On Sunday afternoon, two area men received a Quilt of Valor thanking them for their service to our country. In a moving service presented at the Cedar Memorial Funeral Home several area veterans filled the room along with their families for the ceremony.

A reception was held to honor the 150 women chosen to represent Vinton during our Sesquicentennial celebration this week. With the option to bring a guest, the Ray House was filled with ladies in attendance for the reception.

Some photos can be seen here, but to see complete photos click here (please subscribe while you're there)On Saturday, the Vinton Country Club was the site for one of the final opportunities to celebrate the completion of an amazing mural project in Vinton! The artists from the Walldogs project, who designed & painted our latest murals were in attendance as the auction piece miniatures of the murals downtown were awarded to the highest bidder.

Sometimes there are pictures that I just can't wait to take. like these little kiddos. Click (Please hit subscribe while you're there!)I popped in while some were resting and the rest were headed to an assembly in the auditorium, so I didn't catch all of the Kindergarten classes.

On Saturday, along with all of the celebrating that was going on in town, a small crew took a trip down the Cedar River to clean up garbage. Beginning at 8:00 a.

Sarah Uthoff, Kirkwood Community College research librarian, spoke to more than 30 Laura Ingalls Wilder fans at the August 18 Center Point Log Cabin Festival.

The Vinton Guild of Fine Arts held an Art Contest during Vinton's Sesquicentennial celebration.  Nearly 70 entries were judged by the visiting Walldogs, and the winners are listed belowBelow are the winning entries in the contest.

At 3:55 a.m. on August 23, 2019, the Vinton Police Department and Benton County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call reporting a disturbance at 604 F Avenue in Vinton.

Area fire departments from Shellsburg, Urbana and Palo responded to a house fire in Shellsburg on Thursday afternoon. The house is located on the corner of Cottage and Canton, next to the Shellsburg Elementary School.

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.