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Benton Community among 33 Choose Iowa Food Purchasing Grant Recipients
Pilot program enables students to enjoy fresh, local food sourced from Choose Iowa members’ farms and small businessesIowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today announced 33 schools or school districts have received grants to participate in the Choose Iowa Food Purchasing Program for Schools. The one-year pilot program connects Iowa schools with Choose Iowa members to encourage school food service programs to purchase and serve more ingredients and products sourced from local farmers and small businesses.
Secretary Pate Praises New Election Laws Strengthening Iowa’s Election Integrity
Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is celebrating the passage and signing of two important election-related bills. Governor Kim Reynolds officially signed Iowa House Files 928 and 954 into law on June 2.Iowa House File 928 reinforces and standardizes Iowa’s recount procedures and requires uniformity across recount methods – recounts must now be conducted in all precincts in a race and by using the same recount methods.
Impactful Heat Through Thursday
Impactful heat and humidity will continue through Monday and may persist through Thursday.Periodic rain chances Monday night through Thursday could impact temperature forecasts at times Tuesday through ThursdayThere is a severe weather risk with the storms that develop late Monday afternoon and evening.
Apply for Theisen’s More For Your Community grants
Through its corporate giving program, Theisen's will award a total of $400,000 to nonprofits in 24 store communities.Theisen’s Home•Farm•Auto invites nonprofits in its Iowa and Wisconsin store communities – including Vinton – to apply for its 2025 More For Your Community grants now through July 31. The grant program, which is supported by the Theisen’s Charitable Fund and through a partnership with the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque, will distribute an estimated $400,000 in funds across the region served by the retailer, with at least $5,000 available to each store community.
Improved accessibility to Hannen Lake Park Beach with a new sidewalk.
Benton County Conservation (BCC) is proud to announce the installation of a new accessible sidewalk at the Hannen Lake Park beach—another step forward in making outdoor recreation more inclusive and enjoyable for all.This exciting project began when a visitor to Hannen Lake Park, Amy Williams, expressed a heartfelt hope to see better accessibility at the lake.
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Move Over! It's the law.
The Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau (GTSB) is partnering with the Central Iowa Traffic Safety Task Force (CITSTF), and law enforcement across Iowa June 17-19 to educate drivers about the importance of yielding to vehicles on the shoulder displaying flashing lights. Expect to see extra law enforcement on the road looking for those in violation of Iowa’s Move Over Law.
Heat Advisory - updated
UPDATED:A quick note that confidence has increased in heat this weekend and as such we have issued an Extreme Heat Watch for that period for all of eastern Iowa and Rock Island and Mercer Counties in Illinois. If trends continue, some heat headlines will likely be issued for the rest of the area. There are signals this heat may also continue into Monday and possibly Tuesday. Belle Plaine Pharmacists convicted of Stealing Opiods for his own use
A Belle Plaine pharmacist was convicted of diverting oxycodone for his personal use and replacing the opioids with an over-the- counter pain reliever.Thomas Kelly, 55, of Cedar Rapids, was charged with four counts;In counts 1 and 2 he was charged with Prohibited Act - SCH I, II, or III Controlled Substance, a Class B Felony. Counts 3 and 4 were charges of Unlawful Possession of Prescription Drug a Serious Misdemeanor.
There will be no email on Juneteenth
Due to the federal holiday, there will be no outbound email on Thursday, June 19.If there is any urgent news, or time-sensitive news, it will be posted on the website and an email will go out. The story will then be shared on the Vinton Today Facebook page. Click HERE to follow!
SACG Makes Upgrades at the City Park
Last summer, a Vinton Shellsburg graduate with the class of 2025 and an Eagle Scout, Brody Waters contributed a Gaga Ball Pit to the Shellsburg City Park. This summer the Shellsburg Area Community Group responded to feedback from youth using the new gaga ball pit in City Park. There was a need for a floor covering for the cement floor. The group with the approval of the City of Shellsburg, was able to cover the floor with a no maintenance rubber surface product.
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