Vinita Daily Journal

12/08/2025

The Monthly Sting

12/08/2025

Vinita’s newest District Teacher of the Year Tony Nash serenades the crowd and leads caroling just before the tree lights up in historic downtown Vinita at RCB Bank parking lot on Dec. 6.

12/06/2025

Updated High School Basketball Schedule:
Oaks had a scheduling conflict, so we had to switch our home dates.

12/06/2025

12/06/2025

NHS is sponsoring a donation drive December 8th-12th. Donations will go to organizations in need. There will be a competition between grades 7-12. The grade with the most donations will be rewarded with a pizza party.

12/05/2025

Photo by Denton Thomason
Six-year-old Sadie Lane holds her entry and the $20 she received for placing first in the 5-6 age group for the Journal’s Halloween coloring contest.
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12/05/2025

The Vinita Area Chamber of Commerce is a proud sponsor of the annual Christmas in Vinita events set for Saturday. There will be a morning event for kids at the Craig County Community Center from 9 a.m. to noon, and a community Christmas tree lighting event at 6 p.m. in downtown Vinita at the RCB Bank parking lot.
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12/05/2025

VINITA SCHOOL HISTORY
Eighth-grader TJ Gardner and the VHS band play at a Christmas Parade of Lights.
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12/05/2025

Photo by Angela Thomason
Lizzie Watkins made a return to Vinita Rotary Club on Wednesday to serenade Rotarians with Christmas favorites, kicking off the holiday season with her ability to sing different styles of music including opera, Yiddish, and sharing songs from different eras and regions of the world.
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12/05/2025

The Vinita Daily Journal, represented by General Manager Janet Link (second from left) is a proud sponsor of the annual Christmas in Vinita events set for Saturday. There will be a morning event for kids at the Craig County Community Center from 9 a.m. to noon, and a community Christmas tree lighting event at 6 p.m. in downtown Vinita at the RCB Bank parking lot.
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12/05/2025

Photo by Cristine Robinette/Hornet Media
VHS Student Council members Sophia Hayes, BayLee Leierer and Layla Loges accept a donation of baby items from sophomore Myleigh Hicks that were collected Tuesday. The items will be donated to DHS as part of the school district’s observation of the 12 Days of Christmas events.
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