Many cracks on 13th Street have been blamed on a subgrade put in place without soil samples taken beforehand. At recent Vinton City Council meetings, leaders have been discussing problems with one of the city's oldest streets, as well as one of its most recent street replacement projects.

Pink Genetics of Douds took home the Grand Champion Gilt honors at the Spotted Swine Show judged Thursday, August 18, at the 2017 Iowa State Fair. Niehaus and Feldman Genetics of Greene exhibited the Reserve Grand Champion Gilt and the Reserve Grand Champion Boar.

The English Society Horse Shows took place August 15 through 17 in the Richard O. Jacobson Exhibition Center at the 2017 Iowa State Fair. Complete results below: Five-Gaited Open 1) Keith Equestrian Center, Pella 2) Fred Wendt, Nora Springs Five-Gaited Stake 1) Fred Wendt, Nora Springs 2) Keith Equestrian Center, Pella Three-Gaited Iowa Owned 1) Green Wood Stables, Indianola Three-Gaited Stake 1) Green Wood Stables, Indianola Three-Gaited Pleasure -- 17 & Under 1) Kokopelli Equine, Prole 2) Ron Salisbury, Johnston 3) Green Wood Stables, Ankeny Three-Gaited Pleasure -- 18 & Over 1) Keith Equestrian Center, Pella 2) Green Wood Stables, Altoona 3) Gretchen Stanislav, Granger 4) Robert Vermeer, Pella Three-Gaited Pleasure Stake 1) Green Wood Stables, Altoona 2) Ron Salisbury, Johnston 3) Keith Equestrian Center, Pella 4) Kokopelli Equine, Prole 5) Robert Vermeer, Pella 6) Gretchen Stanislav, Granger Pleasure Model 1) Green Wood Stables, Altoona 2) Robert Vermeer, Pella Five-Gaited Pleasure Horse 1) Kokopelli Equine, Prole 2) Green Wood Stables, Norwalk 3) Keith Equestrian Center, Ottumwa Five-Gaited Show Pleasure Stake 1) Kokopelli Equine, Prole 2) Green Wood Stables, Norwalk 3) Keith Equestrian Center, Ottumwa Country Pleasure English -- 17 & Under 1) Green Wood Stables, Urbandale 2) Jordan Derros, Urbandale 3) Shelly Braunschweig, Grimes Country Pleasure English -- 18 & Over 1) Kathy Rhoades, Des Moines 2) Timber Hills Farm, Leighton 3) Sara Eaton, Des Moines 4) Green Wood Stables, Norwalk 5) Green Wood Stables, Norwalk 6) Herron Stables, Van Meter Country Pleasure English Stake 1) Green Wood Stables, Urbandale 2) Kathy Rhoades, Des Moines 3) Timber Hills Farm, Leighton 4) Sara Eaton, Des Moines 5) Jordan Derros, Urbandale 6) Herron Stables, Van Meter Country Pleasure Western -- 17 & Under 1) Kelsi Keith-Rusch, Ottumwa Country Pleasure Western -- 18 & Over 1) Caitlyn Ferin, Ankeny 2) Kathy Rhoades, Des Moines 3) Kelsi Keith-Rusch, Ottumwa 4) Kelsi Keith-Rusch, Ottumwa 5) Caroline Anderson, Ottumwa 6) Lesley Stucker, Johnston Country Pleasure Western Stake 1) Kathy Rhoades, Des Moines 2) Caitlyn Ferin, Ankeny 3) Kelsi Keith-Rusch, Ottumwa 4) Caroline Anderson, Ottumwa 5) Kelsi Keith-Rusch, Ottumwa 6) Lesley Stucker, Johnston Country Pleasure Model 1) Sandra Swalla, Newton 2) Tamra Padgett, Ute 3) Shelly Braunschweig, Grimes 4) Fay Coulthard, Kellogg 5) Keith Equestrian Center, Pella Fine Harness Iowa Owned 1) Kokopelli Equine, Prole Fine Harness Open 1) Kokopelli Equine, Prole Fine Harness Stake 1) Kokopelli Equine, Prole Park Pleasure 1) Sally Graf, Clive 2) Timber Hills Farm, Leighton Park Pleasure Stake 1) Sally Graf, Clive 2) Timber Hills Farm, Leighton Park Open 1) Mary Okeefe, Cumming 2) Timber Hills Farm, Leighton Park Stake 1) Mary Okeefe, Cumming 2) Timber Hills Farm, Leighton Saddle Seat Equitation -- 17 & Under 1) Timber Hills Farm, Leighton 2) Green Wood Stables, Norwalk Saddle Seat Equitation Stake 1) Timber Hills Farm, Leighton 2) Green Wood Stables, Norwalk Hackney Harness Pony Single 1) Carol Lawson, Altoona Hackney Harness Pony Single Stake 1) Carol Lawson, Altoona Hackney Pony Pleasure Driving 1) Heavenly Acres, Dysart 2) Bruce Gardner, Madrid 3) Judith McDonough, Douds Hackney Pony Pleasure Driving Stake 1) Bruce Gardner, Madrid 2) Judith McDonough, Douds 3) Heavenly Acres, Dysart Roadster Pony Single - Open 1) G & S Ponies, Monroe 2) Bruce Gardner, Madrid Roadster Pony Single - Amateur 1) Amanda Simpson, Grimes 2) Bruce Gardner, Madrid 3) Judith McDonough, Douds Roadster Pony Stake 1) Amanda Simpson, Grimes 2) Bruce Gardner, Madrid 3) G & S Ponies, Monroe Morgan Mare at Halter 1) Shalie Chapman, Adel Morgan Gelding at Halter 1) Mary and Lyle Borg, Pella 2) Mary and Lyle Borg, Pella 3) Judy Gauger, Marengo Morgan Grand & Reserve Grand Champion Grand) Shalie Chapman, Adel Res.

On September 24 the Center Point Historical Society will hold their 7th annual Center Point Cemetery Walk at 4 p.m. Admission is $5. Please arrange for your own golf cart if needed.

Payton Vogel of Hartley- Melvin- Sanborn exhibited the Supreme Female Champion in the FFA Breeding Beef show held Thursday at the 2017 Iowa State Fair.

Kameron Roberts and his parents,Tyler and Tara Roberts and Kara Toms, have learned just how many people are there for him since Kameron, age 7, was diagnosed with cancer on July 19.

On Thursday, August 31, 2017 Ranae Leanne Becker, age 47, of Vinton, Iowa, appeared in the Iowa District Court in and for Benton County for pronouncement of judgment and sentence.

Raegan Junge reads a note she wrote for hurrican victims receiving the donated items she is shipping to a Red Cross shelter in Texas, as her friend and neighbor Payton Armstrong helps fill the box.

Rjtnt Farm of Lawler exhibited the Grand Champion Bull and the Champion Iowa Bull in the Miniature Herford Cattle Show judged August 18 at the 2017 Iowa State Fair.

Webster Farms of Walker was awarded the Grand Champion Bull banner in the Angus Show judged Tuseday at the 2017 Iowa State Fair. Schroeder Angus of Clarence claimed Reserve Champion Bull and Champion Iowa Bull titles.