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Vinton Unlimited Week 1 Winner Announced
Vinton Unlimited is happy to announce that Judy Thurman is the first winner in the ‘Holiday Lights’ punch card drawing! Judy’s card was drawn from more than 760 completed cards from... Grand Army of the Republic Post 98: Vinton's first veterans group
Long before the American Legion, VFW or AMVETS gathered together to support fellow soldiers, remind Americans of the cost of war and teach their neighbors to appreciate the cost of the freedom they e... VMEU appoints committee to further proposed Broadband Utilities
Vinton has begun the task of exploring options for the next phase of the fiber optics project.
The Vinton Municipal Electric Utilities Board has appointed a committee to begin research into the v...
Seniors and Parents: Take a minute to fill out a FAFSA
According to recent data from the state, the vast majority of seniors have not yet filed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Filing the FAFSA is essential in order to receive fe...
Guardians and Warriors Walk Among us Every Day
Most of us can remember what it was like when we were 28. (And the rest of my readers might think that 28 sounds old!)
For me, I was probably chasing a little 2 year old around the house. Th... Governor Sherman: Vinton's most famous politician helped make early Iowa history
Prohibition.
Women's suffrage.
Racial equality.
Uniform election schedules.
Some of the biggest American issues of the late 1800s came to Iowa before other parts of the nation ser... Ya know that blizzard we didn't get?
This is why! We were waiting on the Vinton Municipal Electric Utilities to bring the snowflakes! Seriously, these are the guys are the ones that make the city look great for Christmas. They were ou... Clipper Corner Raises Funds for Gifts of Hope
In October, Clipper Corner held a raffle to raise money for the Gift of Hope program that offers help to those facing a breast cancer diagnosis.
Clipper Corner raffled a pink purse full of o... Vinton's Lions Club raises $3,100 for Eastern Iowa Honor Flights
The Vinton Lions Club held their chili supper at the fire station on the night of the Patriotic Christmas Parade in an effort to raise money to donate to the Eastern Iowa Honor Flights.
Raising $... Ask the Community
Written by Melody Snow On Behalf of the BCHS
This isn’t going to be one of my usual articles that I write on behalf of the Benton County Historical Society (BCHS). It’s not an article...