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Abigail Darland named an officer in Dordt College Pre-vet Club

Abigail Darland of Vinton, Iowa, was elected to the office of vice president of the Pre-vet Club at Dordt College. Darland is a junior majoring in agriculture with an emphasis in animal science. S...

Willow Huber named to U of Minnesota-Duluth Dean\'s List

University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) Announces Dean's List for Fall Semester 2013    The University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) has announced its Dean's List for Fall Semeste...

NCCC celebrates 20 years of AmeriCorps as Class XX begins service

'I will get things done:' AmeriCorps inductees recite their Pledge on Friday. Throughout 2014, the North Central Region Campus of the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of AmeriCorps.  The campus formally inducted i...

Iowa State Fair Parade Applications Available Now

The Iowa State Fair invites all community and youth groups, special interest clubs and businesses to join the fun and enter the State Fair Parade, Iowa's largest parade and the kick-off to the...

Major Changes Coming to SAT Test

A redesign of the SAT changes content, scoring and how students prepare    The Iowa College Student Aid Commission (Iowa College Aid) wants students and families to be aware ...

AmeriCorps NCCC-FEMA Corps Team Spruce 3 Serving in Missouri

Genevieve, Ashley and Steven prepare chicken at the Salvation Army Soup Kitchen for MLK Day By Chrissy Diers Round two is wrapping up for Spruce 3! The team left Vinton, Iowa and arrived the first week of January at the Joint Field Office in Jefferson City, Missouri. They were greete...

Rachel Monson to perfrom with UNW Women's Choral Tour

University of Northwestern–St. Paul (UNW) announces that Rachel Monson, daughter of Kirk and Sheila Monson of Urbana, IA, will be participating in the Women's Choral Duluth Tour 201...

Thanks from June Henkle family

The family of June Henkle wishes to thank everyone for the cards, flowers, food, memorials and prayers during the time of our loss.  A special thank you to Dr. Meeker and the staff of the Vint...

Andrew Schanbacher Receives Degree from Buena Vista University

In December 2013, Andrew Schanbacher, from Newhall, graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology. Buena Vista University is a regionally acclaimed university that rel...

Area students named to Wartburg Dean's List

More than 500 students qualified for the Fall Term Dean’s List at Wartburg College. The 518 students represent 19 U.S. states and 16 foreign countries. They ear...