From noon on Wednesday to noon on Friday, the City of Vinton has declared a snow emergency which requires the removal of vehicles from the public streets within the city limits.

 The 2025 Iowa Pork Congress saw a record-breaking fundraising effort for student scholarships in the pork industry. This year’s Dollars for Swine Scholars Auction raised an impressive $62,511, surpassing the previous record of $61,525 set in 2023.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is hosting a series of town hall-style meetings where local staff will provide updates on recently completed hunting and trapping seasons, discuss possible changes to hunting and trapping rules and regulations, and address other topics as requested.

The Iowa Community Corps is a new, Public Health AmeriCorps program at the Iowa Department of Health & Human Services. AmeriCorps members serve directly with community-based organizations and government agencies to tackle our state’s most pressing challenges.

The Vinton Kiwanis recently hosted Meredith Zuspann and Kelsey Fish, co-owners and co-directors of Creative Kids, who shared exciting updates about their growing childcare and education programs.

Robert "Bob" DuCharme, the former owner of Tactical Creations in Vinton, was arrested last March 5, 2024, on a total of 10 charges:1 - Sexual Abuse, Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child, a Class B Felony2,3,4,5,6 - Sexual Abuse, 2nd Degree, Class B Felony7, 8- Assault with intent to Commit Sexual Abuse, Aggravated Misdemeanor9, 10 - Lascivious Acts with a Child - Fondle or Touch, Class C FelonyThis week DuCharme entered an Alford plea of guilt to charges 8,9 and 10.

By Co-Reporter Izzie BirkerOn Wednesday, January 22nd, eight Vinton-Shellsburg FFA seniors took the day to visit the capitol. More than 700 high school students wearing blue corduroy from 120 schools visited the Iowa State Capitol Building in Des Moines.

The Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa (CFNEIA) is excited to announce the opening of its 2025 scholarship application process, offering students the opportunity to receive a share of over $700,000 in scholarships.

By Robin OpsahlIowa lawmakers have advanced a bill that would require Iowa schools to replace in educational materials any references to the Gulf of Mexico with “Gulf of America” and “Denali” with “Mount  McKinley.