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V-S High participates in Voter Registration Day with Auditor Hayley Rippel
A bit of competition between school districts surrounds a drive to register students to vote this year. Hayley Rippel, Benton County's Auditor went to the high school to register students to vote as ... Warning: Do NOT turn down 72nd St. in Southern Benton County
The Supervisors meeting started with the usual conversation from the supervisors but one of them, Tracy Seeman said, "You would not believe the people that I've had to pull out of the dirt road this ...
Students leave class to hold Climate Strike
Friday morning, September 20, at 9:20 a.m. a group of 13 Vinton Shellburg High School students walked out as part of the "Global School Strike on Climate" movement.One of the moms present at the event... Homecoming Week Begins!
It's Homecoming week in Viking Land and Monday kicked off the excitement with the announcement of the Top 10 Queen and King Candidates: The Ladies In Waiting: Davia Herger, Raelynn Murray, Alyssa Rey... Laurel W. Ebert Home No longer MIA
Flags were ordered at half staff across the state in honor of Pvt. Laurel William Ebert's return to Iowa. Ebert was listed as missing in action November 26, 1942, but will forever be a 28 year old ma... Officer Charity Hansel Vinton Graduate dedicates her life to help others
Officer Charity Hansel started life in Vinton, a graduate of Vinton High School with plans to be an attorney. But life had much better plan for her.After seeing a courtroom and how it worked, she fel... Benton County Title Grand Re-Opening runs through today from 10-3:00
If you are fortunate enough you can get a tour of the new/old building that houses the Benton County Title Company. The lone survivor of the fire downtown in February of 2018.It was a fire most who l... Vinton Ranks in 12th of the top 50 safest cities in Iowa
The world’s largest strawberry? Check. The oldest water tower still in service? Check. The largest Danish settlement in the United States? Check, check, check. From Dubuque to Davenport, there’s a lo...
Vinton Unlimited Ambushes iVinton
Vinton Unlimited made a surprise visit to the new iVinton office to welcome the business into the community. As the fellow business members welcomed the iVinton staff conversation centered aroun... Woodhouse nominated for Iowan of the Day
By Mike TimmermanAt the September 11th meeting, the Lions Club guest was Mr. Michael Abildtrup, former Viinton resident and businessman currently living in West Des Moines. He told us that member Dr....