Community

The Junque Jamboree is this Saturday, April 16, on the Vienna public square.  Come and shop for treasures, antiques, collectibles, crafts and more. Come early to get the best buy as the event opens at 7:00 a.m. Support your community. There is no admission charge. This event brings into Vienna …

April is Child Abuse Awareness month. To recognize Child Abuse Awareness Month, Family Counseling Center, Inc. will host its 2nd annual Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Walk on April 27th at noon on the courthouse square in Vienna. Over 200 participants are expected join in the walk. The awareness walk is …

A group of 43 students from University of Minnesota Twin Cities had an overnight stay in Vienna Saturday night and Sunday morning en route to Florida. They made the stop to do community service projects in town. As part of a volunteer action group called “Students Today, Leaders Forever”, the …

Buncombe Grade School’s students of the month for February were recently treated to a lunch at El Tequila’s in Vienna. The students earning the special treat included: kindergartner Kailee Vaughn, 1st grader Brailey Prouty, 2nd grader Stevie Thorne, 3rd grader Hunter Webb, 4th grader Nicholas Johnson , 5th grader Emma …

On March 19, 2016, Bill and Evelyn Bailey will observe their 50th wedding anniversary. Bill and Evelyn (Brent) Bailey were married on March 19, 1966, at the Eddyville Missionary Baptist Church. Both natives of the Eddyville community in Pope County, they have resided in Johnson County since 1979. Bill’s working …

Submitted by Miranda Brookshier On Monday, March 7, the Vienna High School Scholar Bowl team traveled to Pope County High School to compete in the IHSA Scholastic Bowl Regional Championship taking first place. Prior to regionals, Vienna finished its regular season with a record of 9-2, placing the team as the …

Modern Woodsmen of America donated $1,000 to Vienna High School’s Project Graduation Friday, Feb. 19. Modern Woodmen of America is a fraternal benefit society with more than 770,000 members. The coordinators of Project Graduation, school’s administration and parents appreciate the generous donation by the fraternity. The funds will be used …

By Dixie Terry After eleven months in eleven countries, Bryan Throgmorton, Vienna, has returned home to share his mission adventure. Bryan was at the Community of Christ Church on February 7, to talk of his eleven months of doing mission work with “The World Race.” He was welcomed by the …

The United States Mint joined the National Forest Service Thursday morning, Feb. 4, 2016, to launch the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program coin honoring Shawnee National Forest. The quarter’s reverse (tails side) depicts a close view of Camel Rock, located within the Shawnee National Forest, with natural vegetation in the foreground …

By Dixie Terry The Vienna Times Sandy Gould is retiring!  After thirty-seven years of serving Blizzards and all those other tasty treats at the Vienna Dairy Queen, she will hang up her uniform and call it a well-spent career. February 1 was her last day to greet and serve her …