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Benton County Community Foundation’s Impacts Highlighted in 2022 Annual Report
The Benton County Community Foundation’s 2022 annual report is now available on the Community Foundation’s website at www.bentonccf.org. The report highlights key impacts made and lists funds...
Eastern Iowa Honor Flight announces flight to Washington DC.
On Tuesday, April 25, 2023, the Eastern Iowa Honor Flight will launch Flight #46. The mission of this non-profit organization is to provide veterans with a “once in a lifetime” opportunity to v...
Day 2 Tacoa Talley trial
The second day in the murder trial of Tacoa Talley, opened with yet another witness on the stand. On the day before the murder, Samantha Bevans met a man, Jayson Wells who had been living out of his c... Disc Golf is Coming to Shellsburg’s Memorial Park
Get ready for some outdoor family fun at Memorial Park this summer. SACG (Shellsburg
Area Community Group) will be installing a six hole, family-friendly disc golf course in
Memorial Park, along wit... It's the last time I'll ask this year...
This week will be a little different for news coverage due to the trial. Because I plan to be there most of the day, every day, I'll be working during breaks and at night, so I expect the outbound ema... First day of arguments heard in Talley Murder Trial
The first day of the Tacoa Talley trial began on Tuesday, April 11, 2022. Talley has been accused of murder in the death of Jodie Bevans of Palo. On Monday, 105 potential jurors arrived at the Benton ... Matching donations for the Benton County Fairgrounds
Benton County Farm Bureau will be holding a Matching Donation Drive to help raise funds for the Benton County Fairgrounds! These funds will be used to upgrade the beef arena, including new steel to re... National Data Breach Impacts Some Iowa Medicaid Members
Cyberattack Occurred On Contractor’s Computer System; Iowa Medicaid System Was Not BreachedThe Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces today that some Medicaid members’ person...
Brandt recognized for his service in the Benton Community School District
The Benevolent and Protective Grand Lodge Order of Elks Cedar Rapids, Elk’s Lodge 251, presented the Elks Distinguished Citizenship Award to Officer Tyler Brandt, of the Benton County Sheriff's Depa... Iowa Schools Invited to Apply for Lt. Gov. STEM Education Scholarship Program
The National Lieutenant Governors Association (NLGA) has opened the application period for the annual Lt. Governors’ STEM Scholarship Program, sponsored by ACT, to award up to $1,000 to 12 schools n...