News
Rural Vinton teen injured in I-80 crash that claimed three lives
Formver Vinton residnet Hayden Rast, center, was among several people injured in an accident that killed three others as a youth hockey team traveled home on I-80.
Just a few weeks ago, rural Vint... 'Sweet Dreams:' ECHO begins campaign to provide beds for area children
E.C.H.O. (Every Church Helping Others) Ministries is kicking off Operation "Sweet Dreams."
This program will supply kids their very own bed and keep them from sleeping on the floor.
Y...
VSMS Pearl Harbor ceremony honors Iowan chaplain who died so others could live
Veterans and others learned about the sacrifice of Father Aloysius Schmitt, an Iowa native, during the annual VSMS Pearl Harbor ceremony Wednesday.
Three days past his 32nd birthday, Father Aloysi... Coming soon to Vinton PD: K-9 Officer Gino
Vinton Police Officer Ben Parmater will return next week with his new partner, a German Shepherd named Gino.
The pair are completing their training in Indiana, and soon Gino will become the first V...
Library Ginger Bread House contest winners listed
The entries in the first Vinton Public Library Gingerbread House contest are still on display. Each entry received a unique award (with prizes coming soon).
Winners include:
Gingerbread Contest Wi... Maximum sentence issued in Miller case: 40 years for manslaughter, 2nd degree theft
The man who was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the stabbing and strangling death of his girlfriend has been sentenced to 40 years in prison - the maximum for the three felonies for which he wa...
6th grade VSMS Lego League team advances to State
Watching the video of these five members of the VS Middle School 6th grade Chattery Chinchillas sharing the energy of their song and their enthusiasm for their project makes it easy to see why they wo... Giving season: Vinton lions donate to Honor Flight, VS Booster Club
The Vinton Lions Club is celebrating the season of giving by sharing funds it has raised with area organizations.
Club President Rob Levis presented Roger Uthoff of Eastern Iowa Honor Flights a che... Vinton trooper injured when vehicle hits patrol vehicle
Trooper Brad Bartz of Vinton sustained minor injuries when another car hit his parked patrol vehicle Sunday
The dash cam video tells the story:
Iowa State Patrol Trooper Brad Bartz is shown sit... Donation Given to Vinton-Shellburg Middle School
By Shelly Petersen
An anonymous person donated a print for the Vinton-Shellsburg Middle School in the month of November in the name of long time middle school teacher Becky Moen. Ms. Moen was a spe...