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Mossmans donate $5K to Celebration Park

Mark and Kathy Mossman donated $5,000 to the Celebration Park project. The Celebration Park Project received another fantastic donation of $5,000 for the new community park.  Pictured here are Jon Clingman, Celebration Park Fundraising committee member and donor...

Urbana area Korean War veterans receive honor

Our Veterans are special people in our communities and our country. Sixty-years ago our Korean Veterans went to war with not much recognition. Last year there was a parade in Des Moines to honor...

College students urged to apply for Robert D. Blue Scholarship

State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald reminds Iowa students that the application for the 2013 Robert D. Blue Scholarship is available online at www.rdblue.org. All Iowa residents who plan to attend c...

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Jen Schollin

Name: Jen Schollin Hometown: Southington, Conn. Jen is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Pine 4 at the Vinton Campus. She chose to participate in AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps b...

VSHS choir sends four to Luther College Dorian Festival

These four VSHS singers represented their choir in the Dorian Festival at Luther. This year, four Vinton-Shellsburg High School choir students were selected for the Luther College Dorian Festival. Pictured, from left: Beth Sauer (12), Nick Gardner (12), Jacob Bunge (11) and Alys...

VSHS Chamber Singers place 3rd at Onalaska, Wis.

This VSHS choir group won third place at a recent competition in Wisconsin.   On Friday, January 11, the VSHS Chamber Singers competed at the Onalaska Classic Concert Choir Competition in Onalaska, Wisconsin. Schools from Wisconsin and Iowa performed throughout t...

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Jeana DiBona

Name: Jeana DiBona  Hometown: Hanover, Mass. Jeana is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Pine 2 at the Vinton Campus. She chose to participate in AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Cor...

4th Street Diner News

  The 4th Street Diner meal on Sunday, January 20th, will be Roast Pork, Mashed Potato/Gravy, Spinach, Peaches, Custard, WW Bread, Milk. On Monday, December 10th, the activity of the ...

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Gabby Butterfield

Name: Gabby Butterfield Hometown: Kalamazoo, Mich. Gabby is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Pine 1 at the Vinton Campus. She chose to participate in AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA C...

Daffodil Days: Area ACS volunteers taking orders now

Every year the American Cancer Society Daffodil Days program brings hope to people with cancer, and to their friends and families across the country.  With your support we can continue helpin...