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Benton Community Schools and Sheriff's Dept. issue Statement Concerning Threat
The Benton County Sheriff's Office received information from the FBI concerning a threat of violence, the threat is believed to have come from the Middle School High School in Van Horne and appeared ...
Area Thieves Hit another Golf Course
Following a break-in at the Vinton Country Club resulting in the theft of TV's, and other items, the Wildcat Golf Course in Shellburg was hit last night. According to the owners, an enclose...
Mother Nature must work for the "other guys"
At the VMEU/VMCU (Vinton Municipal Electric and Communication Utilities) meetings, last night, progress on the building of the iVinton fiber network has, unfortunately, had to be delayed because of t...
iVinton Construction Freezes to a Halt
Boring crews were fighting frost more than a week ago. Central Cable Contractors crew supervisor said it was ranging as deep as a foot below ground covered gravel, and almost as much below grass-cove...
Veteran Program to be held at 1:15 today
The Annual Veteran's Day Program that was to be held this morning was delayed due to the weather and will now be held at 1:15 p.m. at the Vinton Shellsburg Middle School gymnasium. Feel free to ... Iowa Department of Public Safety issues warning of Phone Scam
The
Iowa Department of Public Safety’s Division of Criminal
Investigation (DCI) is warning of a phone scam involving callers who
target citizens by misrepresenting themselves as DCI staff.
The
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Benton Co. Family Nurturing Council Seeks Nominations For Faces Of Benton County
Do you know an everyday hero in our community who is working to create positive environments? We want to hear about it!The Benton County Family Nurturing Council is looking to recognize everyday hero...
Participants announced for the 32nd Annual Opus Honor Choir Festival
Ms. Michala Martin, Choral Director at Vinton-Shellsburg High School, is pleased to announce that Maddie Beauchamp, Darby Glynn, and Ellery Johnson were recently selected for participation in the thi... The Lough family adds two daughters to their home
The Lough family takes the belief that every child deserves a parent seriously and since September of 1995 Ray and Patricia have done all they can to prove it. Fostering 73 children, the couple heart ... Angel Tree 2019 in need of Names, Donations and Location
Angel Tree 2019 is now accepting names for Christmas help…through December 10. You must live in Benton County.You can contact LaNette at the First Christian Church, 1209 W. 13th St. (next to Theisen’...