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NCCC Cedar 1 helps with Minot, N.D. flood, and non-profits

NCCC Member Jahbowha Newman attends to one of the cats at the Minot Humane Society animal shelter.   By Michael Weisgarber Team Cedar 1 spent their first project working in Minot, North Dakota, cleaning up and repairing flooded houses while also helping others in the community. On ...

Register for a chance to win a $5,290 College Savings Iowa Account

  State Treasurer Michael L. Fitzgerald is asking Iowans to celebrate 529 Day on May 29 by exploring the benefits of using a 529 plan, such as College Savings Iowa, to save for their love...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Team Leader Spotlight: Elizabeth Sprague

  By: Rebecca Bigler Elizabeth Sprague, from North Berwick, Maine, is the Program Office Support Team Leader in NCCC’s Class 19. She arrived in Vinton on January 3, 2013, t...

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Alex Cutts

  By: Krista Eichhorst  Name: Alex Cutts  Hometown: Coweta, Okla.  Alex is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Pine 3 at the Vinton Campus. She lear...

Deadline to Apply for Robert D. Blue Scholarship Draws Near

Treasurer Fitzgerald Announces Deadline to Apply for Robert D. Blue Scholarship Draws Near State Treasurer Michael L. Fitzgerald reminds students the deadline to apply for a Robert D. Blue Sch...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Team Leader Spotlight: Ted Sweeney

By: Rebecca Bigler Ted Sweeney, from Portland, Ore., is the Team Leader for Maple 4 in NCCC’s Class 19. He arrived in Vinton on January 8, 2013, to start his 11-month service term leadin...

4th Street Diner News, April 30

   The 4th Street Diner meal on Sunday, May 5th, will be Roast Turkey, Mashed Potatoes/Gravy, Broccoli, Mixed Green Salad, Blushing Pears, Cake, WW Bread, Milk. On Monday, April ...

Iowa State Fair Grandstand Tickets on Sale Saturday

Tickets for the much-anticipated Iowa State Fair Grandstand shows will go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m. through all Ticketmaster outlets. The 2013 line-up is presented by U.S. Cellular. This yea...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Team Leader Spotlight: Brittany Lewin

Brittany Lewin, from Cincinnati, Ohio, is the Team Leader for Maple 2 in NCCC’s Class 19. She arrived in Vinton on January 8, 2013, to start her 11-month service term leading a team of peopl...

NCCC’s Cedar 2 Burns and Educates in Wapello

Corps Member Peter Mousseau uses a drip torch to light this prairie for Louisa County Conservation. By Ilexis Elba Cedar 2 is an AmeriCorps NCCC team based out of Vinton and currently stationed in Wapello, Iowa until the end of April. For their first project they have been working with the L...