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Vinton Garden Club News
The Vinton Garden Club, a member of National Garden Clubs, Inc. District II and Central Region metat 8:30 a.m., on Wednesday, June 28, 2017, at the secretary's office of the Benton County
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Werner Tops Farm Crop Contest at Iowa State Fair
Ginger Werner of Chelsea claimed the Sweepstakes title in the Sheaf Grains division of the Farm Crops show judged Thursday at the 2017 Iowa State Fair.
Complete results below:
Barley in the Stra...
Community Christmas Choir: All area singers invited
All area adults and teens are invited to join in a Community Christmas Choir, which will perform at the Vinton Presbyterian Church on Dec. 3.
Bonnie Beyer is directing this choir.
"Right now we ...
Area Students Named to Central College Dean's List
Local Central College students are among more than 300 who earned spots on the spring 2017 dean's list for Central College. The honor is awarded to full-time students who achieve a 3.5 grade point ave...
Rail car enthusiasts ride again in Vinton
Paul Johnson of rural Murray, Iowa, loved watching railroad maintenance cars as he walked to school as a young boy. At age 80, he bought his first one, and has since traveled much of America's most s... Irene White to celebrate 90th birthday
Happy 90thBirthday Irene (Tumilty) White
She will celebrate her 90th on Aug. 20
Please send a card to help celebrate her birthday to:
901 S. Mentzer Rd #109
Robins, IA 52328
... Inquiring Minds Want to know
Folks at the Fifth St. Diner have a question.
Do you know who created this masterpiece?
They figure that the best way to get an answer to that question is for us to send a pictur... Shellsburg celebrates with parade, other events
Shellsburg residents celebrated their community with a parade on Saturday.
The Shellsburg Lions began a new tradition a year ago, with their first annual Golf Cart Gala. The event continued this y... Pick a plate: Iowans asked to pick favorite of three new license plate designs
People who attend the Iowa State Fair, as well as anyone interested enough to vote on-line, can vote on one of three options for the next license plate for Iowa.
One design is based on the Iowa fla... Depot fund-raiser: BCHS seeks $25,000 for roof repair before winter
This photo depicts the need for roof repair on the north roof of the Depot in Vinton.
Visitors to the Benton County Historical Society's booth at the Benton County Fair were among the first to...