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AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Laura Finch

By: Krista Eichhorst Name: Laura Finch Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio Laura is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Hickory 5 at the Vinton Campus. She chose to participate in A...

Luther College Announces 2012 Fall Semester Dean's List

Kevin Kraus, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Luther College, announced the 2012 fall semester Dean's List. Addy Rickels a Luther College senior from Vinton, Iowa, has been ...

Aaron Koppen Earns Degree & Named to Fall 2012 President\'s List

Aaron Koppen of Shellsburg, Iowa graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Christian Ministry. Aaron  was also named to the Fall 2012 President's List at LeTourneau Universi...

Extension offers beef feedlot roundtable

  AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and the University of Nebraska are teaming up to offer a feedlot roundtable session at six Iowa locations on Thursday, Feb...

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Laura Dennis

  Name: Laura Dennis Hometown: Clarkson, Ky. Laura is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Pine 3 at the Vinton Campus. She chose to participate in AmeriCorps ...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Team Leader Spotlight: Rebecca Bigler

By: Angela Sarrels Name: Rebecca Bigler Hometown: Littleton, CO Rebecca served as a Class 18 Corps Member on team Oak 7 at the Vinton campus in 2012. In January 2013, she began serving...

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Kindra Akridge

Name: Kindra Akridge Hometown: Hobbs, N.M. Kindra is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Pine 1 at the Vinton Campus. She first learned about AmeriCorps NCCC while participati...

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Kelly Besmer

  By: Krista Eichhorst Name: Kelly Besmer Hometown: Snoqualmie, Wash. Kelly is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Spruce 1 at the Vinton Campus. She first met som...

Community Worker Week at Happy Time

Happy Time Child Development Center had a special guest this week: Officer Ron Tippett, who shared how law enforcement officers work to help our community. He also read two books about police offic...

Little Vikes Preschoolers visit Palace

Students watch Marcy Horst demonstrate how to make popcorn. They learned how the Palace volunteers make lots of popcorn. They walked through the "secret" passageway that leads back stage. They sat in the big, comfortable stadium seat -- one child ...