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PMX donates more than $20K to Eastern Iowa Honor Flight

Eastern Iowa Honor Flight today was presented with a check for $20,050.89. This represents funds raised by the employees of PMX and their members of the United Auto Workers, PLUS, a matc...

Jaymes Harr among 2014 Bellevue graduates

Jaymes Haar of Belle Plaine is among the list of 813 graduates who received degrees in 2014 from Bellevue University in Nebraska. Bellevue University proudly acknowledges the accomplishments o...

CP Historical Society plans plans trip to Sullivan Museum

Once and future Victory Gardens were the topic of a talk by Ellen Skripsky at the Center Point Historical Society Depot Museum Sunday, July 20.  Skripsky, a longtime Linn County Master Ga...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20 Corps Member Spotlight: Bukola Egbaiyelo

Bukola Egbaiyelo, from Washington, D.C.,  is serving on team Cedar  6 in AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20. She arrived in Vinton on February 11 to start her 10-month service term. Cedar 6 is mad...

Did you know this about the American Legion: Family Support

Editor's Note: This is the first article in a series from Brad Anderson, the Commander of the George G. Luckey Post 57 American Legion Post in Vinton. In this series, Anderson will try to offe...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20 Corps Member Spotlight: Darius Mosley

By: Sarah Williams Darius Mosley, from Memphis, Tennessee is a corps member for Maple 1 in AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20. He arrived in Vinton on February 11 to start his 10-month service term work...

Upper Iowa University announces May 2014 graduates

Upper Iowa University is pleased to announce the names of its May 2014 graduates, followed by the degree earned and respective honors. Anna Darling of Atkins, IA, Cum Laude with a Bachelor of ...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20 Corps Member Spotlight: Kathrine Hamilton

By: Sarah Williams Kathrine Hamilton, from Augusta, Georgia is serving on team Oak 3 in AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20. She arrived in Vinton on February 11 to start her 10-month service term. Oak 3...

NCCC Oak 3 Making a Difference in Traverse City

Valerie Munoz taking out a barbed wire fence from a trail at Traverse City State Park  By: Maureen Murphy Oak 3 has been serving at Keith J. Charters Traverse City State Park with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources in Traverse City, Michigan. The staff has been very we...

Schminkes to Celebrate Golden Wedding Anniversary!

Oliver and Inge Schminke Dad went up to Canada to catch some fish, and caught mom instead!  He reeled her in and they have been together ever since!!   Please help Oliver and Inge celebrate 50 years toge...