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The flood, from above
Brendan Turner has been capturing important Vinton milestones for more than a year with his drone camera. He shared aminute-long video with Vinton Today readers, and you may have seen some of his vide... BENTON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ROADS IN BENTON COUNTY SEPTEMBER 26
THE URBANA/SHELLSBURG BRIDGE ON 32ND AVE SOUTH OF URBANA IS OPEN
ROAD CLOSURES
Iowa Highway 150 at the Cedar River Bridge in Vinton.
Benton County roads:
22nd Ave at the Mt. Auburn/Brandon...
If life hands you a flood, you go fishing...
In the flurry of activity, and with the sandbagging done, there's nothing left to do, but just sit and wait.
And as you would expect from Kip Schoettmer, owner of John's Tire, he did just that...co... VS schools to continue as planned, despite flooding
From the Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District:
The excessive rain in the Cedar River basin and the associated flooding has been on many people's minds over the last few days. In talking t...
Public Health Dept. offers flood safety cautions
Benton County is ready to assist residents as they prepare for possible flooding. "While we are more prepared for the 2016 flooding, personal health and safety remains a top priority" said ...
Remembering 2008: Many in flood's path recall steps they took during the last historic flood
City crews and volunteers add the second layer of Hesco barriers to a flood wall protecting VMEU buildings on Friday.
"It seems like last week, not eight years ago."
Dean Studer was preparing t... Flood update Saturday, 9:00 a.m.
The City of Vinton and Benton County are working closely together to prepare for the impending flood water. Volunteers are being utilized to assist in preparations and other resour...
UPDATE ON FORECAST CREST IN VINTON 3:00 p.m.
SEPTEMBER 24, 2016, 3:00 PM
The Cedar River flood stage at Vinton is 15 feet. The 2008 Flood reached a level of 24.7 feet. The updated river forecast from the National Weather Service at ...
How much better prepared is Vinton for the Flood of 2016 than it was in 2008?
"This time we don't have people walking around in water, trying to sand bag," says Benton County EMA Director Scott Hansen.
With a slightly lower flood crest of 22.5 predicted for Su... Upper Iowa University announces Summer 2016 Dean's List
Upper Iowa University announces the Dean's List for the 2016 Summer Term. To be honored, a student must have earned a minimum 3.50 grade point average for the semester and be enrolled as a full-time s...