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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, ...
Rural Vinton man dies in single motorcycle accident
The Benton County Sheriff's Office says Lenny Geiger died Saturday afternoon in a motorcyle accident northeast of Vinton.
The accident was reported on 55th Street Trail, east of 33rd Avenue near th...
Center Point Historical Society/Friends of Library to hole Harvest Potluck
October 19"”Center Point Historical Society/Friends of Library combined community Harvest Potluck and program at Library community room. Supper at 6: bring a covered dish: beverages, table servic...
Robertson, New Executive Director for the Benton Development Group
By Kristina Kremer, President BDG
Benton Development Group, the economic development resource for Benton County, has announced the selection of Kate Robertson as its new Executive Director.
Kate... Re-opened after fire, Vinbana Dairy plans Sunday open house
Ken Birker discusses the new Vinbana dairy building as employee Danisha Plasden cleans a floor.
Kayla Connor prepares to milk some of the Vinbana Dairy's cows a few days after the facility opened... October 2-31"”Center Point Friends of the Library "Socktober"¯
ByCenter Point Friends of the Library
Donate new socks, any size/gender, for the Friends Socktober tree at the Library. Donated socks will be given to CPU and North Linn school districts to distrib...