[caption id="attachment_20138" align="alignleft" width="300"] Sculptor Rick Polberg tells members of the Fry family, including a great-great-granddaughter, how the bust of the sheriff was made.

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The Benton County Sheriff's Office is investigating the theft of another vehicle, a 2009 white Chevy Tahoe reported taken from the residence of Ryan and Kendra Coleman southwest of Vinton (near County Home Road/V61) overnight.

Members of the Iowa DCI have released the names of the mother and son who were killed in a train-pedestrian incident Friday in Belle Plaine. The subjects involved in the Belle Plaine train/pedestrian accident have been identified as; Teresa Catherine Gerleman (age 36) and her son, Henry Fields (age 8) both of Belle Plaine.

[et_pb_section bb_built="1"][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.0.106" background_layout="light"] At a recent Vinton Lion’s Club meeting, Vinton-Shellsburg school Superintendent Mary Jo Hainstock gave an update concerning the school district and student performance on standardized tests.

As they continue to search for, and pray for the safe return of, Jake Wilson, the La Porte City teens friends, family and teachers are sharing stories about what Jake has brought to their lives.

As they continue to search for, and pray for the safe return of, Jake Wilson, the La Porte City teens friends, family and teachers are sharing stories about what Jake has brought to their lives.

Third graders had a close-up look at many areas of agriculture, including bees, during the annual 3rd Grade Ag Day. The annual Third Grade Ag Day, led by the Benton County Extension Service with the help of many other ag leaders as well as the FFA chapters of Vinton-Shellsburg, Benton Community and Belle Plaine high schools, gave hundreds of area students an up-close look at chickens, pigs, sheep, goats and horses, and a chance to learn more about how farming contributes to their lives.

The City of Vinton has received seven responses from its request for proposals (RFP) seeking a replacement for a garbage hauler. Herb Boots notified the city recently that he plans to retire and sell his equipment.

[caption id="attachment_20058" align="alignleft" width="300"] Third graders had a close-up look at many areas of agriculture, including bees, during the annual 3rd Grade Ag Day.