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From Centennial to Sesquicentennial the Lutz Family is there
Growing up in a small town has its benefits. Living in the same small town most of your life has a different set of benefits.Recently two area sisters have had the task of sorting through the belongi... Vinton's Sesquicentennial Parade Winners/Video/Pictures
Video of the parade can be seen here!The following were parade winners:Business Division1st Place: Farmers Savings Bank2nd Place: A&W Rootbeer3rd Place: Flowers by Nature’s CornerOrganization Divisio... Virginia Gay Hospital releases information concerning data security
According to a news release posted on the Virginia Gay Hospital website:Virginia Gay Hospital Notifies Patients of Security IncidentVirginia Gay Hospital has become aware of a data security incident ...
If you love Vinton History, you'll love this...
There are two places that you can go to enjoy a step back in time. The Sherman BuildingCindy Elwick has been busy borrowing a large collection of past and present scrapbooks from Vinton so... Awww shucks, corn, butter, friends and laughter
The fun is about to begin! Starting at 7:00 on Saturday morning, people who love Vinton, gathered to start shucking corn for the day's event. Meeting behind the high school a group of volunteer... LOCAL GRILLER WINS IN FARM BUREAU 56th ANNUAL COOKOUT CONTEST
Jared Merchant, of Vinton, won 1st Place in the Pork category of the 56th annual Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF) Cookout Contest during the Iowa State Fair. He took home $150 provided by the Iowa ... 150th Parade Reminders
Lineup will begin at 1:00 pm at the Benton County Fairgrounds. The
Vinton Kiwanis Club will be there to assist. The parade will begin
rolling north up 2ndAvenue at 2:00 pm.We’ve had GREAT participa...
Saturday & Sunday Event Schedule for Vinton's Sesquicentennial Celebration
SATURDAY, AUG 17Download a printable schedule of all events! • CIVIL WAR RE-ENACTMENT | 9 am to 5 pmHeld on the grounds of the VINTON RAILROAD DEPOT, 612 2nd AveDownload the schedule for the depot g...
Area children tour the youth gardens
On Thursday morning a group of area children visited the Community Youth Gardens on the north end of Vinton. Children from the school as well as Happy Time children took a field trip to the gardens e... Help needed to shuck about 4,000 ears of corn
Well, tomorrow is the day! I sure hope everyone is hungry for some
sweet corn!Just a reminder if you and/or your family are willing to lend a
hand, we would be grateful! We will gather in the bac...