David Oppedahl to Present at Hawkeye’s Money Smart Ag Conference on February 10

BENTON COUNTY EXTENSION
January 7, 2015 9:28 am

WATERLOO -- The Money Smart Ag Conference will be on Tuesday, February 10, from 9 am – 2 pm, at Tama Hall, Hawkeye Community College, 1501 E.

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

BENTON COUNTY EXTENSION
January 7, 2015 9:28 am

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.

Breast Cancer Survivors will NOT meet Tuesday, January 6

JANET WOODHOUSE
January 5, 2015 12:13 pm

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

JACI CHAMBERS
January 5, 2015 12:09 pm

Mass time change effective January 2015 through June 2015. Saturday: 4 pm-St. John, Blairstown OR St. Patrick, Watkins                6 pm-St.

Benton County Community Foundation postpones tonight's meeting

ROSEMARY SCHWARTZ, BCHS
January 5, 2015 12:09 pm

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

JOANN SCHMIDT
January 5, 2015 12:06 pm

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

SYLVIA SCHOONOVER
January 2, 2015 1:48 pm

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.

Breast Cancer Surivors to meet Jan. 6

JANET WOODHOUSE
January 2, 2015 10:49 am

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

Area Christmas Eve Services

VINTON TODAY
December 23, 2014 3:59 pm

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

Free fishing classes offered in Palo

VINTON TODAY
December 22, 2014 12:06 pm

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 better angler.