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Read my lips: You look younger than I thought!

Alright, I want to know who the guilty party is! It's not often that one of our little towns are remembered by a president. But Brandon was. In his memoir, 'Time Goes On and I'm S...

Holiday with a Cop to kick off its first Annual Event

The Vinton Police Department wants to spread holiday cheer to community children in Vinton. The Vinton Police Deparment will be hosting our first ever Holiday with a Cop! With the help of the schools...

VGH Home Health Agency sponsors Fifth Annual “Angel Tree”

For the fifth consecutive year, the Virginia Gay Hospital Home Health Agency is sponsoring an Angel Tree for home health patients in Benton County who are in need this holiday season. Many of these p...

ICAN to host FAFSA Filing Workshop

The Iowa College Access Network (ICAN) is hosting a FAFSA filing workshop at the Kirkwood Center in Vinton on Tuesday, December 11, from 3:00-7:00 p.m.  This is a great opportunity for you to re...

Vinton Unlimited Week 1 Winner Announced

Vinton Unlimited is happy to announce that Judy Thurman is the first winner in the ‘Holiday Lights’ punch card drawing! Judy’s card was drawn from more than 760 completed cards from...

Grand Army of the Republic Post 98: Vinton's first veterans group

Long before the American Legion, VFW or AMVETS gathered together to support fellow soldiers, remind Americans of the cost of war and teach their neighbors to appreciate the cost of the freedom they e...

VMEU appoints committee to further proposed Broadband Utilities

Vinton has begun the task of exploring options for the next phase of the fiber optics project. The Vinton Municipal Electric Utilities Board has appointed a committee to begin research into the v...

Seniors and Parents: Take a minute to fill out a FAFSA

According to recent data from the state, the vast majority of seniors have not yet filed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Filing the FAFSA is essential in order to receive fe...

Guardians and Warriors Walk Among us Every Day

Samuel Jimenez, Chicago Police Department Most of us can remember what it was like when we were 28. (And the rest of my readers might think that 28 sounds old!) For me, I was probably chasing a little 2 year old around the house. Th...

Governor Sherman: Vinton's most famous politician helped make early Iowa history

Prohibition. Women's suffrage. Racial equality. Uniform election schedules. Some of the biggest American issues of the late 1800s came to Iowa before other parts of the nation ser...