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VS alumni making music with Panther Marching Band

Kayla Peterson, Claire Andreesen and Abby Scheel played together in the UNI and ISU band halftime show on Saturday. VSHS band alumni Kayla Peterson, Claire Andreesen and Abby Scheel played together in the UNI and ISU band halftime show on Saturday. When UNI the Iowa State University and University of Northern I...

St. Baldrick's shaving fund-raiser for cancer research set for Sept. 18

Two years after Amillianna King's "No More Chemo" party, her mother continues to help other families who were touched by childhood cancer. Stephanie King is organizing her third annual S...

Vinton PD swears in new reserve officers; accepting applications through Sept. 26

Vinton Police Department Reserve Unit inductees, from left; Trey Myers, Blake Henkle, Casey Hazen, Mike McElmeel, and Dennis Eden. Vinton Police Department Reserve Unit inductees, from left; Trey Myers, Blake Henkle, Casey Hazen, Mike McElmeel, and Dennis Eden. By Capt. Eric Dickinson, Vinton Police Department On August 7,...

VPD informational meeting on reserve officer program set for Sept. 12

The Vinton Police Department is planning informational meeting for persons interested in joining the reserve unit on Monday, September 12, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. at the Vinton City Hall. The VPD has rec...

Shellsburg Pack 43 Cub Scouts plan recruiting night, Sept. 13

Shellsburg Cub Scouts Pack 43 is having our Recruit Night Sept. 13th at 6:30pm at the Shellsburg City Park. Hotdogs, chips and drinks will be furnished. People are welcome to bring a dish to share but...

Clemens, Frank earn Master's from Mount Mercy

Ryan Clemens and Peyton Frank of Vinton are among those who have received Master of Arts degrees from Mount Mercy University. They graduated from Mount Mercy University in August 2016. Graduates were ...

Vinton residents feel Saturday morning earthquake centered in Oklahoma

It was not your imagination; if you felt like the earth moved shortly after 7 a.m. Saturday morning, it's because it did. Several Vinton residents reported feeling a tremor. The Uni...

Vinton Today, for tomorrow and beyond

“They want to know what we want in the new web site,” says Mrs. C. The rules of journalism tell me that I am supposed to include in “first reference” everything you need...

The Sappy Note and Heartfelt Thanks For the continued support

Wesley, the brains of this operation On our last day on this magical site, and before we move to the NEW Website found at www.VintonToday.com, we wanted to take a few minutes to thank the men who without a dream and the know-how could...

Thank You

This is the last day of our publication on the current website. After six years and millions of pages of information served to readers I think we can say it exceeded our expectations. Starting Tues...