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Benton County Introduces Rural Access Center

The Benton County Law Enforcement Agencies in Benton County held an Open House at the new Rural Access Center (RAC) located in the old West School building in Vinton on Wednesday.The Open House start...

Over $3,100 raised for Gifts of Hope in October

The Virginia Gay Hospital Health Care Foundation thanks the community for supporting fundraising efforts during Breast Cancer Awareness month this past October. Community generosity raised over $3,10...

SHIIP Volunteer speaks to Area Lions Club

Jennie Anderson, Local SHIIP Volunteer, Presents Information to Lions Club:The mission of SHIIP (Senior Health Insurance Information Program) is to “advocate for, inform, educate and assist consumers...

Benton Community Schools and Sheriff's Dept. issue Statement Concerning Threat

The Benton County Sheriff's Office received information from the FBI concerning a threat of violence, the threat is believed to have come from the Middle School High School in Van Horne and appeared ...

Area Thieves Hit another Golf Course

Following a break-in at the Vinton Country Club resulting in the theft of TV's, and other items, the Wildcat Golf Course in Shellburg was hit last night. According to the owners, an enclose...

Mother Nature must work for the "other guys"

At the VMEU/VMCU (Vinton Municipal Electric and Communication Utilities) meetings, last night, progress on the building of the iVinton fiber network has, unfortunately, had to be delayed because of t...

iVinton Construction Freezes to a Halt

Boring crews were fighting frost more than a week ago. Central Cable Contractors crew supervisor said it was ranging as deep as a foot below ground covered gravel, and almost as much below grass-cove...

Veteran Program to be held at 1:15 today

The Annual Veteran's Day Program that was to be held this morning was delayed due to the weather and will now be held at 1:15 p.m. at the Vinton Shellsburg Middle School gymnasium. Feel free to ...

Iowa Department of Public Safety issues warning of Phone Scam

The Iowa Department of Public Safety’s Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is warning of a phone scam involving callers who target citizens by misrepresenting themselves as DCI staff. The ...

Benton Co. Family Nurturing Council Seeks Nominations For Faces Of Benton County

Do you know an everyday hero in our community who is working to create positive environments? We want to hear about it!The Benton County Family Nurturing Council is looking to recognize everyday hero...