PALO On Saturday, December 5 families and friends are invited to board Iowa Northern Railway Company's Hawkeye Express for a special, one-day fundraising event, known as the Palo Holiday Express.

Posted on Nov 23, 2009 by Jeff Raasch . Two dogs died and this house at 1110 Fourth Ave.

The Vinton Fire Department was called to 1110 4th Avenue in Vinton at around 9:30 a.m. Monday morning after a passerby noticed smoke coming from the home.

The ostrich that has become a mascot of sorts to the Sanders Pumpkin Farm is home once again as the missing birds three day adventure ended Wednesday with Big Birds safe return.

Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Snell were given a farewell party at their home before their departure for their new home at Albion, Ill.

There's a wayward ostrich in Benton County, and its owners are hoping you can help bring her home.

More than 12,000 homes and business lost power Tuesday night just before 9 p.m. All quadrants of the Cedar Rapids including many surrounding towns from Palo to Vinton and as far north as Shellsburg went dark.

Farm Bureau Financial Services agent Teresa J. Meyer, located at 205 Main Street, La Porte City & 413 1st Avenue, Vinton, is expanding her practice to include comprehensive financial planning.

October 12, 2009 Flood recovery efforts continue today in Vinton. Flood waters destroyed the Benton County law enforcement building last year.

The Iowa Bankers Association recognized Norm Timson, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Cedar Valley Bank and Trust, La Porte City and Vinton, Iowa, for more than 50 years of service to the banking industry.

Posted on Oct 12, 2009 by Angie Holmes . The Benton County Law Enforcement Center in Vinton is demolished Monday.

The long-awaited demolition work at the Benton Country Law Enforcement Center in Vinton has finally begun.

A person has to be filled with passion to go walk. In 31 degree weather. Before dawn.

Posted on Sep 19, 2009 by aaronhepker . Firefighters Mikel-jon Elwick and Dennis Bramow carry a pump out of the flood waters surrounding the Benton County Law Enforcement Center in Vinton on Thursday, June 12, 2008.

Iowans impacted by the record floods of 2008 will received a valuable update Wednesday afternoon and evening.

A civilian jailer who pretended to be a sheriff's deputy has pleaded guilty to impersonating an officer and faces a sentencing hearing in October.

Holding a dying man's hand. A murdered Dubuque man's family meets one of the last people who saw their son alive.

Posted on Sep 04, 2009 by Dave Rasdal . Company C, 133rd Regiment, 34th Division, during World War II hailed from Eastern Iowa.

Demolition is expected to start soon on the flood-damaged Benton County Law Enforcement Center in Vinton.

A judge has found an eastern Iowa woman guilty of vehicular homicide in a crash that killed a passenger in 2007.