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Q and U will forever spend their days Quarantined together
The annual Q and U Wedding was held Friday at Tilford Elementary. The celebration of the joining of Q & U is always met with excitement from the first graders. This year the two were married in a ... Model A's roll into Vinton on Thursday
It's not every day that you see a Model A, let alone 14 of them. Some cars traveled from as far away as Muscatine and Cedar Falls and as near as Cedar Rapids and Shellsburg. The cars were part of the ... DERECHO CLEAN UP ASSISTANCE STILL AVAILABLE
REGISTER FOR CLEAN UP ASSISTANCE BY
OCTOBER 5, 2020Help is still available for individuals and communities impacted
by the Derecho in counties that were federally declared for the
individual assist... Benton County Residents find assistance at Informational meeting
Tiesday afternoon found area residents finding area organizations willing to lend a hand and provide resources that might help following storm damage. Following the derecho clean up from the dam... 4th COVID Case in Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District
Information released from Vinton-Shellsburg's Superintendent Kyle Koeppen notified the community of a fourth case of COVID. So far all cases contracted by students have not come from contact with othe...
Homecoming shirts are now available to order
It's Homecoming season! Time to order this year's Homecoming T-Shirts is now. Stop in at Lagrange Pharmacy Students in both the elementary and middle school should have received order forms... Updated: Second Accident in Benton Community takes Second Student
The Iowa State Patrol has released the name of the crash victim in Wednesday's crash as 16 year old Mackenzie Kvam of Belle Plaine. The name of the bus driver was Allison Hicks, 51 of Garrison. B... Vinton-Shellsburg reporting 2 new cases of COVID at local schools
This afternoon Vinton-Shellsburg School District was notified by the public health department that a person at the High School and a person at Tilford Elementary have tested positive for COVID-19. We...
13 Year Old Girl killed in ATV Accident
Mahailah Cruzen, age 13, of Keystone was killed in an ATV accident on Sunday evening. According to the State Patrol's report. The accident occurred at the intersection of 70th St. and 13th A... COVID-19 numbers for Benton County as the County remains Partially locked down
The Benton County Supervisors decided to continue a partial lockdown of the courthouse until October 6, when they will again discuss the issue. The Recorder and Auditor are open for walk ins, other of...