Health And Fitness

Vinton Family Medical Clinic announces moving date

The Vinton Family Medical Clinic has announced it will be closed Saturday, October 7th. During the weekend, the clinic staff will be relocating into the new building, right next to their current locat...

'Get Active, Get Local: Video shows family enjoying Vinton parks, restaurant

Zena and Athena Aragon enjoy a fun ice cream moment while acting in the silent movie, "Get Active, Get Local," Leigh and Alvin Aragon also acted in the movie, depicting a quiet romantic dinner wh...

Prescription Drug drop off October 28

Fall is almost here. Besides spring, fall is often the time when we do a little deeper cleaning in our homes before we "hunker down" for the winter. This is a great time to clean out your e...

Breast Cancer Survivors to meet Monday, September 11

Breast CancerSurvivors -Wewill meet Monday, September 11 at5:30 p.m. for dinner and conversation atWindsor Manorin the dining room.Meal cost is $7.Reservations not required. Please call Angie Tharp 47...

September Recovery Month, Event Sept. 21

The increasing news coverage of drug overdoses, or personally being affected by someone dying of a drug overdose, is raising the public's awareness that mental health and substance use disorders ...

September WOW Newsletter

By Rachel Wall Attached you will find your edition of the September WOW newsletter. This edition features: ·Boxed Meals: A Healthier Alternative ·Recipe for Ramen Noodle Skillet ·Are you at Ris...

Kaestner Seeds team wins VPRD softball tourney

The 2017 Vinton Parks and Recreation slow-pitch softball league has come and gone. There were a total of eight teams from Vinton and surrounding communities this year. The league was a fun and competi...

2017 Anthony Scholarship awarded to Alyssa Bahr

(top photo) From left to right: Don Eells, VGHHCF board member; Robin Martin VGHHCF Director; Dottie Anderson; Alyssa Bahr and Mike Riege VGH Administrator
(bottom photo) Dottie Anderson congratulates Alyssa Bahr on receiving the 2017 Anthony Scholarship. (top photo) From left to right: Don Eells, VGHHCF board member; Robin Martin VGHHCF Director; Dottie Anderson; Alyssa Bahr and Mike Riege VGH Administrator(bottom photo) Dottie Anderson congratulates...

Progress continues on the Vinton Family Medical Clinic Expansion Project

Anticipation for the completion of Phase 1 is growing as brick work is being completed and the new entrance is taking shape. That entrance will match the familiar architecture of the hospitals front ...

Paclitaxel, pizza and a new definition of "exquisite"

After weeks of misery, my aunt recovered enough to visit the military K-9 memorial for the very first time. After weeks of misery, my aunt recovered enough to visit the military K-9 memorial for the very first time. "Beware of nausea." After a harrowing month which included 21 days in the hospital, t...