Old Cycling Veteran wants younger Veterans to join the American Legion

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
May 30, 2019 8:38 am

Larry Ritland, a former tour bus driver and truck driver, his wife Kay, a former Vinton resident and former Farmers Bank employee, met when their paths crossed thanks to their jobs intersecting.

Seeking Miss Sesquicentennial!

VINTON UNLIMITED
May 29, 2019 8:03 pm

Reminder: Deadline isFriday, May 31.Would you like to represent Vinton as a member of the 2019 Sesquicentennial Royalty and help us make history? The Sesquicentennial Committee is currently taking applications for the royalty.

Fawning season is here, deer are on the move

IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
May 28, 2019 10:00 pm

The calls have been coming in to field offices and conservation officers for the past few weeks and will only increase as the calendar flips to June - the peak fawning season is right around the corner.

Benton County Vendor Publication Report 5/21/19

HAYLEY RIPPEL, BENTON COUNTY AUDITOR
May 28, 2019 9:20 am

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Vinton-Shellsburg Graduates Class of 2019

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
May 27, 2019 9:37 pm

Sunday, the class of 2019 said their final goodbyes to their friends and teachers and joined the community as alumni of the Vinton-Shellsburg School District.

City brush and compost site closing at 4:00 p.m. due to flooding

CITY OF VINTON
May 24, 2019 8:20 am

Due to rising water the brush/compost site will be closing by 4:00 pm today, Friday, May 24th. The alternate site is between W 3rd Street and W 4th Street by the railroad tracks.

Members of the American Legion place Flags for Memorial Day

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
May 23, 2019 10:36 pm

The American Legion performed the solemn duty of placing flags on each of the graves of a Veteran buried at Evergreen Cemetery.Memorial Day is specifically to remember those who died in active military service to our country.

Vinton native offers training to area residents when they need to Survive Today

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
May 21, 2019 7:22 am

Braxton Morrison a Vinton native, owns and operates a business called. Survive Today LLC. Survive Today is a business that helps to teach, train and prepare people for that moment in their life when the only thought is to 'survive today.

Vinton Public Library Summer Reading Program to begin in June

VINTON TODAY
May 20, 2019 11:08 pm

Join us for a summer of fun and friends!       The 2019 Summer Reading Program will begin in June starting with a READO sheet.  In July we will have a new July READO sheet available and begin Summer Reading activities and programming.

Schools/Agencies Recognize need for Stop the Bleed Training for Emergencies

VINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT
May 20, 2019 1:26 pm

Over the last several months, the Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District, Vinton Police Department, North Benton Ambulance, Benton County Public Health, and Virginia Gay Hospital have been working together to better prepare VSCSD facilities, staff and students to respond to any potentially life-threatening traumatic injury on school grounds in accordance with the national Stop the Bleed campaign.