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Great Iowa Treasure Hunt Gearing Up for Fall Publication

  Fall is a busy time of year in Iowa. Students are returning to school, and farmers are beginning to harvest their fields. State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald is also hard at work prepari...

Steve Meyer receives recognition for 30 years of service

Garrison Fire Chief Steve Meyer receives award for 30 years of service. On Monday, Sept 12th the Garrison Fire Dept held a surprise party in honor of Steve Meyer's service of 30 years serving the fire department. Steve has been the Garrison Fire Chief since Dec...

Road Safety, a Shared Responsibility

  Getting harvest from the field to market can be dangerous work, but doing it in traffic on Iowa’s highways and county roads extends the hazards to other drivers and their passenge...

'Design-a-Decal' is long-standing contest

  'Design-a-Decal' is long-standing contest that creates fun and teachers use student-designed stickers to encourage good work Iowa State Education Association (ISEA) members ...

Boston couple already feels at home after visiting Vinton for less than a week

        John and Carol Manson of Boston are a bit surprised to find out how quickly they have become celebrities in Vinton.     Many people have seen them wal...

Forrest Bolte to celebrate 85th birthday

Forrest Bolte will celebrate his 85th birthday on Saturday.  A card shower is planned and can be sent to him at 307 E 2nd St, #4, Vinton or emailed to FGBolte@mchsi.com...

NCCC’s Maple 5 is in Cincinnati, Ohio

  By: Maple 5   Maple 5 from AmeriCorps NCCC is currently in Cincinnati, Ohio. We have a unique project this round with the Greater Cincinnati Energy Alliance. They are a reg...

NCCC’s Maple 3 Experiences Isolation at its Finest

  By: Chloe Reese & Brittney Springer   Maple 3 continues to battle the wild at Isle Royale National Park, the location of their third project round. The team has been he...

AmeriCorps NCCC Stands Guard at the Levee

  By Alex Kemp   AmeriCorps NCCC team, Maple 2, just finished monitoring the levees of Bellevue, Nebraska. They were locating any areas of erosion, and seepage in the earth m...

AmeriCorps NCCC Cedar 2 Members in Joplin, Missouri

AmeriCorps NCCC Cedar 2 Members in Joplin, Missouri By: Samantha Czerkas   AmeriCorps NCCC team Cedar 2, in addition to three other NCCC teams, was sent to Joplin, Missouri on Disaster ...