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VS band joins Independence musicians on stage during girls basketball game
Throughout the girls basketball games in Independence on Friday night, the members of the Vinton-Shellsburg and Independence pep bands sat on opposite sides of the court, cheering loudly at times a... AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Chris Southwick
By: Krista Eichhorst
Name: Chris Southwick
Hometown: Califon, N.J.
Chris is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Spruc... Five VSHS band members selected for NIEBA Honor Band
Five students from the Vinton-Shellsburg High School Band were selected for participation in the Northeast Iowa Bandmasters’ Association Honor Band on Saturday, December 1, 2012. ... AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Bonnie Roane
Name: Bonnie Roane
Hometown: Chesapeake, Va.
Bonnie is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Pine 2 at the Vinton Campus. She chose to participat... River recreation brings big bucks to Iowa's economy
Editor's Note: The Benton County Conservation is promoting river recreation and conservation in the cedar river watershed, with a series of articles written by Larry Stone focused o...
Duane Fisher receives Lifetime Achievement Award from National Ag Educators
ATLANTA – Duane Fisher, retired agricultural educator from Vinton-ShellsburgHigh Schoolin Vinton, Iowa, is one of only six individuals nationwide who received the Natio... AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Chris Finlay
Name: Chris Finlay
Hometown: Boston, Mass.
Chris is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Pine 6 at the Vinton Campus. He chose to particip... AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Abigail Miskowiec
Name: Abigail Miskowiec
Hometown: Charleston, W.Va.
Abigail is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Spruce 5 at the Vinton Campus. After college... AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Alex Bradt
Name: Alex Bradt
Hometown: Oxford, Conn.
Alex is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Hickory 7 at the Vinton Campus. He chose to participate in... Buy your child/grandchild an EXTREME OUTDOOR experience this holiday season.
We invite you and your family to get off the couch, put away the electronic games and get out and experience these adrenaline filled opportunities to experience the Iowa Outdoors in ways you may no...