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What's up with that? Coin Shortage

If you're online at all, or if you've seen signs up at stores that declare there is a coin shortage, you might be like me and you want to ask the local bank, “What's up with that?”I reached out to a couple of out local banks and found that they were told by the Federal Reserve that "there is a coin shortage due to the mint being closed down for a period of time because of COVID-19.

Oak Grove Church puts their Faith in Action

For the 2nd year in a row, the Oak Grove Church put their faith to work. A group of more than 50 members of the church met this past week to minister to people in the community. Faith in Action is a project that the church uses to help those in the community that might need a helping hand. The group took on 11 projects across the Benton County area.

Lamont and Lang address area Kiwanis Club

Carly Lang and Lillie Lamont share some of their story of working in NJ caring for COVID patients Lillie Lamont and Carli Lang addressed the Vinton Kiwanis Club in Vinton. The two shared several experiences from their time in New Jersey as the fought alongside other healthcare workers in the battle against COVID-19. They shared their work, and struggle to be able to find a place to stay, and other bits of their experiences on the east coast.

Vinton’s landscape is changing quickly in several areas

The big highlight of the year has been the continued progress of the iVinton project. Something more than a decade in the works. It's been a project that doesn't have a lot of physical things that you can see. But on the heels of that has been several more above-ground changes that residents can and will be seeing.Anderson Creek EstatesLocated on the southern edge of Vinton, the new development is quickly taking shape.

Benton County currently at 20 active COVID-19 Cases

The total cases of COVID-19 cases have risen by 6 in the last week.  Benton County numbers are at 75 since the beginning of the pandemic. Currently, out of Benton County's 25,645 residents: 2,356 have been tested2,274 are negative75 cases total54 have recovered20 active cases1 death In Region 6 which includes Benton County, there are:25 Hospitalized5 in ICU2 admitted in the last 24 hours1.

Iowa Department of Transportation asking for community input on roundabout

April 9, 2015 one of the most horrific accidents occurred on the Hwy150 intersection on the west edge of Urbana.  Killing 5 area youth Quentin Ray Ary, 19, of Vinton; Triston James-Ray Randall, 17, of Urbana; Nicole Renee Jacobson, 20, of Vinton; Hunter William Tuttle, 14; and Zoey Lynnae Tuttle, 12, were killed when the pickup they were riding in pulled into the path of a semi.

City asks for help with yard waste

At Thursday night's council meeting the topic of garbage, recycling and yard waste came up in discussion. Residents are reminded that yard waste should if possible, be taken to the city brush pile just north of the bridge. If you must dispose of it, please put it in your trash.When it is added to a recycling bin it taints the whole truckload of recycling, requiring that the load be considered trash.

County hears Billboard concerns

Billboards could be up for discussion on the county level, some samples along a county road At last week's Supervisor meeting, area lawyer Mark Mossman addressed the board concerning regulations for billboards. He shared with the Supervisor of his travels through the south and noticed how the country was gorgeous, but that "it was striking that every now and then, you could be driving through really, really pretty countryside and all of a sudden you'd come to a county that just had billboards everywhere.

Vinton-Shellsburg distributing meals via Vans

The daily meals that are being provided by the VInton-Shellsburg School District are still being delivered. Rather than using a bus, the meals will arrive via a van for those in Vinton.The same schedule M-F, will continue throughout July.We are sorry for any confusion that this may have caused.

Painting the town Red, White and Blue

The 4th of July slipped by without a lot of fanfare for most towns, but it didn't go by unnoticed. The Sellers and Roster Families decided to do a little something on this 4th of July, to brighten the days of many in Vinton. The families got together on a couple of golf carts and planted around 550 flags along the streets to mark Independence Day. They ran out before they could cover the whole town.