Events And Activities

Beef cattle health, profitibality to be topics of Driftless Region conference

DUBUQUE, Iowa – It is no secret to cattle operators that health status of cattle dramatically impacts profit/loss margins, and thus sustainability for the enterprise. With the price of calve...

Breast Cancer Survivors will NOT meet Tuesday, January 6

Breast Cancer Survivors will NOT meet tomorrow night.  We are cancelling the January meeting; we will plan to resume our regular schedule of meeting the first Tuesday of the month in February...

Change in Mass Services

Mass time change effective January 2015 through June 2015. Saturday: 4 pm-St. John, Blairstown OR St. Patrick, Watkins           &...

Benton County Community Foundation postpones tonight's meeting

Benton County Community Foundation has postponed the workshop for tonight  at the Van Horne Community Building until next Monday, Jan. 12 at 6:30 pm....

PEO Chapter MZ to meet January 12

PEO Chapter MZ will meet Monday, January 12, 2015, at 1:30 PM at the home of Joan Hyde assisted by Dorla Hilmer and Jackie Schoettmer.  Brenda Hackbarth will present the program....

Vinton After 5 Club to meet January 13

Viki Scherer from Decatur, Illinois, will be sharing interesting slides from her recent trip to Israel at the Vinton After 5 Club meeting on Tuesday, Janusary 13 at 6:15 p.m.  Viki will be di...

Breast Cancer Surivors to meet Jan. 6

Breast Cancer Survivors will meet Tuesday, January 6 at 5:30 p.m. for dinner and conversation at Windsor Manor in the dining room.  Free will donation for the meal. Fo...

Area Christmas Eve Services

On December 24th, Christmas Eve, Services will be held at various area churches.   Shellsburg Presbyterian Church will begin at 5:00 p.m. Everyone welcome.  Pastor Mike Ferguson ...

Free fishing classes offered in Palo

Are you interested in learning how to fish? Or perhaps you are already an experienced angler looking to add some new tricks to your presentations? If so we have a great opportunity to become a bet...

Vinton Library plans Winter Party for Dec. 29

The Vinton Public Library is having a Winter Party on Monday, December 29th from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm.  Participants will watch a movie, play some games, do some crafts and best of all ...