[caption id="attachment_23107" align="alignleft" width="233"] Members Levi and Kyle weeding[/caption] [caption id="attachment_23106" align="alignright" width="218"] Fully weeded snow fence site[/caption] By: Levi Farlee An AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) team, Maple 6, just wrapped up their service in Hancock, Wisconsin where they were helping make a long-term investment against the dangers of wind and soil erosion.

[caption id="attachment_22727" align="alignnone" width="324"] NCCC members trimming trees along hiking trail[/caption] By Lindsey Hladky AmeriCorps NCCC team, Oak 6, is serving with two organizations this project round.

[caption id="attachment_22727" align="alignnone" width="324"] NCCC members trimming trees along hiking trail[/caption] By Lindsey Hladky AmeriCorps NCCC team, Oak 6, is serving with two organizations this project round.

Drivers have been stopping by to gawk, and take photos of, a 20-foot long walleye sculpture that fills Brian Parr's Vinton driveway. The local artist and city council member has recently completed the large fish, and says he is working on a plan to put it on display somewhere near the Cedar River.

Drivers have been stopping by to gawk, and take photos of, a 20-foot long walleye sculpture that fills Brian Parr's Vinton driveway. The local artist and city council member has recently completed the large fish, and says he is working on a plan to put it on display somewhere near the Cedar River.

By: Angela Sarrels Expect to start seeing some new faces in Vinton. AmeriCorps NCCC welcomed 100 FEMA Corps members on Tuesday, July 25. They came in from all over the country arriving via car and airplane.

By: Angela Sarrels Expect to start seeing some new faces in Vinton. AmeriCorps NCCC welcomed 100 FEMA Corps members on Tuesday, July 25. They came in from all over the country arriving via car and airplane.

By: Margaret Godwin AmeriCorps NCCC team Oak 10 is serving in Elkhart, Indiana with the Elkhart Environmental Center (EEC) whose mission is to preserve, protect, and restore the environment to promote environmental responsibility to the public.

By: Margaret Godwin AmeriCorps NCCC team Oak 10 is serving in Elkhart, Indiana with the Elkhart Environmental Center (EEC) whose mission is to preserve, protect, and restore the environment to promote environmental responsibility to the public.

Katherine Dicke of Vinton has been named to the Dean's List at Drake University. This academic honor is achieved by earning a GPA of 3.5 or higher during the Spring 2018 semester at Drake.