At Home, With Hope, in Keene: A Mexican Rancher Starts Over

VINTON TODAY
February 10, 2024 10:28 pm

Below is a guest article by Gloria Anderson and former Vinton resident Julie Zimmer. One in a series of articles about immigrants to New Hampshire and the people and experiences that help them learn a new culture and find work, housing and community.

UNI ranks in top 20% for online master's in education programs

UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA
February 10, 2024 3:30 pm

The University of Northern Iowa’s online master’s in education programs ranked in the top 20% nationally, based on the 2024 U.S. News & World Report Best Online Programs.

Kirkwood Community College announces Dean's List honors

KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
February 8, 2024 5:01 pm

Kirkwood Community College has released its Dean's List for the fall 2023 semester. These students have achieved a 3.3 grade point average or higher after completing 12 or more credit hours at the college.

What We're Reading: Divine Rivals

VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
February 7, 2024 2:56 pm

'Divine Rivals' by Rebecca Ross'Divine Rivals' has been on the New York Times Bestseller list for 30 weeks. My go-to genre is typically historical fiction or thriller/suspense.

Yard and Garden: Building and Caring for a Terrarium

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
February 5, 2024 4:50 pm

Snowy afternoons make an ideal time to construct a terrariumConstructing a terrarium is easy and inexpensive and can be accomplished on a snowy afternoon.

What We're Reading: Daisy Darker

VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
February 2, 2024 11:49 am

'Daisy Darker' by Alice FeeneyI am such a sucker for gothic thrillers with a twist ending and Alice Feeney's "Daisy Darker" delivered! ✓Old rambling house on a lonesome island✓Bizarre family with deep dark secrets✓A narrator straight out of a Night Shyamalan movie A few pages in and I was sold by Feeney's lonesome narrator and her inability to understand why her family refuses to love her.

ECC announces 2023 Fall Term Dean's List

ELLSWORTH COMMUNITY COLLEGE
February 2, 2024 11:49 am

One hundred and thirty-three students were named to the Fall 2023 (August to December) Dean's List at Ellsworth Community College. To be eligible for the Dean's List, students must have earned a minimum of 12 credit hours during the semester (a full-time class load) and had at least a 3.

Did you forget something?

STATE TREASURER
February 2, 2024 11:48 am

Each year, money and other funds are turned over to the State Treasurer’s Office as unclaimed property in the form of dormant bank accounts, uncashed checks, utility refunds, stock shares, the contents of abandoned safe deposit boxes and more.

RETHINK YOUR DRINK 2024 APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN FROM DELTA DENTAL OF IA FOUNDATION

DELTA DENTAL OF IOWA
February 1, 2024 12:46 pm

Iowa schools and communities have the opportunity to receive a new water bottle filling station through the Rethink Your Drink program, funded by the Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation.

7 Ways to Help Your Student Save for College

IOWA STUDENT LOAN
February 1, 2024 12:06 pm

By Nancy DunkelIowa Student Loan Liquidity CorporationChances are, you and your student will rely on multiple sources of funding for a college education.