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Fields of Faith: Hundreds of area students gather for prayer, sharing of faith at Union
Students representing the various schools gathered at Field of Faith each touch part of a book, symbolizing their unity and "playing from the same playbook of faith."
A young boy listens to FOF s... Benton County officers respond to two reports of gatherings involving teens with marijuana; many charged
The Benton County Sheriff's office has announced that several juveniles and one adult have been charged following the investigation into to reports of gatherings involving teens in possession of marij...
sTEP Enforcement: Deputies issue 22 citations, 36 warnings, arrest one
The Benton County Sheriff's Office participated in a special enforcement wave on September 28th. Deputies focused their attention on Highway 30 west of 218 where there have been public complaints...
V-S Seeks Coats for Kids
By Molly Noren
The Vinton-Shellsburg Elementary Schools are seeking donations of new or gently used and clean winter coats and snowpants. Your donation will help provide a coat and/or snow pants fo...
Happy 100th Florence Meyer!
Alfred Karsten led songs and shared memories at Florence Meyer's 100th birthday celebration Tuesday.
Florence Meyer's 100th birthday celebration included releasing that many balloons.
Flor... Homecoming Photo of the Day: Powder Puff volleyball
Viking Senior Tanner Cummings was among VS football players to participate in the annual Powder Puff Volleyball game.
While many Vinton-Shellsburg Homecoming traditions are much older than the stu... Vinton native praises heroes who responded to Las Vegas shooting; receives credit for helping stranger
Blaine Schwartz and his wife Ronit, with Michele Feister, a California woman they helped when the Las Vegas shooting began.
Although his photo has been shared more than 2,100 times already on Face... Next step for Stoney Arch Addition: Saturday auction of nine lots
The efforts to turn the area southeast of Vinton into housing developments has been going on for years, and now, home buyers and developers have an opportuntity to bid on nine lots in a recently-appro... Homecoming Photo of the Day: 1972 Vespa welcomes Class of '62
Don Eells brought a unique ride to the Homecoming parade last week: His 1972 Vespa scooter. Don, wearing a shirt welcoming back the members of the Class of 1962 who attended Homecoming e... October offers awareness opportunities for VGHHCF"™s Gifts of Hope
Since 1985, October has been proclaimed breast cancer awareness month. It's traditionally a time to highlight information and fund raising for research into the disease's cause, prevention, ...