Vinton Garden Club tours new Nature Center

JOYCE BRATTEN
May 28, 2012 8:43 am

  The Vinton Garden Club member of the National Garden Clubs, Inc. Central Region, Federated Garden Clubs of Iowa, Inc. and District II met on April 25, 2012 at the new Nature Center.

AmeriCorps NCCC Welcomes New Staff Member

AMERICORPS NCCC
May 25, 2012 11:33 am

  By: Rachel Lebeaux   Dave Luther is a native of Cedar Rapids but has lived outside of Vinton for the past 20 years. He worked at Duffy’s in Cedar Rapids for 25 years buying and selling collector cars and was also part owner for 10 years.

NCCC’s Oak Six- Changing the World, One Trail and Fairground at a Time

AMERICORPS NCCC
May 25, 2012 11:15 am

  By Tyler Purcell   Now in Coralville/Iowa City, AmeriCorps NCCC Team Oak Six is currently working with the United States Army Corps of Engineers at Coralville Lakes and the Johnson County Fairground, which is located in Iowa City.

Local students graduate from Central College

VINTON TODAY
May 24, 2012 6:18 pm

  The following local students graduated from Central College Saturday, May 12. The ceremony was held at H.S. Kuyper Fieldhouse in Pella, Iowa.

Kari Goodchild of Van Horne, IA Graduates from Quinnipiac University

VINTON TODAY
May 24, 2012 6:18 pm

  - Kari Goodchild of Van Horne, IA earned a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Quinnipiac University during the 81st undergraduate commencement exercises on May 20.

AmeriCorps NCCC Team Comes to Toledo, Ohio

AMERICORPS NCCC
May 23, 2012 8:52 am

  By Yazmeen Green and Joy Holleman   The AmeriCorps NCCC team Cedar Two has arrived in Toledo to begin working with Toledo Botanical Gardens.

Register for a chance to win a $1,000 College Savings Iowa Account

STATE TREASURER, MICHAEL FITZGERALD
May 23, 2012 8:51 am

  State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald wants to remind Iowans it is their last chance to celebrate 529 Day by registering to win a $1,000 College Savings Iowa account for a child in their life.

Baccalaureate: VSHS seniors urged to think of others first

VINTON TODAY
May 23, 2012 8:31 am

  Vinton-Shellsburg High School graduates, as they face one of the biggest changes of their young lives, chose as their baccalaureate speakers two adults who have made many changes of their own in recent years.

Nothing Compares' to the Iowa State Fair's Free Stage Line-up

VINTON TODAY
May 22, 2012 6:08 pm

  The 2012 Iowa State Fair free stage line-up is packed with a variety of entertainment and acts. From musical legends to Vaudeville comedy, "Nothing Compares" to this much entertainment, all free with gate admission.

Special Olympics: Local athletes featured in ISU Daily as the strive for Gold

VINTON TODAY
May 22, 2012 9:43 am

While the Vinton-Shellsburg Special Olympics athletes competed for gold medals at the recent State event in Ames, a Vinton native who works for the Iowa State University college newspaper was there to help tell their stories.