Buren Sherman’s house was included in a 1969 directory that also included Benton County’s Tilford Academy and the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School.
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The 1906 Benton County Courthouse clock has been restored to original, historically accurate condition after a painstaking project. Here’s how it was brought back to life.
Kim White of Incredible Bats visited the Vinton Library Wednesday to educate community members about bats and other mammals and reptiles.
After several years of repairs, the clock will return to the Benton County Courthouse for public viewing ahead of its installation.
From flower festivals and patriotic parades to county fairs and hot air balloons taking to the skies, there is so much to do, see and celebrate around Eastern Iowa in the coming months.
The former chief executive officer of a Vinton hospital -- who worked there only a month last year before being indicted on federal charges for defrauding another former employer of over $3.2 million -- was sentenced last week to over three years in prison.
Produced in partnership with the Iowa Engineering Society, E-Week is an annual celebration of engineering and all that it, and engineers, contribute to our world. The Gazette's E-Week showcases a variety of engineering topics.
The first glow-in-the-dark walking trail in Iowa — and what is believed to be the longest in the nation — was unveiled in Vinton in 2021.
A Mexican food truck in Vinton has traded in its wheels for its first brick-and-mortar location.
For about 50 years after the Stonewall Riots, most Pride events in Iowa were consigned to larger cities. Now, small towns are bringing a new definition to “hometown pride.”
Two years ago, lawmakers passed a bill allowing voters in counties to declare EMS an essential service within their county and agree to pay taxes to support it. But few counties have done that yet.
Amid legislation targeting the information sector, public librarians speak on their growing role as a force in the political realm. From representative literature to creating inclusive environments, libraries are offering more to the community than books.
Two people were killed on a Benton County highway Saturday when a passing pickup struck a left-turning UTV, according to an Iowa State Patrol crash report.
Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson talked inflation, transportation and drug costs with small business owners during a stop in Vinton on Monday.
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