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Area Farmers place Iowa State Fair Llama Show

Jennifer Olson of Corcoran, Minn., captured Best of Show honors in the 2014 Iowa State Fair Llama show held August 16. The winning llama was selected from Grand Champion females and males in the Li...

Simmental Cattle Show brings awards to Atkins, Blairstown,Walker winners

Owen Brothers Cattle Company of Bois D’Arc, Mo., was awarded the Grand Champion Purebred Bull banner in the Simmental Cattle show judged August 16 at the 2014 Iowa State Fair. Reserve Gr...

Webster Farms of Walker places multiple times in Angus Show at Iowa State Fair

Mike Wells of Wishing Well Angus in Columbus Junction was awarded the Grand Champion and Iowa Champion Bull banners in the Angus Show judged August 12 at the 2014 Iowa State Fair. The Reserve G...

Did you know this about the American Legion: Child Welfare Foundation

The Child Welfare Foundation accepts proposals from nonprofit organizations for projects which meet one of the Foundation’s two basic purposes: 1. To contribute to the physical, mental, ...

Baby news: Mona Lee Sysouchanh

Nikone and Georgia Sysouchanh of Waukee happily announce the birth of their daughter, Mona Lee, on Monday, August 25, 2014 at 7:13 am. Mona weighed 7 lbs 2 oz and was 18.75” long. Mona joins...

Garth and Pat Beatty celebrate 50th Anniversary

Happy Anniversary to Garth and Pat Beatty, who are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on September 5th.  Their  family includes three sons -  Dan (Michelle), Matt (Kris...

ISU summer term graduates include area students

Iowa State University awarded a total of 832 degrees at the end of the 2014 summer term. Of the students receiving degrees, 500 were awarded undergraduate degrees, 222 master's degrees and 110...

NCCC Cedar 3 at the Toledo botanical garden/Toledo Grows

Cedar 3 member Emily builds a brick path for the herb garden at Toledo GROWS By: Louise Powell, Cedar 3 AmeriCorps NCCC team Cedar 3 is serving with the Toledo botanical garden/Toledo Grows in Toledo Ohio The team is assisting with various aspects of the Toledo botanic...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20 Corps Member Spotlight: Shannon Ubel

Shannon Uble, from Flemington, New Jersey is a corps member for Maple 1 in AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20. She arrived in Vinton on February 11 to start her 10-month service term working with a team of ...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20 Corps Member Spotlight: Kristi Smith

Kristi Smith, from Vancouver, Washington is serving on team Oak 1 in AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20. She arrived in Vinton on February 11 to start her 10-month service term. Oak 1 is made up of ten peop...