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Virginia Gay Hospital receives donation from Fareway for Gifts of Hope

Fareway makes $633 donation to Gifts of Hope Virginia Gay Hospital is grateful to Fareway and its staff for participating in Round-Up for Hope, raising and donating $633 to Gifts of Hope. Their efforts of support make a difference in our communi...

Young Parents Network assists Young Families with needs

Tisha Ritter, the director of the Young Parents Network out of Cedar Rapids, made a trip to Vinton to address the area Kiwanis. YPN assists both mothers and fathers as they parent their young children...

Courthouse to display Christmas Lights once again, this year...or next

An old photo from December 23, 1980 Cedar Valley Times via the library online archives For some of us that have lived in Vinton for decades, we remember that each Christmas when you returned home from out of town you could see the courthouse. It wasn't because of its size or location, b...

Ehlinger's Express, Edward's Plumbing and McDowell's Win Scarecrow Contest

The scarecrows who won in the Fall Festival Scarecrow Contest The first Fall Festival Scarecrow Contest winners were announced on Sunday evening. There were a total of 44 entries competing for the top three places. Placing first was Ehlinger’s Express with the...

Applications being accepted for the HOT Grant Award (Hotel Occupancy Tax)

Vinton Unlimited is pleased to announce applications are now being accepted for the HOT Grant Award (Hotel Occupancy Tax). This grant fund is made possible through the collection of the hotel/motel ta...

The Benton County Salvation Army needs you!

The Benton County Salvation Army Red Kettle Bell ringing campaign will kick off on Monday, November 22nd this year and run through December 24th. It will be at our usual location: Vinton's Fareway Gr...

Lions Club Presentation

Anthony Church and students presented a program on Strength Training and Speed Work available to 6th, 7th and 8th-grade students in the Vinton Shellsburg School District. Anthony Church is a...

Vinton Lions Club Makes Improvements to Lions Field

 Vinton Lions Club 100th Celebration activities included upgrades and improvements to Lions Field. Fifty years ago this year Vinton Lions built and opened the community’s slow-pitch softba...

Just a note about Tuesday

Tomorrow I will be working as an election worker which means, today's email includes a mega list of everything you need to know about the election. Usually, my phone rings on election day with questio...

Trick-or-Treaters make the rounds in Downtown Vinton

The traditional Vinton Parks and Recreation downtown Halloween event took place Saturday, as hundreds of children dressed in creative costumes and played games on the courthouse lawn followed by a par...