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5th and Final Flaughless 5K set for Oct. 15; registration under way now
Registration for the 5th and Final Flaughless 5K is under way.
The annual run/walk in memory of Dan Flaugh will take place Saturday, Oct. 15. Organizer Georgia Meeker Sysouchanh has said this will ...
Atkins bar owner sentenced to 18 months in federal tax evasion case
By the US Attorney's Office
An Atkins man who committed tax evasion by not reporting all his income from the businesses he owned was sentenced earlier this week to 18 months in federal prison.
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Vinton Legion Post 57 Fish Fry, hosts Soundhole Forum
By Brad Anderson, Post 57
Friday, September 9, from 4-7 p.m. the American Legion will hold their Fish Fry, to be followed by music by Soundhole Forum, an acoustic guitar group.
The L...
Vinton Today: Welcome to our new home
"They want to know what we want in the new web site," says Mrs. C.
The rules of journalism tell me that I am supposed to include in "first reference" everything you need to kn...
High School volleyball: Bobcats sweep VS at home
Freshman Abby Brunssen blocks the ball to score a point for the Bobcats vs. VS.
With a 3-0 sweep of Vinton-Shellsburg, the Benton Community Bobcats evened their season match record at 3-3.
Bent... Stockmanship, Cattle Handling and BQA Workshops
Three Stockmanship, Handling and BQA workshops featuring Dr. Tom Noffsinger from Nebraska, will be held in eastern Iowa September 19 & 20. The Stockmanship sessions teach cattle handling methods t...
Hope Chest closing; Svobodas to continue selling items online
Mike and Joyce Svoboda plan to close The Hope Chest antique store on 4th Street in October, but the couple plans to continue selling antiques as well as their other products, on-line.
An "... Urbana Solar Acres in progress; 3,700 panels will turn sunlight into electricity
One of Iowa's biggest and newest green energy projects is under way in Urbana, where by mid-October, more than 3,7000 solar panels will be generating enough electricity to power 139 homes... Unique fireworks farewell for brother of Vinton man who loved pyrotechnics
A fireworks shell with the ashes of IPA member Jarrett Peterson fill the sky before the main show.
A unique farewell to the brother of a Vinton resident inspired many spectators at Boomtown this y...
Boomtown 10 leaves audience looking forward to Boomtown 11
The 'Train Wreck' was a favorite again at Boomtown 10.
The 10th annual Boomtown filled Vinton, and particularly the Benton County Fairgrounds, with the lights and sounds of fireworks on Saturday, ...