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Operation Quick Find
UPDATE:The Benton County Sheriff’s Office reports that missing Rhiannon (Rainy) Walter, age 11, was located in Keystone IA at about 310 PM on 4-11-24. She was found unharmed but is being medic... During Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Iowans Must Stand with Victims
by Rob Sand, Iowa State AuditorLots of topics get swept under the rug because they’re not comfortable for us to confront. Sometimes we’d rather pretend the problems don’t exist or couldn’t hap... Missing Report Canceled
The Missing Person Report issued on 4-2-2024 regarding Zander McClintock has now been canceled.On 4-9-2024, Benton County Deputies located the vehicle of the missing subject approximately 5 miles sout...
House passes bill adding regulations, limits on traffic cameras
By Robin OpsahlThe Iowa House approved a bill Tuesday to regulate traffic cameras, despite criticisms from some lawmakers who said the bill unfairly limits local control, and others who said the autom...
Traffic Stop Leads to Discovery of Large Quantity of Meth and Federal Sentence
A woman who possessed over 50 grams of actual (pure) methamphetamine was sentenced today to more than seven years in federal prison. Rebecca Ann Rose, age 36, from La Porte ...
Vinton Kiwanis Club Welcomes BCSPC
The Benton County Suicide Coalition presented a program to the local Vinton Kiwanis. Greg Walston introduced Braxton Morrison who addressed the group. Both men shared that while they haven't had famil... REQUEST FOR QUOTES
REQUEST FOR QUOTES The Benton County Conservation Board is soliciting quotes from qualified and experienced companies or vendors with a demonstrated history of successful concrete shower house bu...
Vinton-Shellsburg FFA Welcomes 2024-2025 Leadership Team
By: Co-Reporter, Izzie BirkerOn April 1st, the Vinton-Shellsburg FFA Chapter had the conclusion of the yearly elections in the Ag Room of the high school. 14 candidates went through a multistage proce...
It came, we saw. Eclipse 2024 is in the books
Well, the world didn't end and all of the warnings given for emergency preparations, were a reminder of Y2K for me. When things were going to switch from 1999 to the big 2000, we were warned to stock ... Lang among three CALS students named 2024 Barron Award recipients
By Whitney BaxterBettering the people and the world around them is something Ian Johnson, Caroline Lang and Emily Shatek have in common. As three of this year’s six Wallace E. Barron All-Univer...