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AmeriCorps NCCC Holds Awards Banquet for Class 17

Ryan Flynn of Oak 4 received “Outstanding Personal Achievement Award”., Region Director Dan Milnes   Last evening AmeriCorps NCCC took over the Vinton Country Club and Palace Theater for their Class 17 Awards Banquet. The evening started at 6:00 p.m. with dinner at the Vinton Country Cl...

Tracy Spurgeon honored at Open House

Tracy Spurgeon   Library Volunteer Recognized Monday evening, November 14, 2011, the Shellsburg Public Library recognized Tracy Spurgeon at their annual Open House for her many years of volunteering at the l...

Sophomore Aspen Auld places at national Alpaca & Llama Show of Champions

Aspen Auld of rural Van Horne and her llama received honors at the ALSA National Show of Champions.      Aspen Rayne Ranch of Van Horne, Iowa, owned and operated by Benton Community High School sophomore and FFA member Aspen Auld, has just returned from a very successful showing at...

THEY CAME, THEY SERVED, THEY LEFT THEIR MARK

  AmeriCorps NCCC Members graduate after completing 10 months of service   AmeriCorps NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps) proudly graduates 160 young adults on ...

Local Benton County Farm Takes National Livestock Championship Honors

Awards garnered at the 2011 ALSA Grand National Show of Champions by Aulds' Lluminous Llamas.   Aulds’ Lluminous Llamas of Van Horne, Iowa, owned and operated by Steve and Sandy Auld, has just returned from a very successful showing at the 2011 Alpaca & Llama Show Associa...

NCCC\'s Cedar 4 in Pierre, South Dakota

By: Cedar 4 In Pierre, South Dakota, Cedar Four, along with Oak One and Oak Four, is working with the Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota to help the disaster areas hit by the floods. In Jun...

Cedar 3 wraps up NCCC Year with Camp Courageous

By: Dave Condlin An AmeriCorps NCCC team is serving their last week at Camp Courageous of Iowa in Monticello, Iowa. Since September 6th “Cedar Three” has been serving as camp couns...

It\'s almost time we started wrapping up

Matt Douglas, Samantha Czerkas, Brittany Bergstrom, Rebecca Coleman, Hunter Duncan & Michelle Penna It's Almost That Time We Start Wrapping Up By: Samantha Czerkas Cedar 2 was sent out to Columbus, Ohio earlier in September to work with Habitat for Humanity Greater Columbus (HFHG...

Rapid Progress Made in South Dakota Flood Recovery

By: Ron Nagle, LSS Volunteer Coordinator and Dana Fytelson, NCCC member Since September 27th, the Pierre and Ft. Pierre area has made major progress and is further along the road to recovery th...

Eligible customers to benefit from energy-efficient lighting sale

   Interstate Power and Light Company, an Alliant Energy company, encourages customers to take a trip down the light bulb aisle at your local store. There are more lighting optio...