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Vinton Shopko to close April 7th

McKesson Corporation has recently filed a complaint against Shopko to stop selling products made by the company after Shopko failed to pay the pharmaceutical company since November of 2018. Mcke...

Kwik Star Makes plans to Open in Vinton

At the city council meeting on Thursday night, Chris Ward, Vinton's City Administrator passed around copies of an email that he received just this afternoon. The email was to inform him of Kwik S...

Afternoon Accident, no injuries

Sometimes in this job, you really feel bad for well, doing the job. An accident on 4th St. and A Ave. occurred when this poor guy misjudged his corner, not taking it wide enough. He cleared the w...

Dear Vinton, here's how your City Council Works

After announcing tonight that Kwik Star would be coming to town, there was an immediate backlash. I kind of thought that everyone would be thrilled with the news, on the heels of losing Shopko, but n...

Jeanette M. Miller Scholarship Recipients Announced

Maci Griffith The Virginia Gay Hospital Health Care Foundation is excited to announce the most recent Jeanette M. Miller Scholarships awards. Maci Griffith, Chase Overton, Cindi Stueck, and Abbegale Wilson have ea...

Bids being taken for upcoming Telecommunications Project

City Administrator Chris Ward examines the map of the planned route for the network fiber optics On Wednesday, there were approximately 20 contractors on hand to listen to the presentation by Farr Technologies concerning Vinton's upcoming telecommunications project. Specifics of the plan...

Mike Riege "Ambushed" by Vinton Unlimited

Mike Riege gets Ambushed by Vinton Unlimited, and thanked for his service Mike Riege, Virginia Gay Hospital's Administrator of 29 years was ambushed by Vinton Unlimited on Wednesday afternoon. Riege is retiring at the end of this week, and was honored for his hard ...

Benton Community Bus involved in accident, no injuries reported

A Benton Community School District bus and two other vehicles collided on Friday afternoon. No serious injuries were reported. The accident happened southwest of Norway on Friday afternoon. ...

UnityPoint Health-Cedar Rapids & VGH move forward with Affiliation

Ted Townsend, Michelle Niermann, William Prowell, Mark Mossman, Michele Schoonover, Mike Riege The Virginia Gay Hospital Board and senior staff, after many months of careful evaluation, has elected to end their affiliation with University of Iowa Hospitals and has selected UnityPoint Health &n...

Money Smart Kid Essay Contest Offers Students a Chance to Win $1,000

Students in grades seven through 11 can now enter the 13th annual Money Smart Kid Essay Contest and compete for the chance to win $1,000 to help boost their college savings. The statewide essay conte...