AmeriCorps NCCC-FEMA Corps Teams Return To Missouri

AMERICORPS NCCC
January 30, 2014 10:47 am

By Jeffrey Beyerl After returning from winter break Spruce 4 along with fellow FEMA Corps team Pine 1 returned to Springfield to resume their service work at the Disaster Field Office as a result of severe storms, straight line winds and flooding in Missouri.

Benton County Youth, Auld, Wins Five National Livestock Awards

VINTON TODAY
January 29, 2014 12:51 pm

2013 International Lama Registry Show Division Points Finalized A Benton County, Iowa teenager and senior at Benton Community High School, Aspen Auld, earned not just one, but five, national livestock championships from the International Lama Registry's Show Division (ILR-SD) for 2013.

Former Viking Marshall Mullenix earns Acadamic & All-Conference honors

VINTON TODAY
January 29, 2014 9:54 am

Marshall Mullenix, a former Vinton-Shellsburg student-athlete, has earned two academic honors at Iowa Wesleyan College. Mullenix was among the IWC athletes who earned all Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) All-Academic recognition.

AmeriCorps NCCC-FEMA Corps Team Volunteers at Human Trafficking Shelter

AMERICORPS NCCC
January 24, 2014 11:50 am

By Darlene Banks On Monday, January 20, AmeriCorps NCCC-FEMA Corps team Pine 4 organized and participated in a Day of Service in honor of MLK Day.

Iowa Interstate Railroad donates to Eastern Iowa Honor Flight

GEORGE RICKEY, EASTERN IOWA HONOR FLIGHT
January 24, 2014 9:36 am

On Wednesday January 23, 2014, the Eastern Iowa Honor Flight accepted a donation in the amount of $7240.00 from The Iowa Interstate Railroad Ltd, and their employees.

Improving Your Backyard

BENTON COUNTY CONSERVATION
January 22, 2014 1:22 pm

By Matthew Purdy, Executive Director   What can I do in my backyard to help the environment? What a great question, because that’s where everyone needs to start.

Area students on Luther's dean's list

VINTON TODAY
January 22, 2014 12:11 pm

741 Luther College students were named to the fall 2013 dean's list. To be named to Luther's dean's list, a student must earn a semester grade point average of 3.

Reading Iowa’s Landscape

BENTON COUNTY CONSERVATION
January 21, 2014 4:20 pm

Karen Phelps, Naturalist   People that know me have often told me I think too much. Honestly, I think they’re right. Many decisions haven’t been made yet because I’m still thinking about the options.

Tucker, the False Map Turtle

BENTON COUNTY CONSERVATION
January 21, 2014 12:17 pm

Aaron Askelson, Naturalist   We have a new addition to our small Nature Center animal family. Tucker, as he was named by his previous owner, is a False Map turtle (Graotemys pseudogeographica).

Kellyeen Sanders earns Master's at Wilkes University

VINTON TODAY
January 20, 2014 6:13 pm

Wilkes University awarded 301 doctoral, master's and bachelor's degrees to students graduating after the completion of the fall 2013 semester.