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Vinton Fire Department receives new equipment

"Equipment has heart, human heart, inside it." Ichiro SuzukiChristmas came a bit early to the Vinton Fire Station in the form of 20 brand-new MSA Fire G1 Self-contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) and...

Area Homeschool Students Celebrated at Graduation

Vinton-Shellsburg and Benton Community held a graduation ceremony for the graduating seniors in the Class of 2023. Those celebrated included the following students:Nash ArbuckleLord Boone Alexander As...

New Garbage Service to begin July 1 in Vinton

S&J Sanitation out of Marengo will be taking over for the previous garbage pick-up service beginning on July 1st. Garbage pick-up days will be on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays.  If customers current...

Petting Zoo visited Shellsburg Elementary

Evan Lopata and Ryan Shipley taught the students about Carlos the goat. By: Co- Reporter, Izzie Birker On Friday, May 19th, the high school 5th period Animal Science class brought their end of the semester animal projects to visit the students at Shellsburg Elementary fo...

Vinton Parks & Recreation to open Riverside Park on Friday Night

After more than a year of being out of commission, Riverside Park will be open for all kinds of fun on Friday night! With the many volunteers and the crew at the Vinton Parks & Recreation Departme...

BREAKING NEWS: County Department to reduce hours and costs due to efficiency

In news that you rarely see, a government agency said, "Hey, this could be done cheaper by cutting my hours and benefits."20 hours per week reflects the actual needs of the county veterans, according ...

FFA delivers flower pots to area businesses

Izzie Birker and Megan Schlitter dropped off flower pots at Farmers Savings Bank. Flowers for VintonBy Co-Reporter, Juliana LuisOn Tuesday, May 30th, the Vinton-Shellsburg FFA chapter helped the Cottage Garden Society deliver flower pots to local businesses. The day included a quic...

Luzerne City Council Member involved in a Crash Saturday afternoon

On Saturday, Francis Potter, 84 of Luzerne was driving a 2012 Ford Focus and towing a 1997 Home motorcycle ridden by Lorin Potter, 81. The motorcycle was being pulled by a rope. The two vehicles were ...

Accident on B Avenue Results in fatal injury

In a press release from Vinton Police Chief Ted Paxton, he stated that on "June 9, 2023, at around 3:05 PM, Vinton Police Officers were dispatched to the 1300 Block of B Avenue for a male subject th...

Benton County Fair Book Released

The Benton County Fair is underway! It takes many, many people to pull off the events at the fair. The displays are now in the Open Class Building (off to the left as you enter the fairgrounds) and ju...