburg's Jersey Girls, Carli Lang and Lillie Lamont. We covered patient care, PPE, golf, bedtimes and the fire department.Tonight's video...
Iowa's Ride Canceled
TJ Juskiewicz, Iowa’s Ride Director issued the following statement on their Facebook page canceling the Most Wonderful Ride through Vinton, and the rest of Iowa."Unfortunately, after evaluating...
Benton County Speedway Set To Open Racing Season May 3rd
The Benton County Speedway in Vinton, Iowa has altered the schedule to adhere to Iowa Governor, Kim Reynolds, guidelines in regards to the COVID-19 virus. With the closures of race tracks for the mont...