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Three Confirmed into membership at the Presbyterian Church

On Sunday, June 15, 2014, The Presbyterian Church of Vinton celebrated the confirmation of three new members into our church. Pastor Jessica Crane-Munoz confirmed into membership Tyler&n...

Iowa State University College of Human Sciences area scholarship winners

The Iowa State University College of Human Sciences and its academic departments offered over $800,000 in scholarships to students for the 2014-2015 academic year. From Urbana, Carlie Rhineha...

NCCC Team Leaders step up to help Camp Hitaga

The STL team after they finished building the horse trail.  By Lisa Donahue The five support team leaders (STL) of the AmeriCorps NCCC campus in Vinton Iowa left their posts last week to serve at Camp Hitaga. Due to numerous teams being pulled fo...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20 Corps Member Spotlight: Travis Hanes

By: Sarah Williams Travis Hanes, from Shelton, Washington is a corps member for Cedar 6 in AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20. He arrived in Vinton on February 11 to start his 10-month service working w...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20 Team Leader Spotlight: Keanu Harris

By: Sarah Williams Keanu Harris, from Arvada, Colorado is the team leader for Maple 3 in AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20. He arrived in Vinton on January 9 to start his 11-month service working with ...

NCCC Team Leaders step up to help Camp Hitaga

By Lisa Donahue The five support team leaders (STL) of the AmeriCorps NCCC campus in Vinton Iowa left their posts last week to serve at Camp Hitaga. Due to numerous teams being pulled for disa...

Iowa State Fair Offers Entertainment and Activities Just for Kids

The Iowa State Fair has a wide variety of free, family-friendly fun coming to the 2014 Fair. Kids' activities and entertainment, all free with admission, can be found everywhere from the Kids&...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20 Team Leader Spotlight: Keanu Harris

Keanu Harris, from Arvada, Colorado is the team leader for Maple 3 in AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20. He arrived in Vinton on January 9 to start his 11-month service working with a team of people betwee...

Andrew Schanbacher Receives Governor\'s Volunteer Award

The Buena Vista University (BVU) Student Senate and Andrew Schanbacher, a senior biology major from Newhall, were honored at the 2014 Governor's Volunteer Award ceremonies held in June on the B...

Aly Garwood takes part in Scholarship Celebration Day

Central College student Aly Garwood '15 presented on Undergraduate Scholarship Celebration Day, held May 8 at the college. The event provided more than 130 students with the opportunity to sho...