VGH to Launch New Communication System for Patients and ACO Participants

VIRGINIA GAY HOSPITAL
October 9, 2024 11:47 am

Patients and ACO participants at Virginia Gay Hospital (VGH) may soon notice a new way of receiving important health-related updates. VGH has announced the launch of a new communication system, allowing patients to receive text or email messages directly from the hospital’s team.

Celebration Commemorates Final Paving of the Cedar Valley Nature Trail

VINTON TODAY
October 9, 2024 11:47 am

Black Hawk and Linn County Conservation hosted a ribbon cutting at Urbana City Hall to celebrate the paving completion of the original 52-mile Cedar Valley Nature Trail.

Waterloo Dentist convicted of public intoxication waits for final action

IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH
October 9, 2024 11:47 am

By Clark KauffmanThe Iowa dentist who was convicted in April of public intoxication after performing a root canal on a patient is still waiting for the Iowa Dental Board’s final action in the case.

AmeriCorps NCCC team deployed to North Carolina

AMERICORPS NCCC
October 7, 2024 5:16 pm

AmeriCorps members serving at the North Central campus in Vinton, Iowa have been pulled to assist with shelter operations, mobile feeding, warehouse support, and damage assessment in North Carolina.

Vinton-Shellsburg FFA Digs Up a Win at District Soils Judging!!

FFA
October 6, 2024 8:47 am

By: Co-Reporter, Izzie Birker  On Wednesday, September 25th, the Vinton-Shellsburg FFA chapter, along with many other chapters in the Northeast District, participated in the District Soil Judging Contest at Hawkeye Community College.

Nesbitt honored as 2024 Iowa School Mental Health Hero

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
October 3, 2024 11:27 pm

Natalie Nesbitt, has been a school counselor for 13 years in the Benton Community School District. She counsels both middle and high school aged children in the district.

Free tuition at Cornell for students who qualify for Iowa Tuition Grant

VINTON TODAY
October 3, 2024 11:57 am

Cornell College is proud to announce  Tuition Zero, an initiative that creates tuition-free opportunities for Iowa students by building off the state’s need-based grant program—The  Iowa Tuition Grant  (ITG).

Speed Cameras nearly eliminated across the state, but four remain in C.R.

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
October 3, 2024 11:56 am

With the passage of House File 2681 Iowa law changes the use of traffic cameras. The Iowa Department of Transportation ruled Monday that permission for hundreds of traffic cameras across the state has been rejected.

PROCLAMATION OPEN BURNING PROHIBITED ON OCTOBER 3, 2024

BENTON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
October 3, 2024 11:29 am

PROCLAMATION OPEN BURNING PROHIBITED ON OCTOBER 3, 2024THE OFFICE OF THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL RECEIVED A REQUEST PURSUANT TO IOWA CODE 100.40(1) (1995) FROM DEAN VRBA, REPRESENTING EACH FIRE DEPARTMENT HAVING ALL OR PART OF THEIR FIRE DISTRICT WITHIN BENTON COUNTY, THAT THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL PROHIBIT OPEN BURNING IN BENTON COUNTY.

Become a Soil Conservation Commissioner

BENTON SWCD
October 2, 2024 5:32 pm

If you are qualified to vote in a general election and reside in Benton County, you are eligible to be a candidate for election to the board of the Benton Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD).