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AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Dan Tuttle

By: Krista Eichhorst  Name: Dan Tuttle  Hometown: North Brookfield, Mass. Dan is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Pine 6 at the Vinton Campus. He chose to part...

Fun with Christmas song titles: Can you identify these holiday favorites

  Multisyllabic expressions are intermittently an essential aspect of my preferred modus operandi for communications, as well as entertainment. In other words, I like to use big words...

Anonymous donor thanks VSHS for \'Footloose\'; seniors to see \'War Horse\' in DM

An anonymous donor -- a Vinton resident who calls himself "One Hand Clapping" -- has offered to send the senior members of the VSHS 'Footloose" cast and crew to see 'War Hors...

Give it Your Best Shot - Iowa Tourism Photo Contest

Do you have the eye to capture a unique vacation in Iowa? If so, you have a chance to see your best photography on the cover of the next Iowa Travel Guide, the premier showcase of attractions, eve...

BVU Student Andy Schanbacher Selected for Undergraduate Rural Medicine Education

The innovative Undergraduate Rural Medicine Education and Development (URMED) program developed five years ago through a partnership with Buena Vista University (BVU) and Buena Vista Regional Medi...

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Katie O’Connor

By: Krista Eichhorst Name: Katie O’Connor Hometown: Livingston, N.J. Katie is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Spruce 4 at the Vinton Campus. She chose to particip...

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Jamie Thompson

  Name: Jamie Thompson   Hometown: Oak Park, Ill.   Jamie is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Hickory 3 at the Vinton Campus. She chose to partici...

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Cordelia Stewart

  Name: Cordelia Stewart   Hometown: Brownsville, Calif.   Cordelia is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Hickory 6 at the Vinton Campus. She chose ...

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...