Retired 4 Star General Tommy Franks visits with local resident

VINTON TODAY
April 24, 2014 8:36 am

Retired 4 star General Tommy Franks was on Hand to re-dedicated the Veterans Memorial Building in Cedar Rapids recently.       Greeting General Franks is Roger Uthoff, of Vinton, and also the treasurer of Eastern Iowa Honor Flight.

Jordon Kearns of Van Horne, IA, Recognized at Upper Iowa University 2014 Honors

VINTON TODAY
April 23, 2014 11:37 am

Upper Iowa University recently held its 29th annual Scholarships and Awards Recognition Banquet and awarded 122 scholarships to students across the University.

Cynthia Albertsen Inducted into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

VINTON TODAY
April 23, 2014 11:37 am

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is pleased to announce that Cynthia Albertsen of Dysart, Iowa, was recently initiated into Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

NCCC Oak 3 Serves at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum

AMERICORPS NCCC
April 23, 2014 11:06 am

By Alexis Pittman and Maureen Murphy So far, Oak 3 has been serving alongside the staff at the UW-Madison Arboretum in Madison, Wisconsin. Since the team arrival, the staff have been very welcoming and made it an exciting learning experience.

AmeriCorps NCCC Member Spotlight: Mark Smith

AMERICORPS NCCC
April 23, 2014 11:05 am

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20 Corps Member Spotlight: Mark Smith By: Sarah Williams   Mark Smith, from Derry, New Hampshire is serving on team Oak 3 in AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20.

NCCC Team Serves in South Dakota State Parks

AMERICORPS NCCC
April 22, 2014 10:27 am

By: Emily Wilmoth NCCC team Cedar 3 has been serving in Canton, SD for the past 3 weeks, serving  with the South Dakota Parks and Recreation Department.

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20 Corps Member Spotlight: Koal Melville

AMERICORPS NCCC
April 22, 2014 10:27 am

By: Sarah Williams Koal Melville, from Winter Park, Florida 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.

Maple 1 providing a helping hand to Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity

AMERICORPS NCCC
April 21, 2014 12:44 pm

  By Vincent Chavis   Maple 1 gets the chance to spend six weeks in the city that smells like crunch berries, and it’s every bit as amazing as you would think.

Local students named University of Iowa On Iowa! student leaders

VINTON TODAY
April 18, 2014 3:32 pm

University of Iowa students from your area are among about 235 of their peers selected to serve as On Iowa! students leaders, charged with welcoming new first-year and transfer students this fall.

NCCC Maple 4 at Home at Flying Horse Farms

AMERICORPS NCCC
April 18, 2014 3:32 pm

Jesse Crouch After two days of travel and over 10 hours in the “Golden Goose” (our affectionately named 15 passenger van) the weary but excited members of Maple 4 arrived on the grounds of Flying Horse Farms in Mt.