Holiday with a Cop to kick off its first Annual Event

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
December 5, 2018 3:11 pm

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, the police department will select a number of children from the local schools to participate in the program this year.

VGH Home Health Agency sponsors Fifth Annual “Angel Tree”

VIRGINIA GAY HOSPITAL
November 30, 2018 11:29 am

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.

ICAN to host FAFSA Filing Workshop

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
November 30, 2018 11:29 am

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.

Vinton Unlimited Week 1 Winner Announced

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
November 30, 2018 11:29 am

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 the first week of the promotion! Judy has won Vinton Value Dollars.

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

VINTON TODAY
November 29, 2018 5:23 pm

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 enjoy, another veterans group did the same thing decades earlier.

VMEU appoints committee to further proposed Broadband Utilities

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
November 29, 2018 5:22 pm

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 various aspects of the proposed broadband utilities.

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

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
November 29, 2018 5:22 pm

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 federal and state aid for college, whether it be grants or loans.

Guardians and Warriors Walk Among us Every Day

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
November 29, 2018 5:22 pm

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.

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

VINTON TODAY
November 29, 2018 5:16 pm

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 seriously considered them, and the only Governor to come from Vinton -- Buren R.

Ya know that blizzard we didn't get?

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
November 29, 2018 5:16 pm

This is why! We were waiting on the Vinton Municipal Electric Utilities to bring the snowflakes! Seriously, these are the guys are the ones that make the city look great for Christmas.