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After a year closed off to the public, the Vinton Palace Theatre will welcome the Schmidt Brothers to the live stage on May 7 and 8 in front of a limited audience.
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The Benton County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted 3-0 to open the county courthouse for business on April 15 without requiring an appointment, accepting recommendations by a security committee and Benton County Public Health to open their doors fully once again.
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Barron Chiropractic will move off K Ave and into downtown Vinton in mid to late May as Scott Barron sets up his practice in a building he’s familiar with.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8884 Auxiliary nominated and presented the Vinton-Shellsburg Student Senate with the Youth Activities Award and letter of thanks from the national VFW on Wednesday. for their donation of personal items to local veterans in November.
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Frank and Kathy Van Steenhuyse of Van Steenhuyse-Russell Funeral Home have announced a sale of the Vinton funeral home to Teahen Funeral Home of Cedar Rapids within the next few weeks, promising the transition will be smooth and Frank isn’t going anywhere soon.
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Early discussion of turning 61st Street south of Vinton into a gravel road took place between nearby property owners, representatives from Benton County and Vinton-Shellsburg CSD on Thursday inside the school’s conference room at the central office.
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The Iowa High School Speech Association (IHSSA) on Wednesday announced nominations for All-State Individual Speech to recognize the top performances from across the state, which included five performers between Benton, Center Point-Urbana and Union.
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Residents living near Hannen Park came before the Benton County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday to issue concerns over trucks carrying wood chips from derecho damage to the park and their impact on the roads in the area.
Urbana will welcome three new businesses in its Urbana Town Centre development this summer, including Fiber Heart yarn shop making the hop from Dysart to its new home.
Since the first vaccination in late December, COVID-19 vaccinations in Benton County have steadily increased as LaGrange Pharmacy and other entities have worked to get priority populations vaccinated against the virus.
“I sit here in the stands behind home plate.
After months of being apart, CMS and the CDC have updated the visitation guidelines for Long Term Care. Here is our plan to transition back toward normal while being cognizant that increasing visits increases the risk of passing COVID 19 infections to staff and residents:
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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Monday signed several pieces of legislation, including Senate File 413, a bill which narrows early voting from 29 days to 20 days before election and promoted to create uniformity for election officials beginning in the next major election.
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The Individual Speech season saw a beginning similar to the Large Group season as schools elected to submit their events virtually on Saturday or hosting judges on Wednesday. Benton and Vinton-Shellsburg chose for the latter and hosted their District contest at Benton Jr/Sr High School on We…
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Matt Boggess knew when he took over Vinton Parks and Recreation Department (VPRD), he wanted to expand recreational opportunities for residents while also improving on existing parks in Vinton for current and future generations to enjoy. Putting in a rock climbing wall at the rec center at R…
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So many factors were working against the Voyagers Dance Team going into their 2020-21 season. The COVID-19 pandemic wasn’t going away anytime soon, a derecho wind storm had devastated the southern part of the county, and the team was without a coach for a bit. Melanie Davis couldn’t sit by t…
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Amid shutdowns and restrictions in response to the COVID-19, the Riverview Center remains focused on serving those who’ve experience sexual assault in Benton and their 13 other counties in Iowa.
Virgina Gay Hospital was recently awarded 15 of 16 Pinnacle Customer Experience Awards by Pinnacle Quality Insight given to “care providers who have achieved best-in-class customer satisfaction standards within their peer group.”
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As Vinton Police Chief Ted Paxton and Captain Eric Dickinson walked through the police station and identified each of the rooms in their corner of the city hall building, one thing was made clear: storage and adequate space were lacking. The city had moved out the Vinton Unlimited offices in…
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An invitation from a hometown doctor to a Lion’s Club meeting in 1964 led to Keith Elwick of Vinton becoming a member of the service club going forward, and The Iowa Lion took notice in their February newsletter.
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Gov. Kim Reynolds announced an extension of the state of public health emergency on Thursday that was initially issued March 17 by one additional week, and she ordered more non-essential retail categories to close.
On the day following the cascading errors that delayed reporting of Monday’s Democratic results of the Iowa Caucuses into Tuesday, and many analysts wondered if the mistake would spell the dem…
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Robert McGee sat next to a window on the outskirt of the Vinton-Shellsburg Middle School library alone. He looked pensive. It wasn’t for a lack of knowledge over his preference for Republican …
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Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden made a campaign stop in Vinton on Saturday to talk about a wide range of topics in front of about 200 supporters at Tilford Elementary School.
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VINTON – As temperatures finally begin to rise and melt the winter snow, some are beginning to express concern about another flood of the Cedar River.
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. Intrastate Warrants are issued by Law Enforcement Agencies for crimes happening in their jurisdictions.
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. Int…
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. Int…
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Belle Plaine Police arrested Lewis Charles Burns, 36, of Belle Plaine on charges of Assault on Peace Officer (aggravated misdemeanor), Interference With Official Acts (serious misdemeanor), an…
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. Int…
VAN HORNE — “You have to be kidding.”
Still clean.
On Tuesday, Vinton-Shellsburg scored 89 points and Union scored 78.5.
LA PORTE CITY — It’s over.
As announcer Mike Jay aptly put, “track is back”.
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Work began in earnest this past week at the Old School Produce gardens located on the grounds of the Benton County Service Center. By following social distancing guidelines—keeping family members together, spacing groups more than six feet apart—more than 14,000 onions were planted by local …
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After 30 years serving Benton County, Clingman Pharmacy will team up with Vinton’s Dollar Fresh to provide pharmaceutical services at the new location opening in late spring.
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With a new proclamation signed by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Thursday and seven COVID-19 cases identified in Benton County, more local businesses closed their doors to the public.
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With a new proclamation signed by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Thursday, more local businesses closed their doors to the public.
Of all the things that are uncertain in the world right now, one thing many people can count on to occur like clockwork is allergy season.
No matter what’s going on or where it might be going on, time is often of the essence when it comes to just about anything. The clock can be one of the biggest barriers to finding consistent routines, especially when it comes to exercising on a regular basis. But it doesn’t have to be. Check out how to squeeze in a quick yet still-effective workout that can generate real results, even if only 30 minutes are up for grabs.
Winter’s cold is still here, the windows have been closed for months, the heat is running and the humidifier appears to have found a permanent home in the bedroom. It can be tough to keep the air inside homes of high quality during the winter.
Billions of people across the globe need eyeglasses to drive a car, read a book, watch television, and perform a host of other tasks of daily life.
Cafeteria staff and bus drivers stood on curbsides in the Monday morning cold. At Tilford Elementary, a trio of women – Amanda Lund, Jolene Fisher and Laurie Werning – tended carts filled with brown bags with large Bs and Ls written in black marker.
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden made a campaign stop in Vinton on Saturday to talk about a wide range of topics in front of about 200 supporters at Tilford Elementary School.
MONTEZUMA — Authorities have announced Tuesday afternoon that a man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the disappearance of Mollie Tibbetts.
