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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... Tough conversations for Sexual Assault Awareness Month to Support Iowa Survivors
Welcome tough conversations during Sexual Assault Awareness Month to Support Iowa SurvivorsBy Paul D. Pate, Iowa Secretary of StateThere are some topics that are difficult to discuss. One of those top...
Bill would extend statute of limitations for Boy Scouts sexual abuse survivors
By Robin Opsahl
The Iowa Senate Appropriations Committee advanced a bill that would add an exemption to the time limit on filing child sexual abuse lawsuits, allowing former Boy Scouts in the state t...
Spring has sprung and new streets are unfolding.
It's that time of the year. When winter has passed, for the most part, and the huge earthmoving trucks are popping up to create smooth sailing in our little town. If you've noticed, work just west of ... Benton County Pork Producers make donations to area food pantry
The Benton County Pork Producers made two more donations of pork this past week to area Benton County food banks. On Wednesday, 39 pork loin roasts were donated to the Shellsburg Food Pantry to be i... Bird Watching area added to Hannen Lake
Learn more about this great project that happened at Hannen Lake!"Hi my name is John Sebetka. I am a member of BSA Scouts Troop 8 out of Cedar Rapids. I live outside of Newhall in Benton County. I rec... Community members continue to support Benton County Conservation!
In the ongoing efforts to raise money to acquire the Wildcat Bluff Addition, Benton County
Conservation Foundation has received an additional donation that will be doubled by the Meyers’ Family
Co... Beware of Fraud Attempts
In a post, the Benton County Sheriff's Office put out a warning to area residents. "We continue to receive reports of Fraud by various methods of scammers. Unfortunately, we are often faced with the s...