NCCC’s Maple 1 Fires It Up!

AMERICORPS NCCC
May 29, 2013 8:41 am

By Rachel Ruggles  Spring is finally here and with it comes the Midwest season of prescribed burning. “What is prescribed burning and why is it used?” you may ask.

Camp Director Talks About the Importance of NCCC Team

AMERICORPS NCCC
May 28, 2013 9:57 am

By Jill Ament   The AmeriCorps NCCC team Maple 4 is spending their second round with One Heartland, a Minnesota camp and retreat center with a mission to improve the lives of children, youth and families facing significant health challenges or social isolation, including AIDS/HIV and poverty.

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Corps Member Spotlight: Ilexis Elba

REBECCA BIGLER, NCCC
May 28, 2013 9:43 am

Ilexis Elba, from Hollywood, Fla., is a member of Cedar 2 in NCCC’s Class 19. She arrived in Vinton on February 5, 2013, to start her 10-month service term on a team of people between the ages of 18 and 24.

FEMA Corps Spruce 7 Joins 1200 Volunteers at Main St. Fort Worth Arts Festival

NCCC FEMA CORPS
May 28, 2013 9:40 am

By Mary Thao On April 20 & 21, 2013, AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) FEMA Corps Spruce 7 team volunteered with the Downtown Fort Worth Initiative, Inc.

NCCC Team Removes Garlic Mustard

AMERICORPS NCCC
May 24, 2013 9:51 am

By: Michael Weisgarber Cedar 1 has been serving their second round in McGregor, Iowa, working at Effigy Mounds National Monument and Pikes Peak State Park.

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Meret Thali

AMERICORPS NCCC
May 24, 2013 9:51 am

By: Krista Eichhorst Name: Meret Thali Hometown: South Burlington, Vt. Meret is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Spruce 2 at the Vinton Campus.

NCCC FEMA Corps Team Assists FEMA Region VII with Inventory Activities

AMERICORPS NCCC
May 23, 2013 4:00 pm

  By Nick Humphries On March 27 FEMA Corps logistics team Pine 5 was redeployed to Kansas City, Mo. to continue working with FEMA at their Region VII warehouse and headquarters.

Area Students rank in the top 2% at ISU

VINTON TODAY
May 23, 2013 3:55 pm

  The following area students ranked in the top 2% of their class at Iowa State University.     Kevin Basemann, junior, from Atkins, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

NCCC Team Working on the Mississippi

AMERICORPS NCCC
May 23, 2013 3:54 pm

By Forrest Maher and Jessica Beck AmeriCorps NCCC team Oak 4 is working with the US Army Corps of Engineers on the Mississippi River Project for their second project.

ECC announces Spring Term Dean's List

VINTON TODAY
May 23, 2013 3:54 pm

  One hundred fifty-four students have been named to the Spring 2013 (January to May) Dean's List at Ellsworth Community College.  To be eligible for the Dean's List, students must have taken 12 or more credit hours during the semester (a full-time class load) and have earned at least a 3.