Students from your area have been named to the Dean's List for the 2014 fall semester. Those students are: Keaton Betterton of Atkins  Cory Christensen of Atkins Benjamin Markland of Atkins  Kelsie Kithcart of Atkins  Alex Brown of Atkins  Kaitlyn Pegump of Atkins Nicole Hulsebus of Atkins  Sara Herman of Atkins  Caitlyn Kithcart of Belle Plaine  Lane Bachelder of Belle Plaine Jacob Isbell of Garrison  Caleb Kimm of Keystone  Brennen Pace of Keystone Dakota Hiner of Newhall Tanysha Truax of Newhall Thomas Chase of Shellsburg Sarah Camp of Shellsburg Luke Moen of Shellsburg Taylor Vislisel of Vinton Benjamin Hyland of Vinton Garret Lorensen of Vinton Jenna Schade of Walker Undergraduate students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the College of Engineering, and the Tippie College of Business who achieve a grade point average of 3.

A decade after graduating from Vinton-Shellsburg, Zach Svoboda has achieved one of his goals: A full time music career. But you may find it hard to find him if you Google that name.

The following students have been named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2014 semester at Buena Vista University: Kelsey Kankelfitz from Atkins.

Nine Buena Vista University (BVU) business majors, including Tanner Heckt, a business major with entrepreneurship concentration from Dysart, have been selected for the Clifford A.

St. Cloud State University graduated more than 890 students during fall semester 2014. Commencement ceremonies took place Sunday, December 21, 2014.

The following students were among the students named to the Fall 2014 semester Dean's List at the University of Northern Iowa. To be included on the list, a student must have earned a grade point of 3.

 New alumni were added to the roster of graduates of the University of Northern Iowa . Graduates from the Benton County area were among the graduates.

The Iowa State Fair, Tractor Supply Co. and WHO News Radio 1040 are searching for six farm families to recognize with the Way We Live Award at the 2015 Fair, August 13-23.

 The following area students were named to the Dean's List at Clarke University for the fall 2014 semester. The list recognizes full-time Clarke students who have earned a 3.

Lindsay Gallo of Urbana, Iowa, was a December graduate of Morningside College. Gallo received a Master of Arts in Teaching degree. Morningside College is a small, private college in Sioux City, Iowa, that offers bachelor's degrees in a variety of disciplines, and graduate programs in education and nursing.