Sixteen children rescued from a Vinton County home shared a small room. ‘I can still smell it,’ attorney general says By: David Forster Posted on: Wednesday, July 1, 2026 < < Back to ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Sixteen children rescued from a home in Vinton County on Tuesday were living in a small room contaminated with human feces. “Most of our livestock was kept in better conditions than the children,” Sheriff Ryan Cain said at a news conference Wednesday.