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AmeriCorps NCCC Team Maple 3 Helps Build Habitat Home

Maple 3 participating in the Unity of the Community parade. By: Tristen Shevey  The AmeriCorps NCCC (National Civilian Corps) team, Maple 3, has been working with Habitat for Humanity of Mahoning County in Struthers, Ohio since May 2. The team is w...

Iowa State Fair to Help Fight Hunger on Opening Day

On Opening Day, August 8, the Iowa State Fair will host a one-day meal-packaging event in partnership with Meals from the Heartland, the Iowa Soybean Association, the Iowa Food and Family Project ...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Corps Member Spotlight: Jasmine Ulrich

Jasmine Ulrich, from Waupaca, Wis., 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 on a team of people between th...

Abigail Darland Awarded Scholarship from Dordt College

Abigail Darland of Vinton, Iowa, has been awarded a Presidential scholarship from Dordt College as an incoming freshman.  Named to the best colleges lists of U.S. News & Wor...

Andrew Schanbacher Honored at Buena Vista University

Andrew Schanbacher, a senior biology major from Newhall, was recently honored at Buena Vista University's (BVU) student recognition event. Schanbacher was accepted as a member of the Under...

Expert Quilter to Offer Classes at Iowa State Fair

Master quilter and Iowa native Patrick Lose will offer up his artistic expertise as an instructor in the Fabric and Threads Department at the 2013 Iowa State Fair. "Nothing Compares" to ...

MOUNT MERCY UNIV. HONORS

The following students were recognized at Mount Mercy University Honors Convocation:   Lynn Tschiggfrie, Atkins, Kappa Xi Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau National Honor Society of Nursing...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Corps Member Spotlight: Paul Smith

Paul Smith, from Detroit, Mich., is a member of Oak 6 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 ag...

NCCC Cedar 3 helping restore history in Delaware County

 Corps Member Nathan Bolick routes a stringer for the new caboose staircase. By: Trent Roberts AmeriCorps NCCC team Cedar 3 is working with the Delaware County Historical Society (DCHS) in Hopkinton, Iowa to restore and maintain the old Lenox College campus. So far...

Flatbergs celebrate 50th Anniversary

The family of Chuck and Genny (Generose) Flatberg would like to wish them a Happy 50th Anniversary! Chuck and Genny were married June 15th, 1963.  Please help them celebrate with a car...