Last year, as a freshman at UNI, Daisy Johnson joined the "Out of the Darkness Walk" to raise money for suicide prevention. She set a goal of $500, but ended up raising nearly $2,000.

Last year, as a freshman at UNI, Daisy Johnson joined the "Out of the Darkness Walk" to raise money for suicide prevention. She set a goal of $500, but ended up raising nearly $2,000.

Vinton Navy Veteran Jim Peterson, during the 2011 Honor Flight. His funeral last month included a military tribute by a team of Navy personnel. Local native Kathryn Close, a retired Air Force Colonel, was among the first to receive this tribute after her death at the San Antonio Military Medical Center.

The students listed below graduated from Mount Mercy University in February 2018.A commencement ceremony will be held Sunday, May 20, 2018, at the US Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

The students listed below graduated from Mount Mercy University in February 2018. A commencement ceremony will be held Sunday, May 20, 2018, at the US Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Loras College has announced the names of students who achieved Dean's List status for the 2017 fall semester. A student must earn a 3.5 grade point average and carry a minimum of 12 credit hours to be recognized.

Loras College has announced the names of students who achieved Dean's List status for the 2017 fall semester. A student must earn a 3.5 grade point average and carry a minimum of 12 credit hours to be recognized.

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Upper Iowa University is pleased to announce its December 2017 graduates, followed by the degree earned. Atkins, IA - Shane Mell, Bachelor of Science degree in Emergency/Disaster Management; Vinton, IA - Jeffrey Moeur, Master of Public Admin degree in Public Management Emphasis; Belle Plaine, IA - Jeremey White, Associate of Arts degree in General Business; About Upper Iowa UniversityFounded in 1857, Upper Iowa University is a private, not-for-profit university providing undergraduate and graduate degree programs to about 5,800 students-nationally and internationally-at its Fayette campus, 25 U.

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