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It's never good if the cops show up at your door...unless you invited them over for a cup of coffee and a chat. That's what the Virginia Gay Nursing and Rehab did on Wednesday. The Lori Smith organized the Coffee with a Cop with the Benton County Sheriff's Department who sent Deputy Dave Upah. Upah took some time out of his day to sit and talk with residents who live at the facility.

The deadline to submit grant applications to the Benton County Community Foundation’s 2023 grant cycle is 5:00 p.m. on Oct. 15. Technical support will be available to applicants until 5:00 p.m. on Oct. 13. The online grant application can be found on the Community Foundation’s website at www.bentonccf.org. Grants are awarded to projects within the program areas of arts and culture, community betterment, education and youth development, environment and animal welfare, health and human service.

FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) this fall.The national test will consist of two portions, testing WEA and EAS capabilities. Both tests are scheduled to begin at approximately 1:20 p.

On Tuesday, the Kiwanis Club of Vinton installed their new members, officers and board members.In the first picture is the installation of new club members this past year.Front Left to Right:Matt Boggess - PresidentNew members Joyce Bane, Alexa Francois, Cassie Oberhoffer, Tami Stark, Broc Shaw, Craig Ollingerand Cathy Weber Lt Governor Division 9N

By: Co-Reporter, Izzie Birker  “For my first Ag Safety Day, I had a good time helping the kids learn about safety. I thought seeing all of the kids try new things was really cool to see,” Vinton-Shellsburg FFA Member Dallas Fairbanks said. He was one of the group leaders responsible for taking kids around to all of the different stations at the fairgrounds to learn about the different aspects of safety.

By Robin OpsahlAs the country approaches the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, federal organizers are asking Iowa and other states to start preparing for celebrations of American history.July 4, 2026, will mark 250 years since the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. While that date is still more than two years away, the U.

On Friday, after months of hard work to prepare Veteran's Park to reopen, it was ready for its dedication. Area veterans gathered for the ceremony along with area residents and city officials. The bricks that had formerly been in the ground representing area veterans were removed as they had begun to deteriorate over time, and a new idea formed.

The 2023 City/School Election will be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. Polling places will be open on Election Day from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Information about voter registration is at the bottom of this column)The following candidates and public measures are included on the November ballot for Benton County.Belle PlaineSchool Director at LargeVote for no more than threeAlicia JacobiShirley ColesBenjamin ReinekeTylar GallagherBelle Plaine Public MeasureSummary: To adopt a revenue purpose statement to authorize the expenditure of revenue from the State of Iowa Secure an Advanced Vision for Education Fund received by the Belle Plaine Community School District.

Updated: This is on the Supervisor's Agenda for Tuesday, October 3, 2023 to be revised to change the date to June 30, 2025.---Second Update:The Benton County EMS Association has requested the following levy to be placed on the ballot, this coming November. The Benton County Ambulance service is one of over a dozen members of the Benton County EMS Association.

The 2023 City/School Election will be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. Polling places will be open on Election Day from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Information about voter registration is at the bottom of this column)The following candidates are included on the November ballot for the districts listed in Benton County.Hawkeye Community College DirectorDistrict 3Louis BeckKirkwood Community College DirectorDistrict 5Alan JensenPre-Registration deadline for voter registration closes at 5:00pm Monday, October 23.