Be a Hero, give blood!

LIFE SERVE BLOOD CENTER
April 14, 2015 11:10 pm

Donating blood is a selfless act that can have a huge impact on the lives of hospital patients. Just one unit of donated blood can help save the lives of up to three different hospital patients, including people with cancer, blood disorders and victims of car accidents.

Substance abuse meeting set for parents of Middle School students

DAVID CONDRY
April 9, 2015 1:23 pm

The Benton County Above The Influence Coalition invites parents of Vinton-Shellsburg Middle School students to attend an important conversation on substance use/abuse prevention efforts focused on middle school students.

Autism presentation set for April 13 in La Porte

VINTON TODAY
April 3, 2015 9:08 am

Hawkins Memorial Library, La Porte City, is hosting the program: Autism…A New Word in Our Vocabulary, Forty Years…Then, Now and In the Future on Monday, April 13, at 9:30 AM.

Mental Health First Aid Training to be offered in Vinton, April 11

VINTON TODAY
March 24, 2015 2:34 pm

The Vinton Area Ministerial Association will host Mental Health First Aid Training (MHF) provided by the Abbe Center on Saturday, April 11, 2015. This event will be from 8:00 a.

April WOW Newsletter is here

BENTON COUNTY EXTENSION
March 18, 2015 2:50 pm

The April WOW newsletter is now available below. The newsletter includes an article on reconsidering the egg, a recipe for make-ahead breakfast burritos, information on properly cooking foods in a microwave oven, and gardening activities to boost your physical activity.

Kick Butts, Save Lives: National Day Gives Youth a Voice on Tobacco Dangers

JEFFREY MEYERS ASAC
March 14, 2015 7:18 pm

Few things have as much universal agreement as the dangers of smoking and tobacco use. After decades of denial, the health consequences of such use are widely accepted, and efforts to curb it are more proactive than ever.

BE SAFE THIS ST. PATRICK’S DAY

BENTON COUNTY SHERRIFF'S OFFICE
March 5, 2015 6:10 pm

St. Patrick’s Day is quickly approaching. Unfortunately, this holiday has become a deadly day with a dramatic spike in drunk-driving fatalities.

BLOOD DONORS ARE COMMUNITY HEROES

LIFE SERVE BLOOD CENTER
February 18, 2015 10:11 am

It takes less than one hour to donate blood and in that one hour, blood donors will do more than most will do in a lifetime – they will save lives.

March WOW Newsletter

BENTON COUNTY EXTENSION
February 12, 2015 11:45 pm

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Benton County Public Health Asks for Help Preventing Measles Here at Home

VIRGINIA GAY HOSPITAL
February 6, 2015 10:14 am

Melissa Smith, Director of Home Health and Public Health at Virginia Gay Hospital and Clinics, is recommending vigilance during the large, multi-state outbreak of measles in the United States.