Mount Mercy University congratulates June 2018 graduates

VINTON TODAY
June 25, 2018 12:00 am

The students listed below graduated from Mount Mercy University this June. A commencement ceremony was held Sunday, May 20, 2018, at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Fatal accident on Highway 30; traffic blocked

VINTON TODAY
June 25, 2018 12:00 am

The Iowa DOT web site is reporting that Highway 30 south of Van Horne and Keystone is blocked both ways because of a fatal accident involving a semi and another vehicle.

Wiley named to Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team

VINTON TODAY
June 25, 2018 12:00 am

Drew Wiley, who will begin his sophomore season in the fall as a Kansas State University Animal Sciences and Industry major and Wildcat defensive lineman, has been recognized for his achievements as a freshman in the KSU classrooms.

Fair begins this week

VINTON TODAY
June 25, 2018 12:00 am

[caption id="attachment_21807" align="alignleft" width="300"] 2017 Fair Queen Katy Ward with four of the candidates who helped with Party in the Park events on Thursday.

FRANCES JANE "JANIE" MRKVICKA 

VINTON TODAY
June 24, 2018 12:00 am

Frances Jane "Janie" Mrkvicka, 75, of Urbana, Iowa, passed away Thursday, June 21, 2018, at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.

Summer Safety: A Guide to Avoiding Injuries this Season

VINTON TODAY
June 22, 2018 12:00 am

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Water tower painting about to begin

VINTON TODAY
June 22, 2018 12:00 am

The painting of the water tower near Kiwanis Park, approved months ago by the Vinton City Council, is about to begin. Crews from the Georgia company have set up their equipment and will soon be seen working there.

Vehicle thefts reported in Vinton; residents reminded to lock doors

VINTON TODAY
June 21, 2018 12:00 am

The Vinton Police Department said today that another round of vehicle thefts and attempted thefts have been reported in unlocked vehicles throughout Vinton.

48 of 50: Local boy has received get well cards from most of the U.S. following fire

VINTON TODAY
June 21, 2018 12:00 am

Forty-eight down, two to go: West Virginia and Vermont. Isaac Raue has received get-well cards from the other 48 U.S. states as he continues to recover from burns he suffered in the May fire that claimed the life of his father, Chauncy.

DUANE L. HIGGINS 

VINTON TODAY
June 21, 2018 12:00 am

Duane L. Higgins, 67, of Dysart and formerly of Belle Plaine, passed away June 19, 2018, at Sunnycrest Nursing Home in Dysart, Iowa. Services will be 10 a.