In Memoriam: Dell Hanson (1935-2017)

VINTON TODAY
November 7, 2017 12:00 am

Clockwise from left: Larry Thiher, Don Selken, Leroy Deutsch, Dave Mick, Delbert Koopman, Marge Mick, Dell Hanson and Rick Happel gather at Farmer Sales and Service in April of 2011, where they met daily with Dell for coffee and conversation.

Annual VGH Tree Walk begins; more than 50 trees; Facebook auction added this year

VINTON TODAY
November 2, 2017 12:00 am

This wreath is available only by auction via Facebook, allowing people too far away to visit the VGH Tree Walk to participate. The Simpsons, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, and the Iowa Hawkeyes are among the themes of some of the Christmas trees already on display in the lobby and adjoining halls of Virginia Gay Hospital for the annual Tree Walk.

Halloween! City filled with costumes and families continue creative custom

VINTON TODAY
November 1, 2017 12:00 am

A young girl screams in jest as the "Jurassic Park" dinosaur chases her at the MOPS-sponsored Trunk-Or-Treat in the Blessed Hope Church parking lot. The clown from the 'IT' movie, now playing at the Palace, was a popular costume theme this year.

VS FFA Fruit Sales to Wrap this Friday

VINTON TODAY
November 1, 2017 12:00 am

The VS FFA Fruit sales are currently going on, and we are wrapping them up this Friday 11/3. If you would like to place an order, you can email it to the following address (melissa.

Reading, writing and learning together: 6th graders help 1st graders discuss techniques

VINTON TODAY
October 30, 2017 12:00 am

6th graders listen as first graders read their essays about what would happen if their teacher turned into a witch on Friday. Elementary students heard about zombies on Friday, and imagined how a famous candy bar could have begun.

Registration Open for College Scholarship Program

VINTON TODAY
October 26, 2017 12:00 am

Scholarship Gives 30 Iowa High School Seniors Chance at $2,000,Educates Them on College Borrowing and Personal Finance. Registration is open for a scholarship that offers Iowa high school seniors a chance to receive one of 30 scholarships worth $2,000 for college while learning important financial literacy skills.

VINTON GARDEN CLUB

VINTON TODAY
October 25, 2017 12:00 am

September 27, 2017 The Vinton Garden Club member of National Garden Clubs, Inc; District II and Central Region met at Panera Bread in Cedar Rapids at 11:15 am for lunch.

Shellsburg American Legion Fish Fry set for Oct. 27

VINTON TODAY
October 23, 2017 12:00 am

The Shellsburg American Legion Post 166 will be having their annual Fall Fish Fry on Friday, Oct 27 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm. The meal includes: All the fish you can eat, baked potato, salad bar, juice and coffee (DINE IN ONLY).

Lee and Marlene Overton to Celebrate 60th Anniversary

VINTON TODAY
October 23, 2017 12:00 am

Lee and Marlene Overton will celebrate 60 years of marriage on November 2nd. They were married at the Dysart Methodist Church in 1957. The couple have four children, Mark (Kathy), Diane (Jeff) Hanft, Ann Overton, and Mary (Mike) Symmonds, as well as 6 grandchildren and 5 great granddaughters.

Pink Heals Vinton: Many sign truck dedicated to those who have faced disease

VINTON TODAY
October 22, 2017 12:00 am

Brian Tribley watches as cancer survivor Doug Yenser signs his name under that of his wife, Dawn, on the Pink Heals truck. Brian Tribley of Pink Heals greets Dawn Yenser outside of her Vinton home.