Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Comments regarding the confederate flag controversy
I feel it necessary to make some comments distancing the lovely town of Vinton (and the majority of kind, considerate, and tolerant citizens who live and work here) from the actions of a few studen...
Pictures, pictures everywhere!
This last week I looked at our outbound email and some days it was pretty slim.
Today there is a weeks worth of news in one day!
Most of the weekend was spent covering events, snapping pic...
Benton County Board of Supervisor meeting agenda, Sept. 22
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING
September 22, 2015 at 9:00 a.m.
Benton County Board of Supervisors Room
1. 9:00 A.M. Call to Order
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You can\'t stand still in a parade
Debi Durham, Director of the Iowa Economic Development Authority said at a meeting in Van Horne, “Growing communities have four things in place. Those four things are commercial buildin... Saying goodbye to the the neighbor
A few months after we started Vinton Today, we had the unfortunate task of covering a fire at the home of our dear neighbors, Lester and Donna Geiger, and their little dog.
We watched in horror...
Letter to the Editor: ER Dr./researcher expresses ATV on roadway concerns
Dear Editor,
The Benton County Board of Supervisors is considering a proposed ordinance to increase pu...
My encounter with an \'IRS\' scammer
The IRS has been calling me all day, telling me there is a warrant because I have not paid my taxes.
So I called the number, with a Washington, D.C., 202 area code (the first number they left o...
To the Editor: E-mail issue disqualifies Hillary as candidate for President
To the Editor,
The President gave authority to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to classify documents. Sec . Clinton should know when a received item is sensitive to National...
To The Editor: Flourishing Families offers help, advice as school begins
Dear Editor,
The Flourishing Families of Benton and Iowa Counties (FFBIC), a local Community Partnership for Protecting Children site, would like to offer a few words of encouragement to all p...
To The Editor: Thanks to all involved in WWII 70th anniversary event
Dear Editor,This past weekend Benton County celebrated the 70TH Anniversary of the End of World War II at Celebration Park in Vinton. There are several people I wish to thank who helped t...