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If you love Vinton History, you'll love this...

The typewriter of Dr. G.R. Woodhouse that is over 100 years old There are two places that you can go to enjoy a step back in time.  The Sherman BuildingCindy Elwick has been busy borrowing a large collection of past and present scrapbooks from Vinton so...

Awww shucks, corn, butter, friends and laughter

The cooked corn is being buttered and wrapped in preparation to be served in just a few minutes The fun is about to begin!  Starting at 7:00 on Saturday morning, people who love Vinton, gathered to start shucking corn for the day's event. Meeting behind the high school a group of volunteer...

LOCAL GRILLER WINS IN FARM BUREAU 56th ANNUAL COOKOUT CONTEST

Jared Merchant, of Vinton, won 1st Place in the Pork category of the 56th annual Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF) Cookout Contest during the Iowa State Fair. He took home $150 provided by the Iowa ...

150th Parade Reminders

Lineup will begin at 1:00 pm at the Benton County Fairgrounds. The Vinton Kiwanis Club will be there to assist. The parade will begin rolling north up 2ndAvenue at 2:00 pm.We’ve had GREAT participa...

Saturday & Sunday Event Schedule for Vinton's Sesquicentennial Celebration

SATURDAY, AUG 17Download a printable schedule of all events! • CIVIL WAR RE-ENACTMENT  | 9 am to 5 pmHeld on the grounds of the VINTON RAILROAD DEPOT, 612 2nd AveDownload the schedule for the depot g...

Area children tour the youth gardens

Will McKenna leads a tour of the Youth Garden explaining to his peers the workings of the garden On Thursday morning a group of area children visited the Community Youth Gardens on the north end of Vinton. Children from the school as well as Happy Time children took a field trip to the gardens e...

Help needed to shuck about 4,000 ears of corn

Well, tomorrow is the day! I sure hope everyone is hungry for some sweet corn!Just a reminder if you and/or your family are willing to lend a hand, we would be grateful! We will gather in the bac...

Vinton Shellsburg August Newsletter

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Utility Board Sets Pricing For Internet, Phone and TV Services

New iVinton Rates have been set! The board of the Vinton Municipal Utilities adopted several policies at their meeting on Tuesday, August 13th. The policy so many residents have been asking about are the policies related to ser...

2019 Anthony Scholarship awarded to Joy Beth Whitson

Joy Beth Whitson, Certified Nursing Assistant at Virginia Gay Nursing & Rehab, was awarded the Dr. Tony Anthony Scholarship on Wednesday, August 14. Presenting the $500 award was Dottie Anderson ...