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COVID-19 update 7/30/20
Benton County As of 1:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 30, Benton County cases of COVID have reached 120 total cases since March. Of the 120, 84 have recovered, leaving 35 active cases in the county (there has been one death early on of an 83 year old man from Blairstown in early April.)Region 6In all of Region 6 which Benton County falls into, there are a total of 52 hospitalized with COVID-19.
Legion sends out Thank You to Donor
A big THANK YOU to Dana Henanhan for her generous donation of $1200 to George G. Luckey Post 57. She is visiting from Virginia at her Uncle Wilbur Corcran Jr.'s house. Upon hearing that the Legion had been closed for some time and are not having any fundraisers to help make expenses, she stated it was the best way she could think of to spend her stimulus money.
Iowa Department of Ag issue guidance on disposal of Unsolicited Seed Deliveries
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig confirmed today that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship is aware that individuals in Iowa have received unsolicited seed shipments from China and other countries.The Department is asking anyone who receives unlabeled seed from an unknown origin to retain the original packaging and report it immediately at 515-281-5321.
Horst shares Update on the Vinton Palace
"I can't tell you when we'll reopen" Marcy Horst manager of the Vinton Palace Theater began her remarks to the Vinton Kiwanis Club.Celebrating 20 years this year, the Vinton Palace has been a story of great success pulled off by a community full of volunteers. That all came to a halt, thanks to COVID. Horst reported that the Palace is ready to reopen with the concession stand remodel being completed and everything is ready for business, but there are just no movies to be had. Vinton Community Foundation Distributes $25,200.00 to Local Organizations
The Vinton Community Foundation is announcing the distribution of $25,200.00 in grants the following organizations serving the City of Vinton.Local Option Sales Tax Fund - $21,100.00Act I of Benton County, Palace TheatreCobb Alley $ 2,000.00American Legion Auxiliary Unit # 57Girls State/helping local Veterans $ 2,000.00Happy Time Child Development CenterAmerican AED Defibrillator and Supplies $ 790.
Free Meal Distribution to end Friday
This Friday 7-31-20 is the last day for the Free Meal Distribution with/ for the Vinton-Shellsburg CSD.
North Iowa Tractor Ride brings Iowa to Vinton
140 tractors rolled into Vinton on Thursday evening in preparation for the North Iowa Tractor ride. The ride covered parts of Benton, Buchanan, Black Hawk, Tama and Linn Counties. This is the 13th Annual ride for the group. The vintage and restored tractors were headquartered at the Benton County Fairgrounds for their overnight stay, and headed out to Brandon on Friday morning to see the "World's Largest Frying Pan. Return to Learn discussion Monday, July 27, 7:00 p.m.
An in-person session to discuss the new school year and its reopening will be held on Monday, July 27 at 7:00 p.m. in the Vinton-Shellsburg High School auditorium.For those interested in an evening time slot, we added an additional Zoom meeting to the schedule! Please join us for an informational meeting and question/answer session via Zoom on Thursday, July 30 at 7 pm.
Benton County COVID cases at 110
Benton County
As of 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 26, Benton County cases of COVID has reached 110 total cases since March. Of the 110, 81 have recovered, leaving 28 active cases in the county (there has been one death early on of an 83 year old man from Blairstown in early April.)Region 6In all of Region 6 which Benton County falls into, there are a total of 51 hospitalized with COVID-19, up by 11 since last week.
Fire, Police and Ambulance to be under One Roof
Plans are underway to build a new Emergency Service Facility. It is tentatively thought that it would be located on the Braille School property, on the corner of Highway 218/South K Ave. and 13th St.. Last September a committee with members of the Vinton Police Department, Vinton Fire Department, and North Benton Ambulance came together and interviewed several firms to design the facility.