Samantha Wenndt, a sophomore from Keystone, Iowa (52249), was one of thirteen students from Iowa State to be selected to work for Precision Meetings and Events Inc.

Riley Ries of Vinton, has been accepted to Ashland University for the fall semester of 2015 and will receive the President's Scholarship for $11,000 annually to attend Ashland.

The North Eden Willing Workers 4-H club gathered at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Vinton, on Monday, February 2nd at 5:30 PM. Committee Meetings were held before starting at 3:10 PM.

Marissa Brandt of Center Point and 21 other Central College students are setting a record. They’re filling the labs with Central’s largest-ever number of chemistry researchers, says professor of chemistry Cathy Haustein.

Jenna Schade, a native of Walker, IA, was named to the University of Iowa President's List for the 2014 fall semester. The President's List was established in the fall of 1983 to recognize academic excellence.

 Students from your area received a degree from the University of Iowa at the close of the fall 2014 semester. Those students include: Kelsie Kithcart of Atkins BBA-Marketing Caleb Kimm of Keystone  BS-Human Physiology Dylan Vaughan of Newhall  BFA-Art Rachel Blake of Shellsburg BA-Political Science Brian Bertram of Urbana  BLS Approximately 1,300 degrees were awarded at the end of the semester.

Tristan Ingalls of Van Horne (52346) has been admitted to Cornell College for the 2015-2016 academic year. One of the 40 "Colleges That Change Lives," Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa, is a national liberal arts college with a distinctive One Course At A Time curriculum.

James R Leibold, of Newhall, IA, graduated from Illinois Central College, East Peoria, with a/an Associate in Applied Science Degree. Nearly 800 students met the graduation requirements for the Summer and Fall 2014 semesters.

Shawnee, KS –The Shawnee Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce and welcome Joyce Lahue Allard as the Communications Coordinator.  Allard will be responsible for the internal and external communications and marketing for the Chamber.

Students from your area have been named to the Dean's List for the 2014 fall semester. Those students are: Keaton Betterton of Atkins  Cory Christensen of Atkins Benjamin Markland of Atkins  Kelsie Kithcart of Atkins  Alex Brown of Atkins  Kaitlyn Pegump of Atkins Nicole Hulsebus of Atkins  Sara Herman of Atkins  Caitlyn Kithcart of Belle Plaine  Lane Bachelder of Belle Plaine Jacob Isbell of Garrison  Caleb Kimm of Keystone  Brennen Pace of Keystone Dakota Hiner of Newhall Tanysha Truax of Newhall Thomas Chase of Shellsburg Sarah Camp of Shellsburg Luke Moen of Shellsburg Taylor Vislisel of Vinton Benjamin Hyland of Vinton Garret Lorensen of Vinton Jenna Schade of Walker Undergraduate students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the College of Engineering, and the Tippie College of Business who achieve a grade point average of 3.