On this day 11 years ago

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
March 11, 2021 8:28 pm

The last few years my ability to remember to send birthday cards, or say "Happy Anniversary" to my kids has just fallen off the radar. It's not that I don't wish them all the best and love them to pieces, I just can't seem to juggle everything.

Vinton Today, doing it for the smiles

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
March 1, 2021 2:33 pm

I had a short chat with Vinton Today's "Sports Guy," Jeff Holmes last night. He shared that after shooting over 1,500 photos, and then spending hours on the computer going through and photoshopping some of the photos, and finding the perfect shots, he had uploaded 13 albums onto Vinton Today's Facebook page.

One Ringa Dingy, Two Ringa Dingies

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
February 26, 2021 3:46 pm

People like it when I write about funny stuff. So do I. It usually means I've chuckled all the way through just remembering it. Just typing the headline took me back to Lilly Tomlin and a skit she did as a switchboard operator and if you know what I'm referencing, you're old!Some of the controversial topics that I've written about have made my phone ring, and in a good way.

A Green New Deal might leave you Turning Blue

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
February 18, 2021 7:29 pm

I have mixed emotions on the whole idea of wind turbines and solar panels. This past week has been a struggle for several of my friends and family who live in the balmy south.

EEK a Trump Supporter was helping

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
February 11, 2021 5:43 pm

I suppose I really shouldn't be online as much as I am, and yet, this job requires it, so it's a hazard. (I am resisting all kinds of smart-aleck remarks right here.

Letter to the Editor: Living in the present, Remembering the past

VINTON TODAY
February 6, 2021 4:17 am

Editor:This is our second day of being snowed in.  At approximately 1:00 PM today a Benton County Secondary Road Maintainer went by our East-West road; he then preceded South opening up the roadway to Highway 218, our normal pathway to Vinton.

Getting the news to you: A Three Hour Tour

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
February 2, 2021 5:22 pm

A few days ago I prepared to begin an article. The story began with an email that took roughly 3 hours to take care of. It wasn't a problem on the end of the sender, it was restraints on my website.

Vinton says goodbye too soon

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
January 25, 2021 2:36 pm

It's hard to put into words the grief for someone that you knew, but wish that you had known better. I knew Nathan Hesson first through his job at Vinton Unlimited.

I want 2020 back

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
January 7, 2021 5:42 pm

I know I'm not alone in being glad that 2020 was over and looked forward to 2021. Now, I'm not sure that 2021 is going to go off better than in 2020, maybe worse.

Washington D.C. has problems, Can I get an A Woman?

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
January 5, 2021 5:41 pm

We all hoped that 2021 would be a new page, a new beginning and that things would be great, can I get an Amen?Or in other words, a "So be it."This week Congress opened shop again, it's okay to groan, I am.