Cleo Burgess celebrates 105th with family in Vinton

TERESA (PENNINGTON) KUHN
November 21, 2010 12:25 am

Cleo (Culver) Burgess has lived in this are all her life.  Her father E E Culver had a store in Urbana in 1900.  Her grandson Danny Burgess and his wife and children threw her a birthday party on Nov 21 at the Legion Hall in Vinton.

Over The Back Fence

STEPHONIE K WILLIAMS
November 15, 2010 9:45 am

     A BIG Thank You to Cedar River Ink for staying open late in order for me to get prints for our music video premiere tonight (Sat.

Thank You from Kelly Geater

VINTON TODAY
November 15, 2010 9:45 am

  THANK YOU for allowing me to serve you as your Benton County Treasurer for the past 12 years. It has been an honor and a privilege, and I am honored to serve you all once again.

Frank Ohlsen Retires after 21 Year

LINDA GREASER, FARM BUREAU
November 3, 2010 3:12 pm

  Please join us for an open house in his honor on Friday, November 12th, at the Benton County Farm Bureau office from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.

Vinton's Boy Scout Troop Headed West

JAY LASH
November 2, 2010 11:26 am

In early August six Scouts and three leaders from Vinton's Boy Scout Troop 47 headed west for a week in the mountains.  Our first night in the mountains was at Camp Dick, a US Forest Service campground about 25 miles south of Estes Park, Colorado.

Open House and 85th Birthday Party

STEPHANIE MILLER
October 12, 2010 11:06 am

  OPEN HOUSE AND PAT'S 85TH BIRTHDAY   GLEN "BUS" AND PAT PARDUN   OCTOBER 17TH   11-3PM 

KIRKWOOD ANNOUNCES DEAN'S LIST HONORS

KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
September 28, 2010 11:11 pm

  Kirkwood Community College has released its Dean's List for the Summer 2010 semester. The honored students have achieved a 3.3 grade point average or higher after completing 12 or more credit hours with the college.

Birker, Retamoza to wed Nov. 20

VINTON TODAY
September 28, 2010 12:03 pm

    Amelia Retamoza is excited to announce the upcoming wedding of her parents Leah Retamoza and Jeff Birker. They will be married November 20, 2010 at Vinton Presbyterian Church in Vinton, Iowa.

1959 football pic

JEFF TILSON, CHIEF
September 27, 2010 3:27 pm

While doing a bit of cleaning an area resident sent in this old clipping of the football team from 1959 we thought you might all enjoy looking

Box Memorial Park: Belle Plaine’s Jewel Box

KAREN PHELPS, NATURALIST BCCB
September 14, 2010 1:23 am

In my many travels around Benton County, I am often times delighted to stumble upon hidden treasures within the county, unknown to most people. One such treasure is Box Memorial Park, or “Box Park”, in the town of Belle Plaine, Iowa.