Letter to the Editor: Medical Care and Insurance

VINTON TODAY
September 21, 2017 12:00 am

Editor: I have been affected by various medical problems during the past few months. I am still recovering from a respiratory infection at this time, but have made good progress.

To The Editor: Iowa law does require headlights: Did you use yours in the fog?

VINTON TODAY
September 19, 2017 12:00 am

By Tressa Walton, Vinton Did you turn your lights on this morning? Did you know that IT IS a state law that you need to have your headlights on in fog, sleet, snow, or rain? I was in shock this morning at the number of drivers who did not have their lights on.

The Fork Fetish

VINTON TODAY
September 13, 2017 12:00 am

I admit it, I have fork fetish. According to the dictionary a fetish is described as: -an inanimate object worshiped for its supposed magical powers Now, to clarify, I haven't gone to worshiping my fork or think that it's magical, then again maybe I have.

A day to remember, together

4TH ST. DINER
September 11, 2017 12:00 am

America's most mis-named holiday is today: 9/11. Many calendars call it "Patriot's Day," in the embarassing reality that Americans used a name that they already had in place for another very important, very historical day: April 19.

Letter to the Editor: Henkle's, Service with a Heart

VINTON TODAY
August 25, 2017 12:00 am

Dear Editor, I would like to recommend Dave Henkle's service station as a FULL service station. Last week I drove to Vinton with a tiny kitten under my hood that I discovered when I stopped in Vinton.

30 Years Ago, I did, and still do

VINTON TODAY
August 22, 2017 12:00 am

  Here we are at "the tire place" because after all, isn't that where you want to go on Valentine's Day?           I should've known that on our 30th anniversary, we'd be doing something wild and crazy.

When Ancestry becomes the Nut in the Family Tree

VINTON TODAY
August 18, 2017 12:00 am

I admit it, most of my news comes from Facebook. Why? Because you can sum up local new and what ABC, NBC and CBS all think in about 30 minutes. They all agree.

Smarter than a 6th grader: How students at a school named for a Confederate general set a much-needed example for adults

VINTON TODAY
August 17, 2017 12:00 am

By Dean Close, Vinton Today Editor I wonder what the Benton County natives mentioned below would have had to say about the issue that led to the protests in Charlottesville, Va.

How NPR gave us fake news about access to news about fake news

VINTON TODAY
August 2, 2017 12:00 am

First of all, where I am coming from: I am not, and never have been a fan, follower or defender of Fox News. So, please to not interpret the following paragraphs to be any kind of defense of Fox.

Boredom on four wheels

VINTON TODAY
July 31, 2017 12:00 am

"We are boring," she says. By "We" she means: Me. And she's right. I am generally historically boring, but I took it to a whole new level again this week.