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Thank You Snow Removal and Emergency Workers
'I wanted to let the city workers know how much we appreciate them getting out in this weather to plow and snow blow the streets. The drifts are gone and all roads are fully opened again. I watch... Winter Safety in Subzero Weather
There are some things that shouldn't have to be said.
But every year, in the midst of snowstorms, we have accidents, unnecessarily.
It's Iowa folks.
Take your time, and for goodness sake, ...
Vinton and Shellsburg UnityPoint offices offering limited hours of operation
Both the Vinton and Shellsburg Unitypoint Clinic office hours for Wednesday 1/30/19 will be 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m..
Please call ahead to make sure we are still open before attempting a trip ...
Vinton Palace to close Tuesday & Wednesday Due to the weather
For the safety of our volunteers, patrons, and staff, we have decided to close tonight, January 29 and Wednesday night, January 30. The Palace will reopen on with "Aquaman" on Thursday, January 31. "T...
VMEU to Decide Future of Internet Service: To Proceed or Not
One of my first introductions to city government was attending meetings of the VMEU Board. For those not familiar with what that stands for, it's the Vinton Municipal Electric Utility ...
Herbie Rides Again
It all started in 1968, with the first Disney movie, Herbie the Love Bug. If you're unfamiliar with Herbie, he was was a Volkswagen that threw two people together causing them to fall in love. It... It's not news, but patriotism has its own address in Palo
Now I'd say I'm probably a pretty patriotic gal. When I had all 6 of our kids at home and we loaded up the car for the 4th of July parade, until they were old enough to say, "Umm, no mom, I'm not wear... Pine 7’s Final Project Deployment in FEMA Corps
Pine 7’s Final Project Deployment in FEMA Corps
by John Dolan
It has been quite the journey since the members of Pine 7 arrived at the North Central Campus last su... Vinton Today Same Website, New Design
Things have been pretty quiet around town, but that's normal in January and February.So I thought while we're all tucked safely and warmly in our jobs and home, staying out of the nasty weather, ... Newsflash, it snowed, AND it's going to snow more
I hesitate to write an article about the weather, I mean come on, that's like watching the weather reports while the reporter is standing out in a hurricane reporting that there are winds that wi...