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Article Thumbnail. Lt. Governor Adam Gregg and Mayor Bud Maynard at the Empower Rural Iowa Meeting in Vinton

Lt. Governor Gregg Visits Vinton

Lt. Governor Adam Gregg visited Vinton as part of the Governor's Empower Rural Iowa Initiative. Meeting with area leaders, Gregg toured Vinton's downtown businesses as well as making a trip to the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School campus.

Call now to schedule site survey

Construction crews are busy building the iVinton fiber network to deliver internet, phone and TV services. Many residents have already indicated their desire to have a site survey of their home or business to become Fiber Ready.
Article Thumbnail. Randy Hutschenreuter, Jeremiah Riniker, and Adam Scharnhorst with the Jeremiah's competition piece

Behind Boomtown

When you hear that it's time for Boomtown, what do you picture? You probably imagine fireworks, of course, and maybe the larger shells that rock you to your core with the loud booms!What you don't see are the hours of preparation that goes into the project.
Article Thumbnail. Carly Meyer addresses the crowd from her hospital bed in Iowa City to thank them for their support

A FULL HOUSE TEACHES CANCER A LESSON

An event that began with soggy police officers culminated with barely a dry eye in the place Thursday night at Vinton-Shellburg High School.The Courage for Carly - Teaching Cancer A Lesson benefit for Vinton-Shellsburg kindergarten teacher Carly Meyer filled the high school cafeteria and Garrison Fieldhouse for the event.
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Call TODAY To Schedule Your NO COST Site Survey!

Have you called Krystal at Patriot Communications? If not, pick up the phone right now and call (319) 899-6008 to schedule a NO COST Site Survey for your home today.
Article Thumbnail. Larry Ritland finished his cross country ride to encourage young veterans to join area Legion Posts

The Old Cycling Veteran finishes cross country ride, safely, sort of

If you remember back in May we did this story about a man named Larry Ritland, the "Old Cycling Veteran." Larry's goal was to ride across the country and encourage younger veterans to become involved in their local Legion.

ADDITIONAL CHARGES FILED RELATED TO VINTON STABBING

Previous storyAdditional charges have been filed as a result of a search warrant that was executed by the Vinton Police Department at 604 F Avenue on August 23, 2019, following a stabbing at that residence early that same morning.