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Iowa State Fair Duroc Show

Stewarts Duroc Farm of Waverly exhibited the Champion Boar and Champion Gilt in the Duroc Swine Show August 17 at the 2012 Iowa State Fair. Jack Bair and Family of Elkhart claimed Reserve Cham...

Treasurer Fitzgerald Encourages Iowans to Celebrate College Savings Month

Register for a chance to win a $5,290 College Savings Iowa account State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald recently announced that Iowa has joined forces with other states in declaring September as...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 18 Corps Member Spotlight: Connor Fannon

    By: Rachel Lebeaux   Name: Connor Fannon Hometown: Voorhees, N. J.   Connor is serving his term with AmeriCorps NCCC at the Vinton Campus as a m...

NCCC Team Comes to Summer Camp

By: Justine Miller Members of NCCC team Maple 5 arrived at Camp One Heartland in Willow River, Minn. July 16 with some faint memories of bug juice and camp songs. Camp One Heartland, a no...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Team Leader Spotlight: Lindsey Selis

Lindsey Selis By: Rachel Lebeaux Name: Lindsey Selis Hometown: Potterville, Michigan Lindsey is serving as the Pine 2 Team Leader at the Vinton Campus. Lindsey sees NCCC as an opportunity to serve o...

Help Trees Forever Win National Charity Contest

If you have a Facebook account, or if you are a Chase Bank customer or credit card holder, you can help us win up to $250,000 in the national Chase Community Giving contest that runs from Septembe...

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Team Leader Spotlight: Megan Mullen

Megan Mullen By: Krista Eichhorst Name: Megan Mullen Hometown: Evansville, Indiana Megan is serving as the Hickory 3 NCCC FEMA Corps Team Leader at the Vinton Campus. One of her close friends serve...

NCCC's Oak 7 Does Disaster Recovery

By Rebecca Bigler   The neighborhoods in Minot, N.D. are full of the sound of hammers and the spray of power washers, while the city is full of events and businesses getting back on t...

Area winners Awarded in Angus Show at Iowa State Fair

Da Es Ro Angus Farms of Columbus Junction showed the Grand Champion Bull in the Angus Show judged August 14 at the 2012 Iowa State Fair. The Reserve Grand Champion Bull was shown by Vajgrt Ang...

Top Honors Awarded in Iowa State Fair Red Angus Show

Alan Leifeste of Cameron, Texas earned the Grand Champion Bull title in the Red Angus Show August 17 at the 2012 Iowa State Fair. Tucker TC Reds of Ringle, Wis. exhibited the Grand Champion Fe...