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Belle Plaine, Iowa Student Author Wins in Bushel of Stories Contest

By Kelly FossTwo Iowa students – a 5th grader from Farley and a 6th grader from Belle Plaine – have been named the winners of the second annual Bushel of Stories agriculture writing contest. The...

No email on Friday

There will be no email on Friday. I will however, be uploading to the website sporadically over the weekend so check back....

Iowa State Fair - Attend or watch the Benton County Fair Queen at the Coronation

Annabelle Newton will be competing at the Iowa State Fair Queen Coronation Benton County's 2022 Fair Queen Annabelle Newton will be competing in the annual Iowa State Fair Queen competition, held during the Iowa State Fair.The queens from each county fair from all over ...

Two area children part of the 13th season of the Kid Captain program at

Twelve current and former University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital patients are ready to kick off fall as the Kid Captain program returns for the 2022 Iowa Hawkeye football season. &...

Viva Las Vegas Brandon Car Cruise

The small town of Brandon celebrates its Brandon Days each year with fun for the whole family. The town gathers for a parade, and most gather at the park for food, fun,  fellowship and all kinds ...

La Porte-Dysart FFA member visit with Senator Grassley in Washington D.C.

LaPorte-Dysart FFA members visited with Senator Grassley at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, July 14, 2022 in Washington, D.C. (U.S. Senate photo by David Rogowski) Senator Chuck Grassley met with the members of the LaPorte-Dysart FFA during their visit to Washington, D.C.  In July the group met for the Washington Leadership Conference.“I enjoy meeting wit...

Searching for stolen Fire Hydrant

A Clow vintage fire hydrant with 3 outlets, made is Oskaloosa, painted red with yellow outlets was stolen last Wednesday, August 3. Please return or pay for it. The value of the hydrant is $160.00 o...

Quilts of Valor recipient Terry Schild

I'm a huge fan of the Quilts of Valor ceremonies. There are so many of our men and women out there that have gone through wars, fighting alongside so many other good people. Why? As one of the present...

Vinton-Shellsburg August 2022 Newsletter

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JAKES Day event brings 30 children to Izaak Walton

The temperature was into the mid-90’s and heat indexes over 100 degrees but that did not hamper JAKES Day sponsored by the Blue Creek Springtime Monarchs, Benton County’s chapter of the National W...