AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: LeeAnne Jones

KRISTA EICHHORST, NCCC
December 18, 2012 11:17 am

  Name: LeeAnne Jones   Hometown: St. Peters, Mo.   LeeAnne is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Pine 5 at the Vinton Campus.

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Dan Tuttle

AMERICORPS NCCC
December 17, 2012 1:40 pm

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.

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

VINTON TODAY
December 17, 2012 11:47 am

  Multisyllabic expressions are intermittently an essential aspect of my preferred modus operandi for communications, as well as entertainment.

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

VINTON TODAY
December 14, 2012 9:52 am

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 Horse" on the big stage in Des Moines.

Give it Your Best Shot - Iowa Tourism Photo Contest

VINTON TODAY
December 14, 2012 8:41 am

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, events and vacation experiences in Iowa, published by the Iowa Tourism Office.

BVU Student Andy Schanbacher Selected for Undergraduate Rural Medicine Education

VINTON TODAY
December 13, 2012 6:14 am

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 Medical Center (BVRMC) has selected three students for its January 2013 capstone program.

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

AMERICORPS NCCC
December 12, 2012 11:25 am

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.

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Jamie Thompson

KRISTA EICHHORST, NCCC
December 12, 2012 1:45 am

  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.

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Cordelia Stewart

KRISTA EICHHORST, NCCC
December 10, 2012 9:41 am

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

VS band joins Independence musicians on stage during girls basketball game

VINTON TODAY
December 8, 2012 11:44 am

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 and chanting their school names.