Road Safety, a Shared Responsibility

VINTON TODAY
September 19, 2011 12:51 pm

  Getting harvest from the field to market can be dangerous work, but doing it in traffic on Iowa’s highways and county roads extends the hazards to other drivers and their passengers.

'Design-a-Decal' is long-standing contest

VINTON TODAY
September 19, 2011 12:51 pm

  'Design-a-Decal' is long-standing contest that creates fun and teachers use student-designed stickers to encourage good work Iowa State Education Association (ISEA) members around the state have used ISEA's student-designed stickers to celebrate student achievement and good work for over 26 years.

Boston couple already feels at home after visiting Vinton for less than a week

VINTON TODAY
September 12, 2011 2:31 pm

        John and Carol Manson of Boston are a bit surprised to find out how quickly they have become celebrities in Vinton.

Forrest Bolte to celebrate 85th birthday

TOM BOECKMANN
August 30, 2011 7:45 pm

Forrest Bolte will celebrate his 85th birthday on Saturday.  A card shower is planned and can be sent to him at 307 E 2nd St, #4, Vinton or emailed to FGBolte@mchsi.

NCCC’s Maple 5 is in Cincinnati, Ohio

AMERICORPS NCCC
August 30, 2011 7:41 pm

  By: Maple 5   Maple 5 from AmeriCorps NCCC is currently in Cincinnati, Ohio. We have a unique project this round with the Greater Cincinnati Energy Alliance.

NCCC’s Maple 3 Experiences Isolation at its Finest

AMERICORPS NCCC
August 25, 2011 5:42 pm

  By: Chloe Reese & Brittney Springer   Maple 3 continues to battle the wild at Isle Royale National Park, the location of their third project round.

AmeriCorps NCCC Stands Guard at the Levee

AMERICORPS NCCC
August 25, 2011 5:40 pm

  By Alex Kemp   AmeriCorps NCCC team, Maple 2, just finished monitoring the levees of Bellevue, Nebraska. They were locating any areas of erosion, and seepage in the earth mound that extends for over ten miles.

AmeriCorps NCCC Cedar 2 Members in Joplin, Missouri

AMERICORPS NCCC
August 25, 2011 5:40 pm

AmeriCorps NCCC Cedar 2 Members in Joplin, Missouri By: Samantha Czerkas   AmeriCorps NCCC team Cedar 2, in addition to three other NCCC teams, was sent to Joplin, Missouri on Disaster Relief.

AmeriCorps NCCC team joins Community Harvest Food Bank

AMERICORPS NCCC
August 25, 2011 12:37 am

    By: Rachel Anderson   An AmeriCorps NCCC team traveled from Vinton, IA to Fort Wayne, IN to assist Community Harvest Food Bank (CHFB) in providing fresh nutritious produce to those who have fallen on hard times.

NCCC’s Cedar 3 is Assisting Lutheran Disaster Response in Minot, ND

AMERICORPS NCCC
August 24, 2011 5:49 pm

    By: Dave Condlin   Cedar Three has been working with Lutheran Disaster Response in dismantling interiors of homes affected by the 2011 Souris River Flood in Minot, North Dakota since July 20, 2011 and is returning to Vinton this weekend.