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Personal Safety and Situational Awareness Training Class a Success
Personal Safety and Situational Awareness Training was held at the Vinton Skate Center, brought by the area group, "Just Us".
80 service providers, students and community members attend...
On a moonlit night when the stars are out, there are nocturnal animals all about
...the children sang together at the Benton County Conservation's Nature Center northwest of Vinton.
In a program hosted by Aaron Askleton and Caitlin Savage, the two read books... National Prescription Take Back Day, Saturday October 27
This year National Prescription Take Back Day is on Saturday, October 27th, 2018 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. This day is announced by the NABP (National Association of Boards of Pharmacy) and the DEA...
4 Union High School Vocalists honored at Iowa All-State Auditions
Congratulations go out to the Union High School Vocal Music department on their outstanding showing at All-State auditions on Saturday October 20th in Hampton. 1 UHS vocalist was chosen to... 2018 Vinton Christmas Ornaments Available
The 2018 Vinton Christmas Ornaments are now available!
Melissa Schwan said that this year’s ornament features the Benton County Fair.
Ornaments are available at Arnold Motor Supply, Cam... SHE MATTERS- Barriers for Iowa Women
SHE MATTERS- Barriers for Iowa women including a Daycare Crisis
-75% of the elderly poor are women and 82% of them were not poor before they became widows
-Iowa women earn 77% of what men earn wh... Vinton Popcorn Company seeks community input
Vinton Popcorn Company is making changes.
At Vinton Popcorn, we would like to discover what flavors of popcorn everyone would like to see from us by answering to the poll b...
Cards of Love: Area riders plan motorcycle gathering in honor of Yvonne Zimpfer
For years, the Ron-Da-Voo has been a place for motorcycle riders to gather for fun, friendship and occasionally, benefit rides such as the Special Olympics Ride
Rick and Yvonne Zimpfer, who are m... Fareway Ambushed
Today Vinton Unlimited and a group of its members visited Fareway to "Ambush" the local business.
Ambushing area businesses is a recent activity started by Vinton Unlimited to just sa... Harris and Baldwin arrested in Cedar Rapids
On August 9th, the Vinton Police Department asked for the public's help to locate Kody Harris and April Baldwin.
The two had been involved in a vehicle pursuit. Harris was wanted by federal...