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.

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Chris Southwick

AMERICORPS NCCC
December 7, 2012 11:10 am

    By: Krista Eichhorst   Name: Chris Southwick   Hometown: Califon, N.J.   Chris is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Spruce 3 at the Vinton Campus.

Five VSHS band members selected for NIEBA Honor Band

KARL SMITH
December 6, 2012 12:02 pm

  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

KRISTA EICHHORST, NCCC
December 6, 2012 11:17 am

  Name: Bonnie Roane   Hometown: Chesapeake, Va.   Bonnie is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Pine 2 at the Vinton Campus.

River recreation brings big bucks to Iowa's economy

LARRY STONE
December 6, 2012 10:13 am

  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 on the Cedar River Watershed Coalition’s efforts.