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Upper Iowa University announces Spring 2012 Dean's List

  Area students were recently named to the Upper Iowa University Dean's List for the spring 2012 semester. To be honored, a student must have earned a minimum 3.50 grade point average...

Peyton Frank, Coe College student named to Dean\'s List

Peyton Frank has been named to Coe College Dean's List for the spring term. Frank, the daughter of Todd and Kim Frank, is a 2010 graduate of Washington High School. Full-time stu...

Luther College announces 2012 spring semester Dean's List

  Kevin Kraus, Luther College vice president for academic affairs and dean of the college, has announced that 824 Luther College students were named to the 2012 spring semester Dean's...

First Light: Meet the man who brings power to area's newest rural residents

REC histroy: Sam Garwood, center with former REC linemen.   Editor's Note: Vinton Today is helping the East Central Iowa REC celebrate its 75th year. We occasionally feature a story about the REC and its history. Today's story focuses on...

NCCC’s Oak 7 Fights Mountain Pine Beetles in the Black Hills

  By Ruskin Landreth and Rebecca Bigler – Oak 7   An AmeriCorps NCCC team, Oak 7, has just finished up their second project in the 2012 service year with the forestry d...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 18 Corps Member Spotlight: Emma Mills

By: Rachel Lebeaux Name: Emma Mills Hometown: Winchester, Massachusetts Emma is currently serving as a member of Oak 2 with the AmeriCorps NCCC at the Vinton Campus. Emma decided to joi...

Two young men chosen for trip to nation’s capital

Left to Right: Parker Oltogge of Shellsburg, and Dalton Schmit of Jesup   Dalton Schmit of Jesup and Parker Oltogge of Shellsburg recently participated in the Electric Cooperative Youth Tour program in Washington, D.C., sponsored by East-Central Iowa REC (ECI ...

NCCC Team Brings New Life to The Baldwin Center

CM Ashley painting   By: Santonio Washington, Maple 7   Maple 7 is working with the Baldwin Center to help revitalize their Clothes Closet. The team is spending three weeks scraping and sanding...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 18 Corps Member Spotlight: Hilary Rohlman

Hilary Rohlman   Editor's Note: This NCCC spotlight is on Hilary Rohlman, one of the AmeriCorps members serving this year from the Vinton campus. From Michigan, Hilary is a member of Oak 3. &nbs...

NCCC Oak 3 team helps people in Upper Peninsula

  Oak 3 is working hard to beautify the Upper Peninsula State Fairgrounds in Escanaba, Michigan and get it ready for the State Fair. They are using chainsaws to cut down trees while other...