Participating retailers to donate 3¢ of every gallon of Unleaded 88 sold during the month of October to National Breast Cancer Foundation and The Hormel Institute Over 70 Iowa fuel retail stations are encouraging drivers to help prevent breast cancer this October by choosing Unleaded 88 during the 4th annual Pink at the Pump® campaign.

It's time for all of the Homecoming fun where the community participates a little more!The Homecoming Parade will begin tonight at 6:00 p.m. following the usual route down 2nd Ave.

Nearly 2000 pounds of food was donated to Operation Backpack which operates out of Tilford Elementary. The food was donated by Pepsi and Quaker Oats, who donates about 3 times a year.

As homecoming week crosses the midway point the following students were named to the top 5 slots in the Homecoming Court.Ladies in Waiting, Left to R

An event which started in early 1990 in Burleson, Texas still happens today.Vinton Shellsburg High School Students gathered at the flag pole to pray for friends, family  the school and those in leadership.

A bit of competition between school districts surrounds a drive to register students to vote this year. Hayley Rippel, Benton County's Auditor went to the high school to register students to vote as part of Voter Registration Day in Iowa.

The Supervisors meeting started with the usual conversation from the supervisors but one of them, Tracy Seeman said, "You would not believe the people that I've had to pull out of the dirt road this weekend!" Then he listed 3 one day, 4 another, and no one understood why.

Friday morning, September 20, at 9:20 a.m. a group of 13 Vinton Shellburg High School students walked out as part of the "Global School Strike on Climate" movement.

It's Homecoming week in Viking Land and Monday kicked off the excitement with the announcement of the Top 10 Queen and King Candidates: The Ladies In Waiting: Davia Herger, Raelynn Murray, Alyssa Reynolds, Carli Lang, Hannah Timmermans, Morgan Hansen, Sonnie Evans, Taryn Sutton, Frankie Evans, Lauren Upmeyer and Lillie Lamont The Knights: Ryan Schoettmer, Sam Griffith, Hunter Hazen, Broc Shaw, Gabe Schmidt, Cameron Karr, Jose Wilson, Sam Moen, Charlie Dudley, Payton Haefner.

Flags were ordered at half staff across the state in honor of Pvt. Laurel William Ebert's return to Iowa. Ebert was listed as missing in action November 26, 1942, but will forever be a 28 year old man that left to fight for his country.