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VS FFA members compete in District Ag Mechanics event

By: Brittany Hansen, Co-Reporter On Tuesday April 25, 2017 the VS FFA chapter took 5 FFA members up to Calmar, to the John Deere building at Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) to compete in th...

VINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT"™S K-9 GINO TO GET BODY ARMOR

By Captain Eric Dickinson The Vinton Police Department's K9 Gino will receive a bullet and stab resistant protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from the non-profit organization, Vest...

Honoring 'Miz:' Union Valedictorian Hilmer presents teacher Kerrie Michael with award from Governor

Bobbie Hilmer, right, honored Kerrie Michael as her most influential teacher at the Governor's Scholar Ceremony. Bobbie Hilmer, right, honored Kerrie Michael as her most influential teacher at the Governor's Scholar Ceremony. Union High School Class of 2017 Valedictorian Bobbie Hilmer will find out in July i...

Castle Ridge to Perform at Farmers Mercantile Hall in Garrison

Castle Ridge is coming to Garrison! Castle Ridge will perform at Farmers Mercantile Hall Saturday evening, June 10th from 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm. Bassist Roger Anderson, guitarist Mark Clark and fiddle...

To Vinton and Beyond

I suppose you get tired of hearing about "when we started Vinton Today..." but we can't help it! When we first started we were only concerned with Vinton news, and reaching everyone in Vinton. T...

Be sure to check the calendar

On days like today, where the news is light, and we are looking at the weekend and maybe the kids are chanting, "There's nothing to do!" check our calendar. It's on every page, over to the right, b...

Virginia Gay Hospital achieves sleep study accreditation with national agency

Virginia Gay Hospital, Clinics, Home Health, Nursing & Rehab proudly announces its approval of accreditation status by Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) for sleep study services. Ac...

The gal behind the scenes, before we were Vinton Today

It's been a few days since we've reminded our readers about sending in a donation to Vinton Today to keep us online through this next year. I had started an article a few weeks ago that started som...

Influential teacher: Senora Lash receives award at Governor's Scholar Recognition Ceremony

Jamie Thompson, left, honored Senora Michele Lash as her most influential teacher, citing Senora Lash's efforts to incorporate Spanish into every day conversation and the extra efforts she made, incl...

VSEA honors retirees, name Jon Temple as Teacher of the Year

VSEA honorees: Member of the Year - Marsha Furlong, Friend of Education - Shawn Van Fossen, Teacher of the Year - Jon Temple. Vinton-Shellsburg educators and support staff who are retiring at the ...