What a difference three days can make. On Thursday morning, several Head Start preschool student gathered around the newest landmark in Vinton, the sculpture made by Brian Parr outside the Vinton library.

Top 3 Things You Need to Know NOW About RAGBRAI’s Trip Through Vinton July 26 1. On Thursday, July 26th, TEN THOUSAND (+) bicyclists will be arriving in Vinton to rest and rejuvenate before continuing on to their overnight stay in Ced...

Allen Merchant and Brian Elwick worked near a driveway that until June of 2008 led to a business along the Cedar River.

Every day, Vicki Abernathy calls many of her friends to see how they are doing. Every year, she marks the grave of a soldier who died next to her father on Iwo Jima.

Garrison Residents are invited to a community RAGBRAI Meeting Monday - April 30, at 7 p.m. at the Garrison Fire Station.

The sixth, seventh and eighth grade art students of Amy Sharar at Vinton-Shellsburg Middle School display their projects on Monday, during the annual Band Extravaganza event.

Sixth grade musicians at the start of their school band careers, as well as seniors playing in one of their final shows, all took their turns playing during the annual Band Extravaganza event in the VS Middle School gym Monday evening.

It’s that time of year again when we contribute to a cause near and dear to many of us and gather for the 13th Annual Murphy Memorial Charity Golf Tournament.

Emma Miller, a second grader at Tilford Elementary School created the winning poster for the local “Money Smart Week” poster contest at Farmers Savings Bank & Trust.

Vinton-Shellsburg High School Chamber Choir members, along with dozens of area residents, sat in the auditorium Saturday evening, listening as a young man who had sung very little while in high school stood alone in front of a piano, without a microp...