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Permanent Conservation Easement Protects 50 Acres of Wildlife Habitat
Benton County Conservation is pleased to announce the completion of a conservationeasement that will permanently protect approximately 50 acres of high-quality wildlife habitat in Benton County. ...
Murray puts in retirement request at Humbolt School District
The former principal at Tilford Elementary moved on to be the superintendent at the Humbolt Community School District. However, the Humbolt Independent reported, "The Humboldt Community School Distric...
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Shellsburg Public Library receives Artwork
Shellsburg Public Library recently received a beautiful Diamond Dots artwork created by Gerry Ries of Vinton, formerly of the Shellsburg area.Diamond Dots art is created by placing tiny, faceted resin... Benton County Settles Lawsuit for $125,000 with former Deputy
Following the 2024 election, Benton County selected a new Benton County Sheriff, David Upah. As is customary, the new Sheriff also selects his own First Deputy. Upah replaced First Deputy, John Lindam...
Farm Bureau Assists during the Bell Ringing Season
"So many volunteers and generous people donated," this year, Julie Hansen said. These three elves were on loan from Santa, and has come to ring the bell every year! The Farm Bureau office arranges the...
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Iowa Dept. of Ed names Union as High Performing School
The Union Community School District has received a High Performing designation on the Iowa Department of Education’s 2025 School Performance Profile.The district earned a score of 72.69 points, well...
Applications Open for $700,000+ from Community Foundation of NE Iowa
The Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa (CFNEIA) is excited to announce the opening of its 2026 scholarship application process, offering students the opportunity to receive a share of over $700,00...
FFA Soils Judging: District and State
By: Co-Reporter, Bri DulinMembers of the Vinton-Shellsburg FFA Chapter participated in the Soils Evaluation Career Development Event at both the district and state levels. At the district contest on S...
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Trump administration to garnish wages for defaulted student loans
By Shauneen MirandaPresident Donald Trump’s administration will start garnishing the wages of student loan borrowers in default beginning early next year, the U.S. Education Department said Tue...
Iowa’s Unified Allocation Plan receives first-in-the-nation approval
-- First step in aligning federal education funding with statewide priorities -- Governor Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Education today announced that Iowa is the first state in th...
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