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State Fair Visitors can Register to Win $5,290 toward college

State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald reminds Iowa State Fair visitors to stop by the College Savings Iowa booth and register for a chance to win the College Savings Iowa $5,290 Fall Giveaway for thei...

\'Nothing Compares\' to Finding Lost Money

State Treasurer Michael L. Fitzgerald announced today that a stop at the Great Iowa Treasure Hunt booth during the 2013 Iowa State Fair may be worthwhile, as fair goers could find their names among...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Corps Member Spotlight: David Tieu

David Tieu, from Westerly, R.I., is a member of Cedar 3 in NCCC’s Class 19. He arrived in Vinton on February 5, 2013, to start his 10-month service term on a team of people between the ...

NCCC Team Helps Habitat for Humanity in Omaha

Mara of Oak 6 paints paneling for the new house. By Allyson Mignone The NCCC team of Oak 6 from Vinton, Iowa is busy serving hard with Habitat for Humanity of Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska. Oak 6 has been working directly with the construction st...

Great Seats Available for Iowa State Fair Grandstand Shows

"Happiness Is" a rocking concert in the Iowa State Fair Grandstand. Music-loving Fair fans still have time to purchase tickets for this year's line-up of award-winning Grandstand conc...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Corps Member Spotlight: Ilyshiaw Concepcion

Ilyshiaw Concepcion, from Windsor Locks, Conn., is a member of Cedar 7 in NCCC’s Class 19. She arrived in Vinton on February 5, 2013, to start her 10-month service term on a team of peo...

NCCC Maple 7 Works With the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Sean McGinnis showing a display of the Coralville Lake Dam. By Corey Milligan Maple 7 is currently serving in Iowa City and Coralville with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Johnson County Fairgrounds for their third project round. T...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Corps Member Spotlight: Michael Heisser

By: Rebecca Bigler   Michael Heisser, from Pleasanton, Calif., is a member of Maple 6 in NCCC’s Class 19. He arrived in Vinton on February 5, 2013, to start his 10-month service...

2013 Iowa State Fair Set to Debut In Two Weeks

"Happiness Is" being just two weeks away from the debut of the 2013 Iowa State Fair. Don't miss out on everything the Fair has to offer including half a million dollars in free stage...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Corps Member Spotlight: Jessica Beck

By: Rebecca Bigler   Jessica Beck, from Ft. Wayne, Ind., is a member of Oak 4 in NCCC’s Class 19. She arrived in Vinton on February 5, 2013, to start her 10-month service term o...