AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 FEMA Corps Team Leader Spotlight: Jamie Casterton

AMERICORPS NCCC
August 7, 2012 2:49 pm

  By: Rachel Lebeaux   Name: Jamie Casterton Hometown: Minneapolis, Minn.   Jamie is serving her second year as an AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Team Leader in Vinton.

2012 Iowa State Fair to End on an Entertaining Note

VINTON TODAY
August 6, 2012 6:54 pm

The 2012 Iowa State Fair is set to end on a high note on Extreme Sunday, August 19, with a boot tappin' Grandstand show and a full day of free entertainment.

Maple Four Assists in Child Programming at the SuAnne Big Crow Boys and Girls Cl

AMERICORPS NCCC
August 6, 2012 6:29 pm

By: Harry Parsons   Since July 17, Maple Four has been assisting with programming at The SuAnne Big Crow Boys and Girls Club in Pine Ridge, South Dakota.

Double Bacon Corn Dog, Specialty Funnel Cakes and more debut at the State Fair

VINTON TODAY
August 4, 2012 10:00 pm

"Nothing Compares" to the new Fairlicious foods set to make their debut at the 2012 Iowa State Fair, August 9-19. The menu items join the list of nearly 200 food choices offered throughout the Fairgrounds.

Cultural Center Features Project AWARE Sculptures and Iowa's Largest Art Show

VINTON TODAY
August 4, 2012 10:00 pm

The Patty and Jim Cownie Cultural Center will be bursting with fine art at the 2012 Iowa State Fair. Home to Iowa's largest art show, the Cultural Center features sculptures, art activities, demonstrations and much more.

A Life-Size Chocolate Moose to Live in Elwell Family Food Center

VINTON TODAY
August 4, 2012 10:00 pm

The world-famous Iowa State Fair Butter Cow has a new friend, a life-size Chocolate Moose crafted by the master chocolatiers at Chocolaterie Stam U.

Maple 1 gets wild at Wisconsin Badger Camp

KATE SKAHAN
August 3, 2012 10:37 am

      Maple One arrived in Prairie du Chien, Wis. on July 16 to begin their term as camp counselors at the Wisconsin Badger Camp (WBC).

Iowa State Fair's Free Stages Set to Thrill Audiences

VINTON TODAY
August 2, 2012 10:57 am

  The 2012 Iowa State Fair free entertainment line-up is filled with rising stars and perennial favorites. The Fair's five free stages, all free with gate admission, will feature acts from a wide array of music genres.

Underage drinking has more consequences than just DUI

CURT WHEELER, PREVENTION SPECIALIST
August 2, 2012 10:57 am

Drunk driving and underage drinking tragedies have led many parents to question how to handle their kid’s drinking and ensure that they stay safe.

Dirt Action Rumbles into the Iowa State Fair

VINTON TODAY
August 1, 2012 10:41 am

  "Nothing Compares" to the speed, action and adrenaline of track events at the Iowa State Fair. The Fair will host the thunder and roar of races, tractor and truck pulls and a demolition derby on the half-mile dirt track during the Fair's August 9-19 run.