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Benton County Sheriff's Department answers 11,464 calls in 2025
At the end of the Benton County Sheriff's Office list of arrests for the week, was this small note."For 2025, Benton County Deputies issued 577 citations, 685 warnings, and investigated 226 motor vehi...
Stacy Diveley Facing Six Additional Charges
An arrest warrant went out on December 3, 2025 for Stacy Diveley. Diveley, formerly of Shellsburg, is currently serving time in the Iowa Correctional Institution for Women in Mitchellville. ...
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Community Bell Ringers included...a goodhearted Karen
Karen offers to ring the bell every day of the season! Now that's a giving heart!Several area folks helped to be bell ringers for the Red Kettle Drive as part of the efforts by the Benton County Sal... Community Bell Ringers included...Santa and Mike
Mike, who looked an awful like another guy that's been making the rounds this year! Mike served on a cold winter evening helping to raise money for the Red Kettle Drive as part of the efforts by the B... Center Point Felon Sentenced to Additional Prison for Escaping
A previously convicted drug trafficker who escaped from a halfway house was sentenced on December 30, 2025, to a year in federa...
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Community Bell Ringers included...Two singing teachers ♫ ♩
Two retired teachers from Center Point - Urbana, gave it their all while ringing the bell for the Salvation Army of Benton County. The two teachers entertained shoppers by singing carols accapella in... January 1, 2026 Fines apply for phone violations while driving
Starting TODAY: Iowa moves from warning to enforcement - hands‑free only while driving. Law Enforcement may now issue citations for any use of electronic devices while driving unless the devic... Community Givers...
The Red Kettle brought to the community by the Salvation Army of Benton County was the scene of many smiles and greetings of "Merry Christmas!" Among those were these young givers!...
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Clover Buds join in the Christmas Fun
The Shellsburg-Urbana Clover Buds 4H group showed everyone how to ring the bell for the Salvation Army's Red Kettle fundraiser this season. The group was filled with smiles and lots of bell ringing t... Community Bell Ringers included...Wesley United Methodist Church
Bell ringers from Wesley United Methodist Church in Vinton. Several area folks helped to be bell ringers throughout the season to raise money for the Red Kettle Drive as part of efforts by the Benton ...
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