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Rickels celebrates her 21st 29th Birthday
On a cold and windy afternoon and wrangling banners and decorations, the surprise was pulled off without a hitch. Just another of the many quarantine birthday parties amidst the Covid-19 pandemic.Sund... Benton County's first COVID-19 patient returns home, FINALLY
For Donnie Wheeler being stuck at home would have been a lot more fun than being stuck in the hospital like he was for the last 6 weeks. Donnie was the very first COVID-19 patient in Benton Count... Cameron and Henkle Creek to Re-open Today
Cameron Clothing Company and Henkle Creek Mercantile announced that they will be open for business today, Friday, May 8th. Feel free to stop in and shop! The businesses are excited to be opening once ...
Benton County Fair Canceled: 4-H & FFA held at later date closed to the public
The Benton County Fair, previously scheduled June 23-28, 2020, is canceled. Grandstand events, vendors, the carnival, open classes and all other regularly scheduled public events are canceled due to ...
May is Appreciation month for a LOT of people
It's Teacher Appreciation Week. These are the folks making your education work in a situation we've never seen, thanks for going above, and beyond in figuring how to make it work this year.Sunday...
Benton County Cattlemen provide lunch for seniors
The Benton County Cattlemen's Association gracefully accepted our request to have them grill Bacon Wrapped Beef Filets for the 4th Street Diner. The filets had been donated to the HACA... Talking to a Farmer about Pricing and Processing
Last week I took a little field trip, well, I was in the middle of several fields so it was probably my first REAL field trip. While the country is reeling with all of the closures from the COVID-19 p... Mt. Auburn fire results in loss of house and other property damage
On 05-04-2020, at about 07:45 AM, the Benton County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a structure fire at 201 East St, Mt Auburn IA, i... Brennen Still celebrates 13th birthday with Parade
Brennen Still celebrated his 13th birthday on Monday with a parade in his honor filled with people from across the area. The Vinton Police Department lead the procession past the Still home. Several f... Benton County Fair Projects Building will not open this year
Due to COVID-19 part of the fairgrounds will be closed during the Benton County Fair this year.There will be NO open classes (pantry, photography, garden, home Needle work/crafts, flowers), however, t...