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 Undergraduate Rural Medicine Education & Development Program (URMED).

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.

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  Connie Havran, Norway, Kappa Xi Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau National Honor Society of Nursing   Sarah Hill, Shellsburg, Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges  and   Lisa Stiles, of Vinton, Kappa Xi Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau National Honor Society of Nursing   for outstanding achievement at Mount Mercy University during Honors Convocation this spring.

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 ages of 18 and 24.

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.

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.

Smith-Geater VFW Ladies Auxiliary 8884 was instituted on April 22,2012.  This was the first year to participate in the Departmemt of Iowa Ladies Auxiliary Convention.

 Callan Meskimen, daughter of Stephanie Meskimen of Walker, Iowa, was named to the Dean's List at Morningside College for the 2013 spring semester.

  By: Rebecca Bigler   Teonna Clark, from Modesto, Calif., is a member of Oak 1 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 the ages of 18 and 24.

By: Teonna Clark   AmeriCorps NCCC team Oak 1, from Vinton, Iowa, is collaborating with the U.S Army Corps of Engineers in Coralville, Iowa to help rebuild trails, maintain the dam and pull invasive plant species.