Get ready for a scary night of bizarre ghosts, strange flying objects, and deadly unknown beasts as I have put all of my most unusual paranormal cases into one creepy presentation for the Vinton Public Library on June 18th.

The Arts In The Park Festival will be held on the 20th day of June from 9 am – 4 pm. at  elebration Park in Vinton, located at 1st Avenue and West 2nd Street next to the Cedar River bridge.

Mark your calendars for our 6th Annual Benefit Ride - for VSU Special Olypmics Team! Remember this ride is Not just for bikes! ALL VEHICLES WELCOME! Rain or Shine we will still have this ride! Cost $15/person or $25/couple Saturday August 22nd, 2015 Registration 10:00am - 11:00am Ron Da Voo Lounge & Deli - Vinton *All Vehicles out at 11:00am *Back to American Legion in Vinton @ 6:00pm Food provided at the VFW in Vinton Last Stop.

The public is invited to participate in a Poverty Simulation to be held Wednesay, June 10, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Vinton-Shellsburg High School.

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach in Benton County is hosting a farmland leasing meeting on Friday, August 7, at 1:00pm to address questions that land owners, tenants, or other interested individuals have about farmland leasing.

The Vinton Parks and Recreation Department will be having our Glow Ball Mini Golf Night this Friday, June 5, 2015 from 9-11pm.  Come out and play some mini golf in the dark and have a blast with family and friends.

  The Vinton Parks & Recreation Department will kick off another Farmers Market season on Thursday, June 4th. The market will once again be hosted at the Vinton Railroad Depot from 5 to 7 PM every Thursday through September 24th.

Friends of the Shelter is hosting a garage sale THIS week!   From 1-4 on Tuesday, June 2 and 1-7 Thursday, June 4, you can come shop at our adoption center!   From dog toys to cat scratchers; kennels to prints; clothes to household décor, we have something for everyone.

Everyone is invited to attend the presentation, "Prohibition in Eastern Iowa" on at the Horridge House in Vinton, Saturday, June 6, 2015 from 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM.

The Cooling Dancers of Vinton will present their 25th Annual Recital “Up Up and Away We Dance!” this Saturday and Sunday at the Vinton-Shellsburg High School Auditorium.