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AmeriCorps NCCC Class 18 Team Leader Spotlight: Courtney Miskell

Courtney Miskell   Name: Courtney Miskell Hometown: Auburn, New York   Courtney graduated from Auburn High School in 2006 and Marist College in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts in C...

Central College music department welcomes Belle Plaine students

  The Central College music department welcomed over 75 students from 14 high schools across Iowa Jan. 26 for Bandfest 2012, with the day culminating in the Bandfest Concert in Douwstra Au...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 18 Team Leader Spotlight: John Miller

 John Miller   Name: John Miller Hometown: Poolesville, MD   John is serving his second term with AmeriCorps NCCC as the Team Leader for Oak 2 at the Vinton campus. He served his first...

Three VS alumni named to Wartburg Dean's List

Wartburg College has announced that 529 students made the Dean’s List for the Fall Term The students represent 16 different U.S. states and nine other countries. A 3.5 grade point averag...

2-1-1 Call Center Sees Call Increase Due to Tax Season‏

  United Way 2-1-1 is once again busy scheduling tax appointments!  On January 30, 2012, staff at the United Way 2-1-1 Center answered 434 of 655 calls that came in.  On January...

Aaron Koppen Named to Fall 2011 President's List at LeTourneau University

  Aaron Koppen of Shellsburg, Iowa, was named to the Fall 2011 President's List at LeTourneau University. Aaron achieved a perfect 4.0 grade point average to receive this hon...

Benton and Tama County Early Childhood Iowa Board Members discuss

  Benton and Tama County Early Childhood Iowa Board Members met and had discussions under the newly formed Better Tomorrows Board, as part of the States “Lean Design”. &nb...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 18 Team Leader Spotlight: Emily Martinez

Emily Martinez   Name: Emily Martinez Hometown: Eureka, California   Emily is serving her second term with AmeriCorps NCCC as the Team Leader for Oak 5 at the Vinton campus. She served ...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 18 Team Leader Spotlight: Paul Logan

Paul Logan   By: Angela Sarrels   Name: Paul Logan Hometown: Perry, New York   Paul Logan is the Team Leader for team Oak 7 at the Vinton campus. He will lead his team ...

Class 18 NCCC Team Leaders Serve on their First Project

  By: Stephanie Ferguson, Dania Munnigh and John Miller   It has been nearly a month since the AmeriCorps NCCC Team Leaders settled in at the NCCC campus on the Iowa Brai...