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Community Bell Ringers included...Two singing teachers ♫ ♩
Two retired teachers from Center Point - Urbana, gave it their all while ringing the bell for the Salvation Army of Benton County. The two teachers entertained shoppers by singing carols accapella in... January 1, 2026 Fines apply for phone violations while driving
Starting TODAY: Iowa moves from warning to enforcement - hands‑free only while driving. Law Enforcement may now issue citations for any use of electronic devices while driving unless the devic...
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Community Givers...
The Red Kettle brought to the community by the Salvation Army of Benton County was the scene of many smiles and greetings of "Merry Christmas!" Among those were these young givers!... Santa and Fareway Employees join in Bell Ringing
Santa showed up to ring the bell at Fareway this season, as he often does. Joining in the Red Kettle Fundraising for the Salvation Army of Benton County, were Greg Walston and Fareway leaders who stop...
Clover Buds join in the Christmas Fun
The Shellsburg-Urbana Clover Buds 4H group showed everyone how to ring the bell for the Salvation Army's Red Kettle fundraiser this season. The group was filled with smiles and lots of bell ringing t...
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Community Bell Ringers included...Wesley United Methodist Church
Bell ringers from Wesley United Methodist Church in Vinton. Several area folks helped to be bell ringers throughout the season to raise money for the Red Kettle Drive as part of efforts by the Benton ... Tama County Man Wins $1 Million Prize
A Tama County man has won a $1 million Powerball® prize on a ticket he purchased in Benton County.William Zak of Dysart won big in the drawing on Dec. 20. His ticket matched the first five numbe...
Local family suffers house fire on Christmas Eve
On Wednesday, December 24, 2025, at 08:16 pm, the Vinton Fire Department was requested by the Benton County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch to a private residence in the 1000 block of West 8th Street to a...
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Attorney General Brenna Bird Secures Settlement with Menards
Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced a multistate settlement with Menard Inc. d/b/a Menards, the home improvement retail chain. The settlement resolves claims made in 2020 that the c...
Daily Email will resume January 5
I'm going to do something I haven't done in decades: I'm going to take a week off. Generally, the week between Christmas and New Year's is slow when it comes to news, however, I will keep a...
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