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Santa brings Christmas Cheer to Children in Vinton

The Vinton Kiwanis club hosted Santa and more of his friends this week at the Vinton Pizza Ranch restaurant. The smiles for Santa when he came in the room, were as wide as they could be. One...

Winter Extravaganza! Choir students share holiday songs

From "Jingle Bell Rock" to songs about the weather to the spiritual meaning of Christmas, the Vinton-Shellsburg Middle School and High School choir students performed several songs during M...

4th Week Winner of Holiday Lights Promotion drawn; punch card program ends Chris

Congratulations to Valerie Close, our week 4 winner in the ‘holiday lights’ promotion! Valerie has won Vinton Value Dollars! The ‘Holiday Lights’ punch card program offici...

Quotes for Good: State Farm office helping local family with daughter's medical

Quotes for Good is an opportunity to give back to others in our local community by working through the local State Farm office. With feedback from people surveyed on Facebook the Frye family was chos...

Ordering Drugs on the “Dark Web” for Resale Results in a Decade in Prison

Vinton Man Ordered Multiple Shipments of Drugs, Including a Shipment of More than a Kilogram of Very Pure Methamphetamine            &nbs...

Vinton Public Library to Close over the Holidays

The Vinton Public Library will be closed on December 24th through the 26th, and also on January 1st.  Be sure to check out enough books to get you through the holiday!...

Kacena Farm Hosts Santa

Kacena Farm has finished up another successful year. For the 3rd year, they have hosted children of all ages as well as Santa himself. Children were able to have popcorn and cookies&nb...

Soup, Santa and tons of fun at the Urbana Fire Department

Soup and Santa was held at the Urbana-Polk Twp Fire Department in Urbana.  On Sunday a fundraising event to support the Visioning Committe in Urbana was held. Funds raised will go to the impro...

Arnold Motor Supply makes donation to Angel Tree

'Tis the season for giving and Arnold Motor Supply reflects that. This year the store made these donations to the Angel Tree project for Vinton and the surrounding area. Working to put smiles...

Kersten Light Display Never Gets Old

One of my favorites of all the displays, for some reason it just makes me chuckle! When you have all the kids piled into the car, secured in their car seats, but you have time to kill, about a half an hours worth, and you DON'T want to do something that requires a half hour o...