Just following our noses...

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
August 22, 2016 12:43 pm

Yesterday we hopped in the car to do a couple things. We needed to take some pictures and thought we’d grab some lunch while out and about.

When disaster strikes, again and again...

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
August 19, 2016 12:38 pm

A few weeks ago as I sat in church, without Dean who was out working, so many thoughts raced through my mind. For the first half hour it was, “Ok, we are doing this song and the intro is what again?” and “Shew, that song went good.

Letter to the Editor: Food Pantry Says, 'Thank You'

VINTON TODAY
August 18, 2016 12:43 pm

Dear Editor,   On behalf of the Vinton Food Pantry, we would like to thank the remarkable Raegan Junge for her wonderful outreach to the community to help provide much-needed items to the families displaced by the July 17 tornado.

Letter to the Editor: Vernon should debate Blum in Benton County

VINTON TODAY
August 15, 2016 11:17 am

Dear Editor, Congressman Rod Blum recently announced a proposal for ten debates with his opponent, Monica Vernon, before the Nov. 8 election. This is an important election, and Iowans deserve to hear from the candidates themselves when it comes to the issues that will impact their lives.

Hey, let's go see Trump he said...

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
August 5, 2016 9:17 am

The other night Dean asks, “Hey, ya wanna go out to hear Donald Trump in Cedar Rapids?” I'm not sure if that would be the worst date night ever, even compared to the time he asked where I wanted to go.

Remembering Bob LaGrange, and the Vinton icons he loved most

VINTON TODAY
July 30, 2016 12:00 am

In the last few years of his life, Bob La Grange saw that the things he loved the most about Vinton are still in good hands. His grandson, Dan, had joined his son, Mike, as a pharmacist at LaGrange Pharmacy, in 2013, representing the fifth LaGrange generation to enter that field.

Remembering Bob LaGrange, and the Vinton icons he loved most

VINTON TODAY
July 29, 2016 4:26 pm

In the last few years of his life, Bob La Grange saw that the things he loved the most about Vinton are still in good hands. His grandson, Dan, had joined his son, Mike, as a pharmacist at LaGrange Pharmacy, in 2013, representing the fifth LaGrange generation to enter that field.

The Brexit and the Declaration of Independence

VINTON TODAY
July 14, 2016 12:00 am

Imagine the impact on Iowa if any of the following headlines were true: Ag Secretary Vilsack orders farmers to provide playthings for pigs USDA issues rules on shape of bananas, cucumbers Congress increases pensions of all federal employees; sends bill to Iowa Report: Deportees sent to Iowa accused in terror attack Crazy? Certainly.

The Brexit and the Declaration of Independence

VINTON TODAY
July 13, 2016 11:54 pm

Imagine the impact on Iowa if any of the following headlines were true: Ag Secretary Vilsack orders farmers to provide playthings for pigs USDA issues rules on shape of bananas, cucumbers Congress increases pensions of all federal employees; sends bill to Iowa Report: Deportees sent to Iowa accused in terror attack Crazy? Certainly.

A message to America, from a flag lowered to half-staff for the very first time

VINTON TODAY
July 13, 2016 12:00 am

Seriously? So soon? I know it's part of an American Flag's job to help the nation mourn. But already? Even before the folds from my months in a box have had time to disappear? I was the first thing you saw on Friday, when you arrived at the brand new baseball field in a small Iowa town which got its name from America's beginning.