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Health and Wellness Fair set for Saturday, April 1

Health is Cool! Don't be Fooled! Virginia Gay Hospital is encouraging all Benton County residents to attend the ThirdAnnual Benton County Community Health & Wellness Fair scheduled for Saturday...

Extenion Services planning Agronomy workshops for women

Agronomy in the Field is a multi-session workshop being offered to women landowners, farmers, conservationists, and other interested women who are interested in learning more about agronomy. This seri...

News VSMS signs to honor Mr. Lyle, Mr. McNeill for decades of teaching

VSMS student presented Herb McNeill with a sign honoring his 43 years of teaching at VSMS. VSMS student presented Herb McNeill with a sign honoring his 43 years of teaching at VSMS. VSMS students applaud as Mr. Lyle receives the sign made in honor of his 46 years of teaching at VSMS. ...

Central Lutheran 6th graders honor law enforcement with blue lights

For almost all teachers, seeing a student end up in handcuffs, and on TV, represents a very bad day. But for Newhall Central Lutheran 6th grade teacher Dave Runge, Saturday's interaction between s...

Smoke from defective heating unit forces Tilford evacuation; everyone OK

Smoke from a defective heating unit force Tilford Elementary students to go outside for a few minutes just as classes were about to begin on Tuesday morning. Nobody was injured, and students and te...

ASAC 5 Year report shows progress in Benton County

By David Condry ASAC Prevention Specialist/Project Coordinator Benton County Above The Influence Coalition Below is the 5 year evaluation report from ASAC and the progress made in the county. ...

Dictionary Day: 3rd-graders receive books from Kiwanis

Addy Ingham reacts as she reads an interesting page in the dictionary presented by the Vinton Kiwanis Club. Addy Ingham reacts as she reads an interesting page in the dictionary presented by the Vinton Kiwanis Club. Thursday was one of the most highly-anticipated days of the school year for Tilford and ...

Out of the Darkness Walk: Community support helps Daisy Johnson quickly exceed fund-raising goal

This is one of Daisy Johnson's favorite photos of her with her father, Steve. Since the death of her father, Steve, in October 2014, Daisy Johnson and her family - Mom Jeanne and siblings Charlee ...

VS teachers inspired after week with Marines

Ms. Duffy and Mr. Islas spent a week with U.S. Marine recruits and celebrated with them as they finished their boot camp. When the latest group of U.S. Marine recruits successfully completed the C...

Benton Co. Community Foundation now accepting grant applications

Grant applications can be submitted to the Benton County Community Foundation for its 2017 grant cycle. The deadline to submit applications is midnight (CST) March 15, 2017. Grants are awarded to proj...