Monday, June 1, 2026
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I'm from the country, and I like it!

So many time as I head out of the huge city of Vinton to my humble abode in the country, I ponder how privileged we are to live where we do. I marvel at the lack of whining you hear among neighbors who live on this road.

Letter to the Editor - Copper theft hits local REC; group asks for new law

  Dear Editor, Across the country and here in Iowa theft of precious metals (including copper, aluminum and bronze) is on the rise from abandoned buildings, empty houses and most dangerously, from power lines along rural roads, electric cooperative power substations and storage facilities.

Pastor's Blog - Mardi Gras or Easter – Choose

  Mardi Gras or Easter – Choose   Many of you probably know that the Tuesday just prior to Ash Wednesday is called ‘Fat Tuesday’ or in French, ‘Mardi Gras’.
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Brad Wines

  Wine has an image problem.   Few beverages can make me feel as incompetent, uninformed and undeserving as wine.  It’s almost as if the wine bottle on the shelf is teasing me with its nearly indecipherable label, unintelligible grape names, and ancient etiquette and protocols passed down through the ages.

Why we did not cover the news that did not happen

  There is just one reason why we at Vinton Today did not write about the threat of armed intruders that led to students coming home to tell their parents that they had heard about an armed intruder in Vinton, and to wide-spread worry throughout the town on Wednesday: It did not happen.
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Backyard Reporting

Sometimes I still have to laugh at our lack of common sense.  As I've admitted before, we are city folks, just living in the country.  For decades the Closes and the Stainbrooks have lived next to each other lending a hand whenever one is needed.