Second winner announced as punch card promotion continues

MELISSA SCHWAN, DIRECTOR, VU
December 10, 2015 10:37 am

CONGRATULATIONS to Sharon Rhinehart on being our week two winner for the ‘holiday lights’ punch card! Sharon has won $25 Vinton Value Dollars.

Punch Card winner drawn; promotion continues

MELISSA SCHWAN, DIRECTOR, VU
December 2, 2015 11:28 am

CONGRATULATIONS to Eileen Timmermans on being our week one winner for the ‘holiday lights’ punch card! Eileen has won $25 Vinton Value Dollars.

Nutrient management meeting set for Dec. 16

RHONDA SAUNDERS, BENTON CO. SWCD
November 30, 2015 10:10 am

AMES, IOWA—Iowa Learning Farms, along with the Rapid Creek Watershed Project and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, will host a nutrient management meeting on Wednesday, December 16, from 6:00-8:30 p.

Vinton Unlimited announces punch card promotion

MELISSA SCHWAN, DIRECTOR, VU
November 18, 2015 1:45 pm

Vinton Unlimited is happy to announce this year’s holiday promotion - the "holiday lights" punch card! Receive one punch for every $10 spent at participating businesses.

US Bank makes donation to 'Celebrate the Cedar River' project

JARED SCHIRMER
November 10, 2015 5:24 pm

Ann and Bob Harrison along with Brian Parr accept a $2,500.00 check from Jon Kremer Market President of U.S. Bank Vinton. The check is a grant from the U.

4th Street Diner News

4TH ST. DINER
November 9, 2015 5:30 pm

4th STREET DINER NEWS   4th Street Diner HACAP North Benton Center 202 East Fourth St Vinton, IA 52349 319-472-4761   Serving Buffet from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM, Sunday thru Friday.

Cool Stored Grain Now

BENTON COUNTY EXTENSION
November 4, 2015 9:37 am

In the past couple of weeks a lot of corn and soybeans went into storage with temperatures in the 60s. With grain this warm, moisture migration within the grain mass and spoilage can occur very quickly, even with fairly dry grain.

Dia de Los Muertos: La Reyna Mexican Restaurant to celebrate with buffet, music

VINTON TODAY
October 30, 2015 9:18 pm

La Reyna Mexican Restaurant invites everyone to celebrate with them La Dia de Los Muertos (the Day of the Dead, a favorite Mexican November tradition), this Monday, Nov.

Clickstop begins new expansion project

LISA KIRCHHOFF
October 29, 2015 5:29 pm

Urbana-based Clickstop officially broke ground October 19th for its new 53,080 square foot expansion. The company celebrated the event later in the week with employees, customers, and business associates attending a Tailgate-style event with food and games, as well as Q&A sessions and building tours for local media.

Deadline to Seed Winter Hardy Cover Crops Extended

RHONDA SAUNDERS, BENTON CO. SWCD
October 16, 2015 12:09 pm

Due to an extremely wet spring , delay in planting this past spring the Iowa and harvest in full swing Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey and Acting State Conservationist Richard Ellsmore with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service announced that farmers participating in state cost-share and most federal financial assistance programs now have until Nov.