River recreation brings big bucks to Iowa's economy

LARRY STONE
December 6, 2012 10:13 am

  Editor's Note: The Benton County Conservation is promoting river recreation and conservation in the cedar river watershed, with a series of articles written by Larry Stone focused on the Cedar River Watershed Coalition’s efforts.

Duane Fisher receives Lifetime Achievement Award from National Ag Educators

VINTON TODAY
December 5, 2012 3:20 pm

  ATLANTA  – Duane Fisher, retired agricultural educator from Vinton-ShellsburgHigh Schoolin Vinton, Iowa, is one of only six individuals nationwide who received the National Association of Agricultural Educators Lifetime Achievement Award on November 30 at the NAAE annual convention in Atlanta.

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Chris Finlay

KRISTA EICHHORST, NCCC
December 5, 2012 10:59 am

   Name: Chris Finlay   Hometown: Boston, Mass.   Chris is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Pine 6 at the Vinton Campus.

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Abigail Miskowiec

KRISTA EICHHORST, NCCC
December 4, 2012 10:13 am

  Name: Abigail Miskowiec   Hometown: Charleston, W.Va.   Abigail is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Spruce 5 at the Vinton Campus.

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Alex Bradt

KRISTA EICHHORST, NCCC
December 4, 2012 10:13 am

  Name: Alex Bradt   Hometown: Oxford, Conn.   Alex is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Hickory 7 at the Vinton Campus.

Buy your child/grandchild an EXTREME OUTDOOR experience this holiday season.

KAREN PHELPS, NATURALIST BCCB
November 30, 2012 5:57 am

We invite you and your family to get off the couch, put away the electronic games and get out and experience these adrenaline filled opportunities to experience the Iowa Outdoors in ways you may not have tried or even known existed as options.

Alliant Energy warns small business customers of utility scam

ALLIANT ENERGY
November 29, 2012 12:28 pm

Customers should not provide credit card or bank routing numbers to suspicious callers Interstate Power and Light Company (IPL), an Alliant Energy company, is warning small business customers about a recent utility scam.

Treasurer Fitzgerald Helps Teachers Prepare Students for Iowa Assessment Tests

STATE TREASURER, MICHAEL FITZGERALD
November 29, 2012 12:26 pm

Treasurer Michael L. Fitzgerald is extending a helping hand to teachers across the state for the Iowa Assessment Test by providing students with a new number two pencil to use on their test day.

FFA members help ANF through tailgate event

EMILY CASHMAN, CO-REPORTER, VS FFA
November 29, 2012 11:52 am

  On Friday October 19th, 2012, we had a group of FFA members work with Farm Bureau to have the America Needs Farmers (ANF) tailgate in the bottom of the parking lot before our last home football game.

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Leah Keith

KRISTA EICHHORST, NCCC
November 29, 2012 10:58 am

   Name: Leah Keith   Hometown: Trinity, NC   Leah is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Pine 2 at the Vinton Campus.