The Vinton Community Band Wants You! We will be starting our 30th season this summer, time does fly! Many of our members are from the original band started as an event on a HS variety show back in 1982.

The 2012 Iowa State Fair will celebrate its "Fairlicious" foods with a limited number of 3 ½ foot tall concrete ice cream cones on display throughout the grounds during the Fair, August 9-19.

With summer just around the corner, parents and children alike are ready for a well-deserved break from the demands of homework, practice schedules and carpools.

Andrea Evans arrived at Tilford Elementary on Friday to pick up her son, Kail. "Sit down," said her son's teacher.

State Treasurer Michael L. Fitzgerald is excited to announce Iowa schools and students had excellent participation in a new financial literacy program.

Rose Huber of Vinton is currently in Romania, where she is continuing her World Race mission trip, visiting one country each month this year.

Jamie Schoch, originally from Missouri, moved to Iowa to attend Kirkwood Community College where she received her Associates in Landscape Management.

NCCC’s Cedar 4 Prepares for the Summer By Jerome Frey AmeriCorps NCCC Team Cedar 4 completed their tornado relief project in Henryville, Indiana.

A Place to Call Home By Rebecca Bigler, Oak 7 When Oak 7, a National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) team, came to Columbus, Ohio seven weeks ago to assist Habitat for Humanity of Greater Columbus, they received a shock driving to...

Ceremonies held at Prairie High School Kirkwood Community College will soon honor more than 2,750 students taking positive steps for their futures.