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USDA Crop Certification Deadline is June 30, 2012
John R. Whitaker, State Executive Director for USDA’s Iowa Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds producers that the annual crop certification deadline is June 30, 2012. Producers shou...
Vinton veteran John Gualtier to attend Onassis Award event Tuesday in DC
Vinton veteran and long-time Iowa VA Hospital volunteer John Gualtier is heading out to Washinton DC for his paticipation in The Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Volunteer Awards presentation. ... J'Nae Rempfer named to Concordia University, Nebraska's spring honors list
Top 25 percent of undergraduate students qualify for honors list
J'Nae Rempfer of Blairstown, Iowa, was named to Concordia University, Nebraska's honors list ...
\'Showtime:\' Cooling Dancers present annual recital
The Cooling Dancers of Vinton presented their annual recital June 2 and 3 at the VSHS Auditorium.
Four performances were given featuring 300 students and nearly 80 dancin... AmeriCorps NCCC Class 18 Corps Member Spotlight: Jaclyn DeFranco
Editor's Note: We occasionally feature the AmeriCorps members and team leaders, so the community can learn more about the people who have come to Vinton to help others. Today's ... NCCC’S MAPLE 4 PROVIDES DISTASTER RELIEF IN HENRYVILLE, IN
By: Lauren Brostowitz, Maple 4
When two EF-4 tornadoes devastated five counties in Southern Indiana on March 2, 2012, communities were left in disarray. As individuals co... AmeriCorps NCCC Oak 1 Serves as Positive Role Models at Tanager Place
By Laurie Miller, Oak 1
After serving for one month with the Vinton Parks and Recreation Department, AmeriCorps NCCC team Oak 1, has begun serving at Tanager Place in Ced... Good-bye to Vinton: Keep Vinton as a city of spirit
Five and a half years ago, I arrived in Vinton on a snowy day in January. It didn’t take me long to realize I had found a place to call home.
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A day for sharing stories: Honor Flight vets share memories with peers, family
Andrew Andrews believes he is alive today because of full-blooded Indian who said his last name was White.
Andrews, a World War II infantry veteran from Troy Mills, recalls his first day as a s... Kirkwood Announces Dean\'s List Honors
Kirkwood Community College has released its Dean's List for the Spring Semester. These students have achieved a 3.3 grade point average or higher after completing 12 or more credit h...