A chemical leak at a Vinton County explosives manufacturer on June 11 prompted evacuations and a no-fly order around the southeast Ohio plant. The leak produced a large plume of yellowish gas.

According to unofficial results, 22% of registered voters in Vinton County cast ballots in the 2026 May primary election.

Residents of Vinton County returned to their homes late afternoon June 11 after being evacuated due to what the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency says was a nitrogen oxide gas release from an ...

Editor’s Note: This article has been updated with the latest information. VINTON COUNTY, Ohio (WOWK) – A community has been given the all clear after being asked to evacuate after a nitric acid leak ...

Austin Powder's Red Diamond plant in Vinton County has resumed full operations after a nitrogen oxide release. Air and water testing revealed no health hazards, and the company is reimbursing ...

Vinton County hasn't had a grocery store in four years, until Campbell's Market finally opened with the help of government grants. As cashiers greet shoppers and carts squeak across the floors of ...

VINTON COUNTY, Ohio (WSAZ) -- The Vinton County man who pleaded guilty to a 2012 murder has been sentenced to life with parole. Last month, Richard Puckett, 47, of McArthur, pleaded guilty to one ...

Vinton County is a sparsely populated county about 55 miles southeast of Columbus. Its immediate neighbor to the east is Athens County. There are no cities in Vinton County. Its largest village is ...

VINTON COUNTY, Ohio — Thousands of gallons of nitric acid leaking from a tank at a manufacturing facility prompted evacuations in Vinton County Wednesday morning. Around 8:30 a.m., first responders ...

McARTHUR, Ohio -- Vinton County, like most of Appalachian Ohio, strongly supported Donald Trump for president last November. More than seven out of 10 voters in the county cast their ballots for him.