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Downtown Vinton still recovering

In an age when we expect to see immediate results, and things happen instantly, we are sometimes fascinated when things take a while. Downtown Vinton is one of those things. In light of the c...

Community Support Planned for Lainey on February 2

Born with a chromosome defect that doctors tell her family nobody else in the world has, Lainey Robertson was getting ready to come home on Wednesday from her most recent of many hospital stays. La...

Vinton PD K9 Gino has been awarded “Healthcare for K9 Heroes” Grant

Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. is a 501c (3) nationwide charity located in East Taunton, MA, whose mission is to provide bullet and stab protective vests and other assistance to dogs of law enforcement...

Vinton Shopko to close April 7th

McKesson Corporation has recently filed a complaint against Shopko to stop selling products made by the company after Shopko failed to pay the pharmaceutical company since November of 2018. Mcke...

Kwik Star Makes plans to Open in Vinton

At the city council meeting on Thursday night, Chris Ward, Vinton's City Administrator passed around copies of an email that he received just this afternoon. The email was to inform him of Kwik S...

Afternoon Accident, no injuries

Sometimes in this job, you really feel bad for well, doing the job. An accident on 4th St. and A Ave. occurred when this poor guy misjudged his corner, not taking it wide enough. He cleared the w...

Dear Vinton, here's how your City Council Works

After announcing tonight that Kwik Star would be coming to town, there was an immediate backlash. I kind of thought that everyone would be thrilled with the news, on the heels of losing Shopko, but n...

Jeanette M. Miller Scholarship Recipients Announced

Maci Griffith The Virginia Gay Hospital Health Care Foundation is excited to announce the most recent Jeanette M. Miller Scholarships awards. Maci Griffith, Chase Overton, Cindi Stueck, and Abbegale Wilson have ea...

Bids being taken for upcoming Telecommunications Project

City Administrator Chris Ward examines the map of the planned route for the network fiber optics On Wednesday, there were approximately 20 contractors on hand to listen to the presentation by Farr Technologies concerning Vinton's upcoming telecommunications project. Specifics of the plan...

Mike Riege "Ambushed" by Vinton Unlimited

Mike Riege gets Ambushed by Vinton Unlimited, and thanked for his service Mike Riege, Virginia Gay Hospital's Administrator of 29 years was ambushed by Vinton Unlimited on Wednesday afternoon. Riege is retiring at the end of this week, and was honored for his hard ...