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Friday and Saturday Schedule for Party in the Park

To see photos from Thursday night, click here!FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 6 PM TO 10 PM6 PM - PARTY IN PINK 5K WALK/RUN: Hosted by: Survivors of Benton County & Virginia Gay Hospital. All proceeds from the ...

W.R.A.P. Assists those in need of Wheelchair Ramps

WRAP a program that assists those in need of a wheelchair ramp is made up of volunteers There is a program available to people in need of a wheelchair ramp. A little known program called W.R.A.P. (Wheelchair Ramp Accessibility Program of Iowa).WRAP. is made up of a group of volunteers th...

Party in the Park fun begins Thursday Evening

Tomorrow evening the annual Party in the Park event will kick off at 5:00 p.m. with the Farmers Savings Bank & Trust community picnic in the bank parking lot. The Farmers Market will be downtown t...

They say that if you see something say something...so I did

Don Lough can sometimes be seen in his 1928 International Fire Truck running errands around town I was driving home the other day when I saw this old truck drive down the street. So I followed it home.I HAD to ask...How old is it? It was a 1928 International fire truck.Now I was thinking this wo...

NO Data Caps and NO Charges for Going Over Your Data Plan

 Another frequent question from potential iVinton customers asks about data caps and overage fees. With iVinton there won’t be any. No data cap. No overage fees. None.Can we be any clearer on that to...

Former Bank Vice President, Aided in Obstruction of FDIC Investigation Sentenced

  A man who aided the obstruction of an FDIC examination was sentenced on June 13, 2019, to one year and one day in federal prison.          &nb...

More answers to iVinton Frequently Asked Questions Posted on the iVinton Website

More than 500 citizens have requested a site survey for their property, and we’ve received quite a few questions along with all the sign-ups. We have answered most questions by responding to th...

iVinton Continues to move forward in the plans to bring Broadband to Vinton

VMEU (Vinton Municipal Electric Utility) continues to move forward into the planning and approval stages of the iVinton project. During the meeting the total sign ups were 479 people through the www....

Site Survey Sign-ups At 484, Blue Zone Hits 31%

In one week and one day, 484 Vinton residents have requested a site survey of their property in preparation for being Fiber Ready. On Monday, June 3rd, a newly reconfigured iVinton website, was ...

Congregation of Blessed Hope hold annual Faith In Action Event

Thursday through Saturday of this week, Blessed Hope Community Church is holding their annual local "mission trip." The event reaches those in the community by lending a hand to those that might...