Les Cockrell: Hickory Creek committee requests more volunteers

A new committee has been formed in Hickory Creek to help residents who are in need as a result of sickness, loss of a family member, fire or other tragedy, and volunteers are needed, said Paul Kenney, a member of the Hickory Creek Town Council. The committee has been a goal of the council for the past two years, Kenney said.

New mentoring program aims to help young men

Twenty men, both black and white, sat around a table in the State Room Saturday morning, all bent on the same purpose.

Can you help? Local agencies seek items, foster parents, donations for scholarships, more

It’s not too late to help. At the Aug. 21 Connect, Commit to Change event more than 200 people committed to volunteer or donate resources to organizations in Cleveland County that help children. While the event was a success, there is still work to...

Area youth receive awards, scholarships

The Iowa Foundation for Agricultural Advancement (IFAA) presented $134,450 in scholarships and awards to youth who participated in 4-H and FFA beef, swine, sheep and poultry projects Saturday, August 21, prior to the Sale of Champions at the 2010 Iowa State Fair.

Group looks to volunteer mentors to break Plainfield's violent cycle

PLAINFIELD — Breda May's trips to the First Unitarian Society of Plainfield on Park Avenue, where she is a member, are tinged with heartache.

UC Merced prof gets health grant

University of California at Merced biologist Rudy Ortiz received a grant from the National Institute