The Vinton Police Department's K9 Gino has received a bullet and stab resistant protective vestthanks to a charitable donation from the non-profit organization, Vested Interest in K9s, Inc.

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.

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 marijuana last week, including one incident involving five teens that took place during a Benton Community football game.

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 of excessive speeding.

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 for a student who may not be able to purchase these on their own.

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.

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 students who continue them each year, there are a few fairly new ones that students add to the week of activities.

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 Facebook, after initially appearing on the page belonging to talk show host Ellen Degeneres, Vinton native Blaine Schwartz says he does not deserve any recognition for his response in helping a stranger during the Las Vegas shooting Sunday night.

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-approved rural addition.

  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 events and their 55th reunion, said he had a similar scooter while he was in high school.