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Vinton Police Department Log for April 7-13, 2025
All Charges are subject to review by the Benton County Attorney’s Office. An arrest or criminal charge is merely an accusation, and the Defendant is presumed innocent, unless proven guilty. Intrasta...
AmeriCorps NCCC in Vinton sends members home
As a results of President Trump's administration's Department of Government Effeciency, it has directed that AmeriCorps NCCC send their volunteers home this week, affecting the Vinton campus directly.... Vinton Parks and Recreation shares exciting plans for Vinton
Vinton Parks and Recreation director Matt Boggess spoke with the Vinton Kiwanis Club at their Tuesday meeting last week. Boggess shared several of the projects that are happening through the departmen... Reynolds announces submission of federal waiver for Medicaid work requirements
Today, Governor Kim Reynolds directed Iowa Health and Human Services to submit a waiver to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to establish work requirements for able-bodied Medicaid reci...
Gov. Reynolds requests Presidential Disaster Declaration for severe weather
Governor Kim Reynolds has requested a Presidential Disaster Declaration for four Iowa counties due to significant severe weather conditions that occurred on March 19, 2025. Gov. Reynolds requeste...
Iowa FFA Announces 2025 Stars Over Iowa Finalists
The 2025 Stars Over Iowa Finalists were selected for recognition as part of the 97th Iowa FFA
State Leadership Conference at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa, April 13-15, 2025. Twenty finalists were
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Vinton native Dennis Bramow receives national Aflac Agents of Care award
Aflac Incorporated, a leading provider of supplemental health insurance in the U.S.,1 is thrilled to recognize four-year Aflac agent Dennis Bramow as an esteemed recipient of the 2024 Agents of Care a... Iowa boat registrations expire April 30
Iowans will register more than 220,000 boats before April 30, when current boat registrations expire. Boat registrations are good for three years. Registration fees support boater education and safety...
Four Reserve officers join the Vinton Police Department
Mayor Bud Maynard administered the Oath of Office to four men desiring to serve as reserve officers for the Vinton Police Department. The four included Joshua Meyer, Matt Milburn, Brandan Geiger and B... Newspapers just aren't what or where they used to be
In an article entitled, "Changes to Iowa's newspaper landscape, 2019 to 2025" - Bleeding Heartland the author gives a bleak look at the newspaper industry in Iowa. The author, Jeff Morrison ...