Watching from the sidelines

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
August 9, 2023 10:55 am

This job is sometimes weird. Only because of the range of emotions that you go through in a single day. Most days begin with cracking open the laptop to see what needs to be put on the website.

When it feels like You matter...every 4 years

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
August 7, 2023 10:58 am

On Saturday, Governor Ron DeSantis one of the many Republican presidential candidates, made his way to the metropolis of Vinton for a meet-and-greet type stop.

A love letter for my teachers

VINTON TODAY
August 7, 2023 8:46 am

By Bruce LearBruce Lear lives in Sioux City and has been connected to Iowa’s public schools for 38 years. He taught for eleven years and represented educators as an Iowa State Education Association regional director for 27 years until retiring.

Letter to the Editor: Maybe...It's not so bad!

VINTON TODAY
August 1, 2023 8:00 pm

Dear Editor, When I was teaching school in Kansas, I got up at 5:15, so I could get to school by 6:15 and get ready for all my classes.  No one was there that early except for the cooks.

Letter to the Editor: ALERT VINTON ROADS

VINTON TODAY
July 22, 2023 7:45 am

Dear Editor,       As a citizen of Vinton, I want to rally people to make our voices known to the Town Council. I live on West 3rd Street between the Courthouse and Hwy 218; first this is the BUSIEST street in Vinton.

Try that in a small town

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
July 20, 2023 10:59 pm

Song by Jason Aldean - Try that in a Small Town Country singer, Jason Aldean the guy who was onstage during a mass shooting at a Las Vegas concert in 2017 dared to record a song called 'Try That In A Small Town.

Letter to the Editor: Food Truck Court Request

VINTON TODAY
July 19, 2023 12:36 pm

Dear Editor, It would be great if there were a food truck court in town. People are often confused about “where” the trucks can be found, just how many there are, the times and menus.

78° is the Perfect Temperature for Air Conditioning

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
July 17, 2023 7:46 pm

...according to Alliant Energy. As I was driving, I had the radio on and heard a gal from Alliant Energy come on. She was giving tips for energy consumption.

The words we don't say out loud

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
July 13, 2023 11:44 am

I attended the meeting this week of a new organization in Benton County called the Benton County Suicide Prevention Coalition (BCSPC). The group is still in the forming stages.

Letter to the Editor: What a mess!

VINTON TODAY
July 11, 2023 10:10 am

Dear Editor, Today, after a doctor's appointment, I was watching Scripps News.  Suddenly, all this gibberish was thrown out at me.  I turned the television off.