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Secretary Pate’s 2025 Iowa State Fair Straw Poll Shows Iowans’ Preferences
Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate today announced the results of the unscientific Iowa State Fair Straw Poll. The poll, which closed Sunday at 8pm, allowed fairgoers to cast their preference for candidates for the 2026 gubernatorial, senatorial, and congressional races. More than 2,000 fairgoers participated in the 2025 state fair straw poll, using tablets at the Iowa Secretary of State's booth in the Varied Industries Building to select their preferred candidates.
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Back in time…Evergreen Cemetery
It’s always fun to take a step back into our history and remember the things that happened in the community some 100+ years ago. Here's an article about our cemetery. ---The Vinton Eagle; January 7, 1921Local Cemetery Beautiful PlacePersons who had occasion to visit Evergreen cemetery during the late summer and fall were impressed with the steps that have been taken by the trustees of the Evergreen Cemetery Association to improve this beautiful resting place of the dead.
Kids Share Thoughts about Careers, Education and Fair Favorites with Treas.Smith
Children attending this year’s Iowa State Fair have been sharing their thoughts about future careers, education and their favorite fair activities with State Treasurer Roby Smith in the ISave 529 booth, in the Varied Industries Building. The up-to-date results of the nonscientific survey are below along with a statement from Treasurer Roby Smith:“Whether their dream is to become a doctor, farmer, veterinarian or police officer, 80 percent of our youngest fairgoers say they’ll need education beyond high school to reach their goals.
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Back in the Day (1912) : Brakeman Injured
You can make an online donation to support the Benton County Historical Society by clicking HERE or mail a donation to: Benton County Historical SocietyP.O. Box 22 Vinton, Iowa 52349Here's a story from the past!The Vinton Eagle; December 27, 1912Brakeman Injured - Yesterday morning a Rock Island brakeman named D. Brown fell between the freight depot platform and a moving car and was badly injured in one foot and one side.
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