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NCCC’s Oak Seven Serves on Last Project in Iowa.

 NCCC’s Oak Seven Serves on Last Project in Iowa. By: Oak 7 Oak Seven finishes up last service project with AmeriCorps NCCC at the Nahant Marsh in Davenport, Iowa on November 8, 2011.
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A Blast From The Past - Opera House

Again from the 1905 Vinton Semi-Weekly Eagle.  I think the Opera House is where an appliance store that was on 1st Avenue between 4th and 5th street, directly south of the alley that is behind what is now the Peony Garden Chinese restaraunt.
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A Blast From The Past - Blacksmith Shop

  Taken from an old copy of the old, Vinton Eagle semi-Weekly, Tuesday morning, January 10th, 1905.   The old blacksmith shop, which I believe, was just north of the post office.

No Tricks - Get Halloween Treats through the Great Iowa Treasure Hunt

  State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald has a vault full of unclaimed funds waiting to be passed back to its rightful owners this Halloween. Fitzgerald has plenty of treats in the form of unclaimed property waiting to be returned through the Great Iowa Treasure Hunt.
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A Blast from the Past - West School

A few months ago I ran into John. From time to time, he will be sending in photos and a bit about them for you to enjoy.  This week's photos, center around the West School.

NCCC’s Cedar 6 Finds a Home Away From Home

By: Cedar 6 AmeriCorps NCCC team Cedar 6 is in Bloomington, IL working with Home Sweet Home Ministries for their sixth and final project. It has been an eventful service year for the team.
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AmeriCorps NCCC Member Spotlight: Allison O’Shea

  By: Nastassia Donoho     Name: Allison O’Shea     Team: Cedar Three     Hometown: Marietta, GA                   Allison joined AmeriCorps NCCC because she thought it would be a great opportunity before graduate school.
Article Thumbnail. White robes & a burning cross were part of Myrtle Cook's funeral after the KKK/WCTU member's murder.

Who murdered Myrtle Cook? Vinton's 1925 cold case still intrigues historians

       Myrtle Cook's last words probably got her killed.      Cook was sitting near the window of her home at 703 Third Avenue, across the street from the busy Vinton train depot, rewriting and rehearsing outloud her speech to an upcoming Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) meeting.