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Attention Golfers: The 19th hole has been located!
Have you heard the stories about finding things stashed in the walls of a house only to be found during the remodeling by a new owner? Or owners removing the wallpaper to discover signatures or the da... City receives second Development Proposal for IBSSS
Kord Sellers of BWT LLC has submitted a second proposal to the City of Vinton for its consideration. According to Sellers the City has a notice posted at City Hall asking for competing proposals...
Trump Train brings 95 vehicles at the Start Line
Saturday afternoon found the town of Van Horne buzzing with several pickups decked out in Trump flags of every kind. While pickups were in the majority, there were also sports cars, minivans, suvs and... School District adds COVID-19 Dashboard to Website
To keep students, staff, parents, and the entire community aware of how COVID-19 is impacting our district, we have implemented a COVID-19 dashboard to deliver vital information while protecting the p...
Vinton Lions Club presents check to Vinton Parks and Recreation
The Vinton Lions Club recently presented a $500 donation to the VPRD.The money was raised by the Lions Club Food Trailer during this years Farmer’s Market. Lions Club presenters included Charlie Gar... 5 Union High School Musicians honored at Iowa All-State Auditions
L to R in pictureSeated-Matthew CarlsonSarah Michael, Sunshine Gray, Tyson Fleshner, missing Gabriel JesseCongratulations go out to the Union High School Vocal Music department on their outstanding sh... AmeriCorps in 2020: An unpredictable year with unprecedented results
AmeriCorps Partnership for Protecting Children (APPC) is a small AmeriCorps program that many have not heard of. In Iowa, about a dozen APPC members work with local Community Partnership fo... Farmers Savings Bank and Trust To hold Christmas tree auction to benefit VGH
COVID may have changed our chance to see the beautiful trees at Virginia Gay Hospital, but it won’t stop Farmers Savings Bank and Trust from supporting the Tree of Light Campaign.Stop in Monday th...
Sax the Cat returned to his home, 5 months later
"Lost: Small orange/white tabby, orange eyes. Very sweet. Microchipped. He was seen at 1015 Golf View Drive, near the Country Club. We would like to alert all residents in that area to keep eyes peele... 6th Annual Benton County Health & Wellness Drive-Thru Event a Success
The Sixth Annual Benton County Community Health & Wellness Fair was held recently as a series of drive-thru events at Virginia Gay Family Medical Clinics in Atkins, Urbana, Van Horne, and Vinton. ...