Events And Activities
Color-A-Thon: Event to raise money for VSHS trip to D.C./NYC
Kailey Lazenby holds a poster inviting area residents to the Color-A-Thon.
The Vinton-Shellsburg High School students who are planning their trip to Washington, D.C., and New York City in April ha...
Breast Cancer survivors to meet July 10
The Benton Breast Cancer Survivors group will meet Monday, July 10, at 5:30 p.m. at Windsor Manor. All survivors are invited....
Community Conversation: How will current trends in education impact you, your children, your grandchildren and our schools?
ByErin Monaghan
What are Educational Savings Accounts? How do school vouchers work? Is there a downside to school choice? How could all the proposed changes impact our public schools? Significant c...
HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW EVENT JULY 15th
Learn how to properly pot a plant. The Benton County Extension Council and the Benton County Master Gardeners have teamed up to bring you an event. On Saturday July 15th at the Benton County Fair, sto...
Iowa Corn Mobile Learning Center to be on display at Fair, July 14
The Benton County Corn Growers have arranged to have the Iowa Corn Mobile Learning Center at the Benton County Fair on Friday, July 14 from noon to 6 pm. It will be located near the exhibition build...
Fitness Class Opportunity with Community Benefit!
REFIT® fitness instructor, Teresa Erger has announced that the Virginia Gay Hospital Health Care Foundation's Reach Out and Read program will benefit from any funds raised through this exercise ...
Garrison Fun Day set for Saturday
Garrison's annual Fun Day Celebration will take place this Saturday, July 8.
A Poker Run will begin the day with registration beginning at the Hitchin Post at 9 a.m.
At the Emergency Servic... LifeServe Blood Drive set for July 18, at VGH
We're feeling the heat.
LifeServe Blood Center is urging all blood donors, whether you roll up your sleeve a few times a year or if you've been away for a while, to hop in the donor chair...
Color-A-Thon: Event to raise money for VSHS trip to D.C./NYC
Kailey Lazenby holds a poster inviting area residents to the Color-A-Thon.
The Vinton-Shellsburg High School students who are planning their trip to Washington, D.C., and New York City in April ha... Farm Bureau Cookout: BBQ enthusiasts invited to bring their grills to fairgrounds
The Benton County representatives at the 2016 Iowa Farm Bureau Cookout Contest at Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, including 2016 Cookout Grand Champion Dawn Richards.
The 10th Annual Benton ...