Fire at McNeal Residence takes outbuilding but spares house

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
April 28, 2020 2:54 am

A fire  early Monday morning around 1:00 a.m. found the Vinton Fire Department responding to a structure fire with 19 members responding. With the last fireman leaving around 4:30 a.

Blessing Boxes of Vinton helps area residents

VINTON TODAY
April 28, 2020 2:18 am

Blessing Boxes of Vinton, Iowa started because two local women LOVE Jesus so much they decided to serve the community. Blessing Boxes are basically neighbors helping neighbors.

Accident leaves one utility pole down and car in the river

VINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT
April 24, 2020 9:25 pm

On 04/23/2020, the Vinton Police Department responded to a report of a utility pole that appeared to have been struck down by a vehicle along River Side Drive just east of Fischer Pavilion.

Lillie and Carli hit the ground running in New Jersey

JEFF HOLMES
April 24, 2020 4:31 am

Well...I have good news and bad news... The good news is that I got to spend about 30 minutes today video conferencing with Vinton-Shellsburg High School seniors Lillie Lamont and Carli Lang about their first week working with Covid-19 patients in a New Jersey care facility.

Tree planted in memory of Caroline Frazier at Tilford Elementary

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
April 23, 2020 4:25 am

John Frazier stood in the rain, alongside a Princeton Golden Maple tree that was about to stand in honor of two mothers on Earth Day. The first, Mother Earth, because it was the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, and the other was his wife Carolyn who passed away last year after a battle with cancer.

Wendling Quarry makes the earth move under our feet

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
April 22, 2020 10:23 pm

On Wednesday morning around 11:30 a.m. Wending Quarry opened the Vinton Quarry located on 24th Ave. Dr. just north of the airport. Residents said that their house shook and some ran outside thinking someone had run into their homes.

Lisa Murray receives 2020 Building Bridges Outstanding Educator Award

VINTON SHELLSBURG COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
April 22, 2020 4:42 pm

 Congratulations to Lisa Murray for being named a Building Bridges Outstanding Educator Award through the Grant Wood Area Education Agency (GWAEA)! Lisa is one of four educators from across the GWAEA area recognized for demonstrating exceptional knowledge and use of assistive technology with students in the classroom.

Local communications company/VSCSD partner to solve internet access for students

VINTON SHELLSBURG COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
April 17, 2020 7:23 pm

Thanks to EcoVision, Inc., the authorized U.S. Cellular dealer in Vinton, and the Vinton Shellsburg School District, 40 Vinton-Shellsburg families who didn’t have internet access from home will soon have service.

The State of Vinton, April 2020

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
April 16, 2020 2:10 am

COVID-19 and Vinton In an event that our generation has never seen before, a virus called COVID-19 was discovered to have reached our shores. As a result, nearly 30 days ago Governor Kim Reynold informed us of social distancing, the need to stay home, work at home if we can, and stay at least 6 feet apart.

Warning: Criminals Found PosIng as CDC Representatives to Steal Money and Info

VINTON TODAY
April 14, 2020 8:20 pm

CDC is warning the general public of a new type of phone and phishing scam by criminals posing as CDC representatives, often requesting donations.   According to  CDC, most of these fraudulent activities are being conducted by phone, utilizing software to "spoof" phone calls to make them appear as if they are coming from phone numbers that may look familiar.