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Driver flown to UI hospitals after one-vehicle accident east of Vinton
On Sunday, Nov. 11, at about 5:17 p.m, the Benton County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a single vehicle accident on 61st Street Lane, east of Vinton. Deputies found that a...
Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Armistice Day
Although we call it Veterans Day now, for the first 28 years of celebrating Nov. 11, Americans called it Armistice Day, a commemoration of the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, whe... "Fooling the Iron Fish" Vinton Native Everett Warner helped win WWI
During World War I, several local residents and natives had a significant role in the "Great War."
Among them was Everett Warner, who was born in Vinton to a father who had lost an arm in the Civi... Crash on Highway 30 takes life of Benton County resident
A semi vs. car crash took the life of an area resident on Friday evening.
A reported vehicle-semi collision happened at about 10:30 p.m. on Highway 30 east of Tama which resulted in the roadway b...
Area Students begin the holiday festivities by hanging the Greenery
It's always fun to see the town begin to get ready for Christmas, (I know we haven't had Thanksgiving yet) and part of that is the annual hanging the greenery
Area Vinton-Shellsburg stude... Santa Paws is coming to town
Santa Paws will be coming to Friends of the Shelter during holiday open house on November 18th from 12-4 p.m.
This your opportunity to bring your pet and have your annual picture taken with ... Reade reads: The story of the sentences Heard heard about his sentence
Editor's Note: The two main characters in this true story are David Tachay Heard (also known as Kill Bro Heard, Kill Bro, or Tashey) and Senior U.S. District Judge Linda R. Reade, who recently se...
What is your legacy? Vinton's includes Basketball, fire recovery and Kersten's
By Melody Snow, Benton County Historical Society
As part of the Benton County Historical Society, I write a lot about history and the role it’s played in our lives, but the fact is, even as... Benton County fails to see a Blue Wave in Voters
Benton County voters for the most part, chose to vote Republican. (To see the unofficial results for the county, click here )
Some of the time the state agreed with us and a few times they didn&#...
STEM class offered for girls 6-8th Grade at the University of Iowa Carver Colleg
Calling all 6-8th grade girls and their parents!
Girls: Now's a great time to discover STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math). Join us for fun, hands-on medical simulations, s...