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Trees Forever Announces Citizen Campaign to Replant Trees Devastated by Derecho
Organization asking citizens to join the effort to replant and care for a new tree canopy for the next generationTrees Forever, a local non-profit organization, today announced a citizen campaign to s...
Benton County Community Foundation Joins Nationwide Celebration
The Benton County Community Foundation will celebrate Community Foundation Week, November 12-18, 2020. This nationwide event recognizes the increasingly important role community foundations play in fo...
Kirkwood Community College Announces Summer 2020 Dean's List
Kirkwood Community College has released its Dean's List for the summer 2020 semester. These students have achieved a 3.3 grade point average or higher after completing 12 or more credit hours at the c...
Let the Voyagers help “Jazz Up” your wardrobe
Looking to “Jazz” up your wardrobe? Check out these “Hip” apparel items and you too can “kick” it with the Voyagers!Click here and here to view options!...
Iowa PBS seeks stories of rural Iowa
Iowa PBS has launched a new initiative intended to celebrate the people, culture and stories of rural America by showcasing the diversity, traditions and richness of small town and rural life in Iowa....
Charitable Planning Key to Strengthening Communities
We all are living in different times which present an opportunity to slow down and think about what truly matters most to us. October is National Financial Planning Month, an ideal time to refle...
Scholarship Provides Money for College Along with Valuable Tips
Registered Iowa high school seniors receive emailed tips on planning and paying for college and a chance to earn one of 30 $2,000 college scholarshipsRegistration opens today for a scholarship that of...
Volunteer Iowa Announces Applications Are Now Open For Volunteer Generation Fund
Volunteer Iowa is pleased to announce applications are now open for Volunteer Generation Fund grants. Volunteer Generation Fund (VGF) grant funds support development and strengthening of the volu...
Two area Lions Members receive Lamplighter Award of Appreciation
Vinton Lions Club congratulates Bret Nelson and Sheriff Ron Tippett for recently receiving the “Lamplighter Award of Appreciation”. Dale Schrad, 2nd Vice District Governor of District 9E, was... Area Parents Winners of College Savings Drawing
Thirty-nine Iowa parents and guardians each received $250 in college savings deposits after their entries were randomly [sel]ed in a quarterly drawing sponsored by Iowa Student Loan®. The winners wer...