Events And Activities

4th Annual Evergreen Flea Market set for June 24-25

This Friday and Saturday, June 24-25, the 4th annual Evergreen Cemetery Flea Market will take place. More than 80 venders have already signed up, says cemetery sexton Tim Fuchs. Admission is fr...

Vinton Guild of Fine Arts to hold Festival this weekend

No plans this weekend?  Make sure you stop by the Old School Arts Festival hosted by the Vinton Guild of Fine Arts!  Click to view info...

Vinton Garden Club May 25, 2016

The Vinton Garden Club member of National Garden Clubs, Inc., District II and Central Region met at 9:30 am, May 25th at the secretaries office at fairgrounds, due to rain the painting at the 218 p...

FREE! One Pint of Tootsie\'s Ice Cream for Red Cross blood donors

FREE TOOTSIE'S DELICIOUS SOFT SERVE...The Vinton Red Cross Community Blood Drive is partnering with Vinton's Tootsie's to have a blood drive on Thursday, June 16, from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m....

Chapter Officer Leadership Training

On May 7th, 2016, the 2016-2017 Vinton-Shellsburg FFA officer team was installed. All of the offices are highly important to the chapter and it’s members and each officer is required to atte...

2016 Party in the Park Parade Saturday, June 25

The 2016 Party in the Park Parade will begin at 5:30 PM on Saturday, June 25th. The route will begin at the Benton County Fairgrounds, located on south 2nd Avenue. The route will come north on 2nd...

VU Annual Golf Tournament July 8

Dust off those ol’ golf clubs! The Vinton Unlimited Annual Golf Tournament is scheduled for Friday, July 8 at the Vinton Country Club. 4:00pm tee time $20 per person Thre...

Ham operators plan public communications demo, June 25-26

Despite the Internet, cell phones, email and modern communications, every year whole regions find themselves in the dark. Tornadoes, fires, storms, ice and even the occasional cutting of f...

Pasture walk to focus on timber pasture improvement

Managing timbered pastures is a challenge to balance between forage production and lumber production. A pasture walk will be held at the Paul Mohlis farm near Fayette on Tuesday, July 12, star...

Benton Co. Relay For Life starts at 6 p.m. tonight in Van Horne

The Benton County Relay For Life of Benton County will be Friday, June 10, at the Benton Community School Track, west entrance, Van Horne. The goal this year is $35,000. Everyone is invited and enc...