Join Team Vinton 2011 on October 2nd

TRESSA WALTON
August 14, 2011 4:16 pm

  Please join Team Vinton 2011 and join us for the Oct. 2, 2011 walk/run in Cedar Rapids.  We have lots of fun and promise you a good time.

A TIME OF FELLOWSHIP & JOY

VINTON TODAY
August 14, 2011 12:40 pm

It's "SINGSPIRATION" time at the Hoover Wesleyan Church on August 21, 2001, at 6:00 pm. Feel free to come out and join us! There will be an Ice Cream Fellowship to follow CALL 319-224-9317 FOR INFORMATION MAP TO CHURCH LOCATED AT: WWW.

IWALK group to discuss safe routes to VS schools, Aug. 24

NANCY FARMER
August 11, 2011 10:39 am

  For the last year, Benton County Public Health and Vinton-Shellsburg community members have been working diligently to collect valuable data to address safety concerns in our community through a project called I-WALK, an Iowa Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program.

Is Farmland worth $8,000/acre?

BENTON COUNTY EXTENSION
August 10, 2011 10:31 am

  With the recent increases seen in farmland values, many people are asking "Can I afford to spend $8,000/acre for farmland?"  Should I sell or purchase farmland at the present high prices?  Making farmland purchase or sale decisions are difficult by the nature of the dollars involved but are extremely difficult during periods of volatile prices for corn, soybeans, and input cost.

Lutheran Home annual Ice Cream Social September 18

SARAH SMITH
August 9, 2011 8:48 pm

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Iowa State Fair, Governor's Office Launch Iowa State Fair Mobile Website

VINTON TODAY
August 9, 2011 9:57 am

  A new Iowa State Fair mobile website will increase Iowans' access to information about the Fair. "Nothing Compares" to the Iowa State Fair, set August 11-21.

2011 Iowa State Fair to End on an Entertaining Note

VINTON TODAY
August 9, 2011 9:57 am

  The 2011 Iowa State Fair is set to end on a high note on Extreme Sunday, August 21, with a rocking Grandstand show, an attempt to break a world record and a full day of free entertainment.

Farmers Market Salsa Contest this Thursday

DUANE RANDALL, VINTON PARKS & RECREATION
August 8, 2011 1:33 pm

  The Vinton Parks & Recreation Department is pleased to announce its’ annual Salsa Contest of the Vinton Farmers Market is this coming Thursday, August 11th.

Dirt Action Rumbles into the Iowa State Fair

VINTON TODAY
August 8, 2011 10:22 am

  "Nothing Compares" to the speed, action and adrenaline of track events at the Iowa State Fair. The Fair will play host to the thunder and roar of races, tractor and truck pulls and demolition derby on the half-mile dirt track during the Fair's August 11-21 run.

Iowa's Largest Art Show Joins Butter Cow Celebration at the Iowa State Fair

VINTON TODAY
August 8, 2011 9:54 am

  The Patty and Jim Cownie Cultural Center will be bursting with fine art at the 2011 Iowa State Fair. Home to Iowa's largest art show, the Cultural Center features sand sculptures, art activities, demonstrations and much more.