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New Mass times for Queen of Saints

The Queen of Saints cluster has announced new mass times: 4:00 pm on Saturday— St. Paul, Newhall 6:00 pm on Saturday—Immaculate Conception, Van Horne 8:00 am on Su...

NCCC Corps Class 21 Team Leader Spotlight: Deanna Robey

Deanna Robey from Sacramento, California is serving as the Operations Support Team Leader in AmeriCorps NCCC Corps Class 21. She arrived in Vinton in January of 2015 to start her 11-month service ...

NCCC Class 21 Corps Member Spotlight: Tianna Morris

Tianna Morris from Helena, Montana is serving on team Cedar 1 in AmeriCorps NCCC Corps Class 21. She arrived in Vinton in February of 2015 to start her 10-month service term with the program. Ceda...

Amy Andrews graduates from Central College

Central College senior Amy Andrews graduated magna cum laude May 16 in Pella, Iowa, with a degree in communication studies. Andrews, of Shellsburg, was one of 263 students who completed degrees in...

Ewing and Meyers, named to Dean's List at Clarke University

Kelsey Ewing and David Meyers of Walford, were named to the Dean's List at Clarke University for the spring 2015 semester. The list recognizes full-time Clarke students who have earn...

NCCC Corps Class 21 Team Leader Spotlight: Anna Schmidt

By: Marilyn Ponce   Name: Anna Schmidt Hometown: Sebring, FL   Anna from Sebring, Florida is serving on team Maple 2 in AmeriCorps NCCC Corps Class 21. She arrived in...

100 + 2: Bethlehem Lutheran helps Vinton Feeds the World

Marta Bauer-Event Coordinator for Vinton Feeds the World and Bethlehem Member, and George Bauer. On June 28, 2015, Bethlehem Lutheran Church presented a gift of $102.00 to the Vinton Feeds the World, God's Work, Our Hands food packaging event.   On September 13th, in conjunct...

VS FFA members share love of animals at Party in the Park

On June 25th Vinton-Shellsburg FFA Chapter members woke up early to have a head start on Party in the Park set up. After grabbing the trashcans from the fairgrounds, the FFA members put them out a...

Hailey Benson of Newhall pursues full-time research at Central College

Central College student Hailey Benson of Newhall became a full-time researcher this summer. Benson, a biochemistry major, is working with professor of chemistry Cathy Haustein to develop safer lab...

Kenney receives America’s Farmers Grow Ag Leaders scholarhship

2015 VS graduate Karley Kenney received a America’s Farmers Grow Ag Leaders scholarship.             Karley Kenney, of Vinton, has been awarded a $1,500 scholarship from America’s Farmers Grow Ag Leaders, a new program sponsored by the Monsanto Fund...