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Iowa History 101 in Vinton's Downtown Today

Iowa History 101 made a stop at Celebration Park last night and is on display downtown today The Iowa History 101 is a multimedia exhibit is in a custom-built Winnebago that you'll see parked downtown today. It travels all over the state sharing stories about Iowa and its past. Included...

Friday and Saturday Events: Boomfest and Boomtown and etc.

Friday, August 23• IOWA HISTORY 101 MOBILE MUSEUM | 10 to 5 pm1ST AVENUE, DOWNTOWNA multimedia exhibit in a custom-built Winnebago that travels the highways and backroads to share the stories of Iowa...

Wall Dogs are in Vinton Painting Murals

This is one of the murals being painted on the side of the McDowell building. Vinton is hosting the Walldogs to paint new murals as well as to update some of the old murals that are on walls in the downtown areas.Painters are here from as far away as  Oregon, Georgia, Nev...

Lanterns light up the sky while Bubbles entertain on the ground

Tom Pingenot directed the Bubble Orchestra on Tuesday evening as children watched and played along Tuesday evening, the sky south of Tilford was the place to look as many sent lanterns into the sky. Some decorated the lanterns before sending them up and some included a declaration of love, a messa...

Boomtown Schedule of Events

Note: This schedule is subject to change as needed. Please look for updates on Facebook the day of Boomtown.Friday Night TGIF Party!(Thank God It’s Fireworks)Friday, August 23, 2019Beer Tent – Food V...

VGH's Movie night brought Monsters and Munchies

VGH brought the fun on Monday with Monsters University on the big screen along with snacks for all Virginia Gay Hospital sponsored a movie night at the park on Monday evening as part of the Sesquicentennial celebration.Kicking the night off a book exchange was held in the Hummel Pavillion where ch...

Take Today to Relax and Gear Up for Tomorrow!

Take today to relax and watch as the Walldogs arrive and begin the 2019 mural refresh project, and gear up for more fun tomorrow!The Walldogs are a group of highly skilled sign painters and mural art...

From Centennial to Sesquicentennial the Lutz Family is there

Two sisters recreate a photo celebrating Vinton's Centennial Celebration for the Sesquicentennial Growing up in a small town has its benefits. Living in the same small town most of your life has a different set of benefits.Recently two area sisters have had the task of sorting through the belongi...

Vinton's Sesquicentennial Parade Winners/Video/Pictures

Tom Lindauer celebrates winning First Place with the Farmers Savings Bank and Trust float Video of the parade can be seen here!The following were parade winners:Business Division1st Place: Farmers Savings Bank2nd Place: A&W Rootbeer3rd Place: Flowers by Nature’s CornerOrganization Divisio...

Virginia Gay Hospital releases information concerning data security

According to a news release posted on the Virginia Gay Hospital website:Virginia Gay Hospital Notifies Patients of Security IncidentVirginia Gay Hospital has become aware of a data security incident ...