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Prom: VS students celebrate at annual dance and all-night Post-Prom gathering at gym
The 2018 VSHS Prom is now a memory, as participants can now look back at their favorite moments, and look at their favorite photographs.
First, there was the Grand March, where many of the students...
Area Leaders Attend Heartland Economic Development Course
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Kate Robertson, Director of Benton Development Group and Melissa Schwan, Director of Vinton Unlimited were two...
Stoney Arch: The Gentle Giant of Mud Creek
Written by Melody Snow
(On behalf of the Benton County Historical Society)
At the end of 13th Street, just beyond where the pavement ends, a one lane, wooden, country bridge holds the key to the...
Pedestrian pinned under vehicle, injured in Vinton traffic incident
On Friday, April 27, 2018, at approximately 9:16 a.m., multiple local public safety agencies responded toa report of a vehicle collision involving a pedestrian in the 100 block of W. 4th Street in Vin...
Stoney Arch: The Gentle Giant of Mud Creek
Written by Melody Snow
(On behalf of the Benton County Historical Society)
At the end of 13th Street, just beyond where the pavement ends, a one lane, wooden, country bridge holds the key to the...
Pedestrian pinned under vehicle, injured in Vinton traffic incident
On Friday, April 27, 2018, at approximately 9:16 a.m., multiple local public safety agencies responded to a report of a vehicle collision involving a pedestrian in the 100 block of W. 4th Street in Vi...
Swimming with the pelicans: Rodgers Park incident is reminder of wildlife safety awareness
Naturalist Aaron Askelson guides a pelican to shore so a fishing lure stuck in both of its feet can be removed. (Photos Courtesy of the Benton County Conservation Dept.)
A very unique photo op at ...
Work on playground continues; students to be asked to vote on 5 options
Work continues on the future Riverside Park Tower Playground, and the Vinton Parks and Recreation Department has created a video that shows the five options that area children can vote for.
VPRD Dire...
Nathan Orie Beck Sr.
Nathan Orie Beck Sr., 86, of Belle Plaine, passed away Monday, April 23, 2018, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids. Services are at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 27, at Hrabak-Neuhaus Funeral Service...
Virginia Gay announces extended hours for the Atkins Family Medical Clinic
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Virginia Gay Hospital's Atkins Family Medical Clinic is now scheduling appointments as early as 7:00 AM Monday through Friday ...