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VPRD & Community Visioning Program will have Designs at Farmers Market

Residents of Vinton will have the opportunity to view the final conceptual landscape designs created through the Community Visioning Program, in which Vinton has been a participant since November 2022...

Boomfest brings the young and the old to downtown Vinton

83 vendors arrived early on Saturday morning and filled 96 booths in the downtown area. Covering 3 blocks, everything from wine to cupcakes and cdfafts were available for purchase. Our very own P...

Creator of the Vinton Viking Mascot passes away

A poor copy from a newspaper article about Wade creating the first Vinton Viking. This week, the Vinton Class of 1983 noted something that should be remembered. Before I get to that, we need to back up a few decades before the 1980s.Before our now well known black and gold theme, t...

FOUND (Following Boomfest events)

Found:  A six foot child height table was left on the east side of HACAP, may have been left accidentally after Boomtown.  Please feel free to pick up this week at HACAP....

Area children wrap up their first week of school

Tilford Elementary was ready for students as they arrived for classes on Wednesday. Area children arrived at school during the hottest week that we've had for a long time! Wednesday morning found children and sometimes parents arriving at Tilford Elementary and the teachers ready to ...

Peter Teahen of the Fellowship of Flying Rotarians addresses Vinton Lions Club

Vinton Lions hosted guest speaker Peter Teahen sharing his and John Ockenfels' efforts to raise awareness and efforts to eradicate Polio and provide vaccinations around the world. Peter Teahen’s pro...

VGH Jeanette Miller Scholarships Awarded

Rebecca Haines Congratulations to VGH Staff members, Maddux Erhardt, Reanna Wilhelm and Rebecca Haines, awarded Jeanette Miller Nursing Scholarships. We celebrate their accomplishments and efforts in pursuing and fu...

Boomfest and Boomtown Events this weekend

Saturday, August 26 will be packed with a ton of fun activities for those who dare to venture out this weekend. Beginning at 8:00 a.m. the Vinton Kiwanis will host their annual 5K Fun Run/Walk. M...

Area Student Assists the local Fire Department

The Vinton Fire Department recognized an area student for helping to make their lives a little easier. In a post on Facebook the department thanked Wes McKenna for his help in designing a revolving to...

Pourville adds Mural to the Alleyscape

Some of the artists who helped to create the mural When Vinton was fortunate enough to add an art studio to its main street, most of us didn't know what a blessing it would be to the community. While art is something that only a few dabble in Dandeena...