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Applications for Century and Heritage Farms as Part of America250 Celebration
Applications for recognition at 2026 Iowa State Fair will be accepted through June 1As Iowa celebrates the country’s 250th birthday, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig is inviting eligible Iowa...
AG Bird Releases Top 10 Reported Scams and Complaints of 2025
Attorney General Brenna Bird has announced the top ten reported consumer complaints and scams affecting Iowans in 2025. Last year, the Attorney General’s Office Consumer Protection Division handled ...
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Incoming weather Thursday night and into Friday
A few strong to severe thunderstorms remain possible this evening into early tonight along and south of I-80 with the main threats being hail and gusty winds.Rain or a mix will change to snow ton...
Ash Wednesday marked with...Fire
Corrected - When I got a call about a fire east of town, I noted that it was, after all, Ash Wednesday...A call went out around 3:00 p.m. about a fire with the wind blowing at more than 25 miles per h... Fisher Shares the History of Farmers Mercantile Hall
Nick Fisher shared with the Local Kiwanis a bit about the Farmers Mercantile Hall that he owns in Garrison. If you'll notice, each month you can find both his ad and a article concerning the shows tha...
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Supervisors address Local Kiwanis
Vinton Kiwanis hosted two of the Benton County Supervisors a few weeks ago. Tracy Seeman and Ron Tippett who spoke to the group discussing some of the county budget with the group. Seeman shared first...
Treasurer Smith Announces 2026 Unclaimed Property Day Results of $2.6 Million
The 2026 Unclaimed Property Day went off without a hitch according to Iowa State Treasurer Roby Smith. Overall, there were more than 63,000 website views to GreatIowaTreasureHunt.gov resulti...
Iowa set to elevate Extreme Animal Cruelty Crimes
The Iowa House Judiciary Committee unanimously passed HF 557 (sponsored by Reps. Samantha Fett and Carter Nordman). A companion bill, SF 2099 (sponsored by Senator Lynn Evans) advanced through its Sen...
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Postal Employee and Wife Charged with Theft
According to arrest records from the Vinton Police Department, Nicholas Newbrough, a Vinton Post Office employee and his wife Kendra Newbrough were arrested on October 10, 2025. The two were later rel... Iowa Supreme Court reverses $3 Million Settlement in death of local man
One sentence in a courts ruling, takes away the settlement of a family in the loss of a Garrison man. "Decision of Court of Appeals Vacated; District Court
Judgment Reversed and Case Remanded."In su...
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