'Committed and Hopeful:' Search for Jake continues in La Porte City; vigil set for Monday

VINTON TODAY
May 1, 2018 12:00 am

In Facebook posts and on lamp posts, via social media and traditional media, the friends, family, neighbors and community surrounding Jake Wilson's family continue to search for the boy, who was last seen April 7.

Justin L. Wisner 

VINTON TODAY
May 1, 2018 12:00 am

Justin L. Wisner, 42, of Belle Plaine, passed away Monday, April 23, 2018. Visitation is from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, May 4, at Hrabak-Neuhaus Funeral Service in Belle Plaine.

Vinton, Shellsburg and Benton County Legions Present Awards Flag Essay Contest Winners

VINTON TODAY
May 1, 2018 12:00 am

Representatives of the Shellsburg American Legion, the Vinton American Legion and the Benton County American Legion, attended the Shellsburg Elementary School's April 27, 2018 assembly, to present awards to their winners of the American Legion's Fifth Grade Flag Essay Contest.

Prom: VS students celebrate at annual dance and all-night Post-Prom gathering at gym

VINTON TODAY
April 30, 2018 12:00 am

The 2018 VSHS Prom is now a memory, as participants can now look back at their favorite moments, and look at their favorite photographs. First, there was the Grand March, where many of the students took turns standing on the stage as friends and family members took photos.

Area Leaders Attend Heartland Economic Development Course

VINTON TODAY
April 30, 2018 12:00 am

Iowa Attendees Kate Robertson, Director of Benton Development Group and Melissa Schwan, Director of Vinton Unlimited were two of 87 economic development professionals to attend the Heartland Economic Development Course (HEDC) April 23-26, 2018 in Blue Springs, Missouri.

Prom: VS students celebrate at annual dance and all-night Post-Prom gathering at gym

VINTON TODAY
April 30, 2018 12:00 am

The 2018 VSHS Prom is now a memory, as participants can now look back at their favorite moments, and look at their favorite photographs. First, there was the Grand March, where many of the students took turns standing on the stage as friends and family members took photos.

Area Leaders Attend Heartland Economic Development Course

VINTON TODAY
April 30, 2018 12:00 am

[caption id="attachment_19942" align="alignleft" width="432"] Iowa Attendees[/caption] Kate Robertson, Director of Benton Development Group and Melissa Schwan, Director of Vinton Unlimited were two of 87 economic development professionals to attend the Heartland Economic Development Course (HEDC) April 23-26, 2018 in Blue Springs, Missouri.

Stoney Arch: The Gentle Giant of Mud Creek

VINTON TODAY
April 27, 2018 12:00 am

Written by Melody Snow (On behalf of the Benton County Historical Society) At the end of 13th Street, just beyond where the pavement ends, a one lane, wooden, country bridge holds the key to the secret that lies just around the bend.

Pedestrian pinned under vehicle, injured in Vinton traffic incident

VINTON TODAY
April 27, 2018 12:00 am

On Friday, April 27, 2018, at approximately 9:16 a.m., multiple local public safety agencies responded toa report of a vehicle collision involving a pedestrian in the 100 block of W.

Stoney Arch: The Gentle Giant of Mud Creek

VINTON TODAY
April 27, 2018 12:00 am

Written by Melody Snow (On behalf of the Benton County Historical Society) At the end of 13th Street, just beyond where the pavement ends, a one lane, wooden, country bridge holds the key to the secret that lies just around the bend.