$48 million project who decides and who gets to pay

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
March 6, 2023 12:06 pm

The Benton Community School District is seeking the approval of voters in the district to pass a 48.5 million dollar referendum. A special election will be held tomorrow, March 7.

Letter to the Editor: Vote NO!

VINTON TODAY
March 3, 2023 1:14 pm

Dear Editor, Just a reminder.If the Benton Community School election passes it will add $405 in taxes to every $100000 assessed valuation. Remember how they increase valuation just a couple years ago? This tax will only affect property owners in the district.

I see your city streets and will top it with a country road

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
March 3, 2023 12:05 pm

The topic of roads is on the minds of some this week. I had a note from Zale Owens who sent in pictures of the roads in his part of the county. "I'm writing in to show the rural road conditions in Vinton.

Letter to the Editor: C'mon Man

VINTON TODAY
February 28, 2023 11:52 am

C’mon City of Vinton!  I’ve lived here 15 years and during that time, I have only seen one small stretch of the old town streets made new. All the newer parts of town get the new roads and “heavens above” new sidewalks.

Reading my mind: 16

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
February 26, 2023 11:35 pm

I think I must've hit "officially old and sappy." Tonight while saving some family photos I looked at one from six years ago. Rarely do we have family photos taken.

Politician Promotes Polishing Pot Policies for the Public

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
February 22, 2023 12:13 am

It has been reported that some Iowa lawmakers have been rolling some reefers full of that Wacky Tobaccy. Now they are pondering the possibility of hashing out a new law that would legalize the herb, marijuana that is, in Iowa.

Don Lemon isn't in his prime, Google it

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
February 21, 2023 1:18 pm

Don Lemon. I probably don't need to say more. Can anyone say, that women in their 50s are not in their prime? Oh, that's right, Don Lemon can. Why can he say that? Because he's an idiot for one, and secondly, because he "googled it.

Letter to the Editor: My Swan Song

VINTON TODAY
February 20, 2023 9:06 am

Dear Editor, I imagine everyone knows what a Swan Song is.  This is mine!First, I want to thank GB and DC for their opinions which were "great" because they match mine.

Letter to the Editor: White House turns down disaster aid for East Palestine, OH

VINTON TODAY
February 17, 2023 12:21 pm

Dear Editor, It wasn't a tornado or a hurricane...just toxic materials that East Palestine, Ohio has to deal with.  [NO BIG DEAL!!]  Right??  Pete Buttigieg-Biden's Secretary of Transportation-says train derailments happen 1,000 times a year.

When the clock strikes Midnight

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
February 15, 2023 12:45 pm

I've been digging around on a couple of stories and that usually keeps me up until the wee hours of the morning. I kept hitting dead ends in finding what I was looking for.