NCCC Explores the Natural World Inside Milwaukee

REBECCA BIGLER, OAK 7
September 26, 2012 11:00 am

Milwaukee may be known for the Brewers and Harley-Davidson but there is something else extraordinary inside America's 28th-largest city: Trees and rivers are just as present as buildings and streets there.

NCCC Maple 2 members lessening the grip of the great flood

LAUREN MANKEY, MAPLE 2
September 25, 2012 5:25 pm

  An AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) team, Maple 2, has been sent to Minot, N.D. to help Lutheran Disaster Response in their recovery efforts in the wake of the June 2011 flood that devastated the area.

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Team Leader Spotlight: Chalynn Passmore

KRISTA EICHHORST, NCCC
September 25, 2012 5:24 pm

  Chalynn Passmore of Anderson, Calif., is today's featured NCCC FEMA Corps Team Leader.   Chalynn is serving as the Pine 4 NCCC FEMA Corps Team Leader at the Vinton Campus.

NCCC Firing Things Up with The Nature Conservancy

AMERICORPS NCCC
September 24, 2012 11:56 am

By Harry Parsons Since 1958, The Nature Conservancy of Minnesota has helped protect 70,000 acres of forest, prairies, rivers, lakes and wetlands.

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 18 Corps Member Spotlight: Joe Reilly

AMERICORPS NCCC
September 23, 2012 9:41 pm

By: Rachel Lebeaux   Name: Joe Reilly Hometown: Denver, Colorado   Joe is currently serving as a member of Oak 1 with the AmeriCorps NCCC at the Vinton Campus.

NCCC Team Cedar Two Back to Work in Iowa

AMERICORPS NCCC
September 21, 2012 12:40 pm

By:  Yazmeen Green   NCCC Team, Cedar Two team arrived at the YMCA Camp Wapsie in Coggon, Iowa last week. Camp Wapsie provide an environment where children can experience the outdoors and learn about the guiding principles of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility.

Treasurer Fitzgerald Is Gearing Up for the Great Iowa Treasure Hunt

STATE TREASURER, MICHAEL FITZGERALD
September 20, 2012 11:41 am

State Treasurer Michael L. Fitzgerald's Great Iowa Treasure Hunt fall publication is scheduled to be released soon. The upcoming list is the latest names of unclaimed property owners with undiscovered treasures.

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Team Leader Spotlight: Andrew Burns

AMERICORPS NCCC
September 19, 2012 10:07 am

By: Krista Eichhorst Name: Andrew Burns Hometown: Canal Winchester, Ohio Andrew is serving as the Hickory 1 NCCC FEMA Corps Team Leader at the Vinton Campus.

NCCC Team Maple 7 Gets Courageous

AMERICORPS NCCC
September 18, 2012 12:49 pm

  By: Ashley Carmichael   For eight weeks, Maple 7 is working at Camp Courageous, a year-round respite care and recreational facility in Monticello, Iowa.

Academic Achievement Awards: VSHS students honored

VINTON TODAY
September 17, 2012 2:25 pm

Vinton-Shellsburg High School students (sophomores, juniors and seniors) received recognition for their academic success during the annual ceremony on Thurssday.