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CHARGES FILED ON VINTON WOMAN FOR EMBEZZLEMENT OF NEARLY $300,000.00

 Kelly Banghart of Vinton, charged with embezzling nearly $300,000 from Ervin Motors On September 23, 2019, the Vinton Police Department was contacted by Ervin Motor Company in Vinton regarding suspicious activity in their business checking account. A subsequent investigation ident...

Vinton One Book, One Community

Erin Monaghan & Kim Fischels of Just US welcome participants at the book discussion Monday night The first-ever Vinton One Book, One Community Discussion was held at Tilford last night and a great discussion occurred from a variety of community members.  Bree Housley’s book We Hope You...

The former Hardee's building taken down

The final take out order for Hardee's fit in the last dumpster after a long day of demolition Monday was a long day for those tasked with taking down the former Hardee's building. It was thought that the building would be taken down weeks ago, but with anything, there was a hold up with appro...

Honor Flight Returns to Cedar Rapids Tuesday evening with grateful Veterans

Judy Demmel, Janet Kearns, Pate Neve, Cadee Redlinger, Addison Redlinger, Mary Jones Two area veterans made the trip to Washington D.C. aboard the Eastern Iowa Honor Flights.Mike Demmel a member of the Army's 101st Airborne Assault Helicopter Brigade serving as a mechanic for the two ...

Benton County Sheriff's Office bids farewell to K-9 Officer Vader

Retired Benton County Sheriff's K-9 Vader passes away at age 13  after serving the county since 2007 Many of us think about the men and women that serve us round the clock with great appreciation. They are there whenever we call. Over the last few years, one of these public servants has been retired...

Vinton Fire Department conducts Practice Burn

Vinton Fire Department holds practice burn at last nights fire on 3rd St. Last night the Vinton Fire Department held a practice burn at a house located on 3rd St. The property is owned by Al Garwood who obtained the proper permission to have the home burnt down. The l...

National Teen Driver Safety Week October 20-26, 2019

This week and every week, parents should have conversations with their teens about the important rules they need to follow to stay safe behind the wheel. These rules address the greatest dangers for ...

Kelly Steffen Named Iowa’s History Teacher Of The Year

Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District congratulates Kelly Steffen as this year’s Iowa History Teacher of the Year. The announcement was made on Thursday, October 17, 2019, by the Iowa Departmen...

Open Burning Days set and Reminder on Garbage Cans

The city council set burning day for the last Thursday, Friday and Saturday in October 24,25,26. Open burning of leaves and yard debris will be allowed in the city. A second time will be on November ...

City Council: Emergency Services Facility in early planning stages

Back in June of this year, the city council passed and approved a resolution for a request of qualifications for the possible construction of an emergency services facility. The facility would house ...