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Senate modifies public notices bill to maintain newspaper requirement
An Iowa Senate bill that would have eliminated a requirement for public entities to publish certain notices in newspapers was significantly altered on Thursday to keep the newspaper requirement.Senate...
2023-24 IOWA FFA STATE OFFICERS
95th Iowa FFA Annual Delegate Business MeetingThe Iowa FFA Leadership Conference was held at Hilton Coliseum in Ames on April 16-18, 2023. The new
Iowa FFA Officer team was elected and announced.&nbs... Vinton-Shellsburg FFA Conquers State Convention
By: Co-Reporter, Grace Schminke From Sunday April 16th through Tuesday April 18th, 45 members from the Vinton-Shellsburg FFA Chapter traveled to Ames for the 95th Annual State Leadership Conference. ... Kurth talks Youth for Christ and The Well with area Kiwanis
Shawna Kurth, Family Ministry Director at Blessed Hope Commnuty Church in Vinton and also a part-time worker for Youth For Christ, gave a presentation to the Vinton Kiwanis Club on Tuesday about her w... Former Ag and FFA teacher returns to Vinton for Quilt of Valor Ceremony
Rita Moore was excited to present one of her latest quilts to a Veteran familiar not only to her but to former students in Vinton. You might have had George Cummins asa Vocational Ag Teacher or as an ... Former Center Point-Urbana Middle School teacher pleads Guilty
Adam Hildebrandt, 40, a former Center Point-Urbana Middle School teacher pled guilty on Friday to sending inappropriate, sexual messages to a 13-year-old female student. He pled guilty to attempting ... Jury finds Tacoa Talley Guilty of First Degree Murder
After closing arguments at approximately 11:00 a.m. on Friday, the jury reached a vedict by 1:30 p.m. In the murder trial of Tacoa Talley concerning the death of Jodie Bevans, the jury found Talley gu... Tacoa Talley Trial Day 3 of Testimony
Thursday's testimony began with the state's expert witness to explain the use of cellphone data in placing Tacoa Talley and Samantha Bevans' locations during the days prior to and the day of Jodie Bev... 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...