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Article Thumbnail. Area Resident Bill Keller makes trip to Haiti with Wings of Hope (4th fromthe left)

Local Resident Makes Trip and Answers,

“So how are things in Haiti?”  It’s I question I get asked frequently from friends familiar with my trips there.  The questions are heart felt and filled with genuine concern for my friends there.

We just had to ask... V-S School Board member Sue Gates

Sue Gates once sat on a roof to read a book, and is married to a gardener who pleads with her not to cook vegetables. She's also one of the newest members of the Vinton-Shellsburg School Board.

We just had to ask.... V-S School Board member Megan Rickels

  Megan Rickels has saved a statue of the Virgin Mary from a defiling, X-rayed an arm and a hand that were not attached to each other, and has been a member of a book club that has met monthly for eight years.

We just had to ask... Vinton-Shellsburg School Board member Todd Wiley

During School Board Member Appreciation Week, we at Vinton Today (inspired by an idea from Karrie Bartling of the VS Administrative Office) decided to ask the school board members some silly questions (along with at least one serious question).

Whipple Family Thank you

  Rick Stephen Whipple, 59, passed away peacefully at his home on April 7, 2010. A memorial service was held April 15 in New Meadows, Idaho. Please read full article in the Vinton Today obituary column.

We just had to ask...ourselves

We just had to ask….………….ourselves… Vinton Today has been asking some silly questions of area people. So we thought it only fair that we answer them ourself.

Cassandra 'Cassie' Larimer among 'Who's Who'

Cassandra Larimer, a senior from Vinton, has been inducted into Who's Who Among Student in American Universities and Colleges for the 2009-2010 academic year.
Article Thumbnail. Fire Chief McKenna, Mark Happel, Mayor Watson accept $2,500 check from Monsanto's Matt Blythe.

Local farmer secures $2,500 donation for Vinton Fire Department

Mark Happel signed up for the Monsanto Grow Communities project at the farm show earlier this year.  He was the winner for Benton County, which gave him the opportunity to choose a community organization to receive a $2,500 donation from the company.