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Pizza for the Students of the Month

VSMS 7th Grade Students of the Month were treated to lunch at The Pizza Ranch April 6. The Students of the Month at Vinton-Shellsburg Middle School enjoyed the traditional reward: Pizza. On Tuesday, April 6, the students and two teachers enjoyed lunch at The Pizza Ranch. VSMS traditio...

You’re Part of the Family

WE CARE. Birker, Nurse Mgr, wears her commitment to Nursing & Rehab on her shirt.                You can hear it in her voice. Nurse Manager Jessica Birker genuinely cares about the people who live at Virginia ...

Miss Underestimated: Local pilot Stiegelmeyer says flying is always a thrill

John Steigelmeyer says it's a thrill each time he flies the plane he built, Miss Underestimated.   He steps on a thin bar behind the left wing, and then onto a thin black pad near where the wing meets the fuselage, then onto the seat as he squeezes into the cockpit of the smallest plane he ...

Easter tradition occurs early at VGH Nursing & Rehab

BROWNIE TROUP No. 6081 and the residents of VGH Nursing & Rehab pose for a group photo   VINTON, IA — Girl Scout Brownie Troup No. 6081 received an unexpected treat at the end of their Virginia Gay Hospital tour on Tuesday, March 23. Troup leaders, Tyneal Herger and Kr...

V-S High School 2nd Trimester Honor Roll attached

Full Name Grade   ANDREESEN, CLAIRE 9 BOLD DENOTES 4.0 GPA ...

We just had to ask.....Virginia Holsten

Vinton Librarian Virginia Holsten answers our silly questions. This week’s guest on Vinton Today’s “We Just Had to Ask” is Vinton Librarian Virginia Holsten, who has been working at the local library for a quarter-century. We thank Virgini...

VGH Nursing and Rehab celebrates St. Patrick's Day

Mary Simnacher and Linda Rouse serve Trudy Pribbenow. Everybody’s Irish on St. Paddy’s Day !   Residents of Virginia Gay Nursing and Rehab were treated to their choice of green beer, punch, coffee and cupcakes during the St. Patrick&r...

We just had to ask....Mary Jo Hainstock

We just had to ask…..   ………….VS Superintendent Mary Jo Hainstock  Welcome to a new feature at Vinton Today, where we think about all of the serious issu...

Hibbs do not let handicaps deter them from enjoying wildlife

Alan (L) & Drew Mason measure cottonwood tree on Hibbs' land.   Once a year or more, someone offers Mike Hibbs a deal in case he decides to sell his land in rural Vinton He always says no. Hibbs bought the place to keep it in its natural condition, as we...

New Scouts go camping for the first time!

    Each February the WEBLOS scouts of Pack 47 “cross over” to Troop 47 and are welcomed as the newest patrol – The Dragons. Troop 47 camps each and every month with...