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Most nights I hear this right before falling asleep. No, it's not what you think!  Every night Dean clicks the Stats button on the backend of the website to see if anyone cared about what we put out for the day. Last night we hit 12,000! Usually when we see a spike in this number, we've found another pocket of readers that just LOVE Vinton and want to know all they can about what's happening here! Can you imagine how many people are out there that STILL haven't found Vinton Today? Then imagine how many people used to live in Vinton at one time or another and would LOVE to find this website! That's where you come in.

It seems that since Spring is here, everyone is cleaning out the garage, or wanting to fill the garage or needs a little something and wants to buy it. Our Classifieds are REALLY easy to use, REALLY easy to pay for and REALLY easy to find! They are right at the top of the page, not there, over to the right, next spot...THERE!  Just

  The City of Vinton picks up leaves every fall when residents put them out on the curb. Because of this service, residents may believe that the city also picks up the leaves and branches in the spring. This is not the case. Please take any branches, leaves, or bush trimmings to the City of Vinton brush dump, which is the second right turn going north from the Cedar River Bridge.

Rosa is a grey and white long hair cat w/green eyes, she is wearing a black collar with a bell and red rabies vaccination tag. She is about 10 years old and skinny. If you find her please contact animal control at 319-472-2337 or email vintonshelter@yahoo.com. Thank you.

FOTSI got in TEN kittens today! They are only a few weeks old, so we will have to hold them for a few more weeks until they are old enough and healthy enough for adoption. If you would like to donate some kitten food (canned or dry) or a monetary donation, there are a few ways you can get ahold of us! 1. Go to our store (211 West 4th Streeet) Friday (11-4) or Saturday (11-4) 2.

  April is national Call Before You Dig month   With spring weather here, Interstate Power and Light Company, an Alliant Energy company, is reminding customers about the importance of calling 811 before they start home improvements. Whether you’re landscaping, installing a fence, or building a deck, Alliant Energy urges you to “call before you dig.

Boomtown is four and a half months away, but the people who bring it to Vinton are beginning to prepare for the event. Dozens of Iowa Pyrotechnic Association (IPA) members, including a couple who traveled 350 miles from their home in South Dakota, gathered at the Bar-Y Ranch northeast of Vinton, the guests of Chuck and Marilyn Yedlik. The Yedliks regularly host several IPA events each year; the next will take place Memorial Day weekend.

The Vinton Parks & Recreation is very pleased to have received another donation for the new Celebration Park.  Pictured is Mark Mossman Celebration Park Fundraising Committee Member  Mark Mossman accepting the $1,000 check from Lynn & John Yundt.  VPRD Director of Parks & Recreation Duane Randall stated  "What a great showing of community support by John & Lynn, this will help us make the new park something very special for the whole community to enjoy.

Benton County Sheriff Randall Forsyth reports that deputies answered 259 calls for service and investigated 17 accidents. Deputies attempted to serve 203 civil papers and issued 47 traffic citations and 85 traffic warnings. There were 50 arrests/juvenile referrals with 59 charges being filed in March 2013. (32) were simple misdemeanors, (19) were indictable misdemeanors, and (7) were felony charges, and (1) civil violation.

A higher number than usual (42) Vinton-Shellsburg FFA members and a group of generous farm operators and business leaders combined to make the 2013 FFA Labor Auction the chapter's best ever. By the time all 43 auctions (including the finale for Mrs. Louise Fleming, now in her third year at VS) had concluded, the event tallied a total of $14,625.