Saying thanks to firemen, with notes and cookies

VINTON TODAY
February 14, 2018 12:00 am

Brynn Staab writes a note to her dad as part of a VSMS project to thank firemen for their many hours of work during the recent downtown fire. Lizzie Noe made cookies to share with a Vinton firefighter and wrote a decorative thank-you note.

Benton County Title Company Says Thank You

VINTON TODAY
February 13, 2018 12:00 am

The Benton County Title Company would like to express our deepest gratitude to the Vinton Fire Department, area Fire Departments, Benton County officials and the many volunteers and community members that have aided our business and served our town during this time.

Benton County Dominates Iowa Pork Congress

VINTON TODAY
February 13, 2018 12:00 am

Thursday January 25, 2018 fifteen livestock judgers from Benton County participated in the Iowa Pork Congress Youth Judging Contest in Des Moines, Iowa.

Vinton girl continues accepting gift cards, certificates to show thanks to area emergency personnel

VINTON TODAY
February 13, 2018 12:00 am

Kayla Kies holds some of the 30 Tootsies gift certificates she collected for area first responders on Tuesday. After seeing the destruction brought on by the fire last week, and the many emergency personnel working so hard for so long to fight the fire, one Vinton girl wanted to do something to thank those that fought the fire downtown.

Mayor Thanks Area Fire Departments

VINTON TODAY
February 13, 2018 12:00 am

On behalf of the City of Vinton, I would like to thank you for your assistance with the Fire of February 8th that devastated three, decades-old businesses and affected several others.

Consumer Advisory Issued for Chicken Salad Purchased at Fareway

VINTON TODAY
February 13, 2018 12:00 am

The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) and the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals (DIA) today jointly issued a consumer advisory for chicken salad sold at Fareway stores.

Following additional clean up, Downtown streets to be opened on Monday, 2/12/18

VINTON TODAY
February 12, 2018 12:00 am

The City of Vinton and local businesses continue to deal with the aftermath of the fire that startedduring the evening of February 8, 2018. The fire was reported in the Michael & Dowd Furniture storeand subsequently spread to the Clingman Pharmacy and Fischer Law Firm before being brought undercontrol.

"A million things up in the air" as Clingman ponders future of pharmacy building

VINTON TODAY
February 12, 2018 12:00 am

City crews cleaned the sidewalk area around the fire site before installing fence around the area. Jon Clingman expressed his gratitude to Mike LaGrange and the rest of the employees at LaGrange Pharmacy for making space available for him and his staff to fulfill prescriptions since the business building, and virtually everything inside was destroyed in the fire that started Thursday evening.

Fire recovery under way: Fischer announces temporary office, Benton County title begins clean-up

VINTON TODAY
February 11, 2018 12:00 am

Cleaning crews and volunteers spent part of Saturday doing what they could to salvage items from the Fischer law office building and remove smoke and water damage from the Benton County title building.

The earliest photos of, and the earliest response to, Vinton's historic fire (and an urgent safety reminder)

VINTON TODAY
February 11, 2018 12:00 am

7:17 p.m.: The first of the flames at the Michael and Dowd building. (Photos by Mandy Kakac) 7:18 p.m. As the wife of Garrison volunteer fireman Eric Kakac, Mandy Kakac knows more than most the urgent need for being aware of, and following, fire safety rules.