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The Benton County Salvation Army needs you!
The Benton County Salvation Army Red Kettle Bell ringing campaign will kick off on Monday, November 22nd this
year and run through December 24th. It will be at our usual location: Vinton's Fareway Gr... Lions Club Presentation
Anthony Church and students presented a program on Strength Training and Speed Work available to 6th, 7th and 8th-grade students in the Vinton Shellsburg School District. Anthony Church is a... Vinton Lions Club Makes Improvements to Lions Field
Vinton Lions Club 100th Celebration activities included upgrades and improvements to Lions Field. Fifty years ago this year Vinton Lions built and opened the community’s slow-pitch softba... Just a note about Tuesday
Tomorrow I will be working as an election worker which means, today's email includes a mega list of everything you need to know about the election. Usually, my phone rings on election day with questio...
Trick-or-Treaters make the rounds in Downtown Vinton
The traditional Vinton Parks and Recreation downtown Halloween event took place Saturday, as hundreds of children dressed in creative costumes and played games on the courthouse lawn followed by a par... Iowa DNR Woodruff shares information at Kiwanis Club about Dudgeon Lake area
Steve Woodruff, of the Iowa Iowa River Wildlife Unit branch of the DNR,and wildlife management biologist for our area, spoke to the Vinton Kiwanis Club on Tuesday. The public wildlife areas that he co... Benton County Volunteer Program in search of Volunteer Drivers
The Benton County Volunteer Program has quietly operated in Benton County since 1974. Originally the group was known as RSVP, Retired Seniors Volunteer Program. In 2001 the group reorganized with the ...
This is why we can't have anything nice
A second theft occurred this week from one of the area businesses. An area thief thought that it was okay to steal the hat off of the scarecrow at Michael & Dowd. Sure, it's "just" a hat, but it w... Vinton Lions Club donates to Vinton-Shellsburg Boosters
Vinton Lions Club donated $3,000 to the Vinton-Shellsburg Boosters. During the high school football season, Vinton Lions Club sets up the food trailer at the VS Karr Athletic Complex providing hand-cu... Scouting for Food delivers donations to the Vinton Food Pantry
The "Scouting for Food" collection was held this last Saturday and benefitted the Vinton Food Pantry. As of September, the food pantry has been able to help feed 3,406 people!The local scouts who are...