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Waterloo Dentist convicted of public intoxication waits for final action
By Clark KauffmanThe Iowa dentist who was convicted in April of public intoxication after performing a root canal on a patient is still waiting for the Iowa Dental Board’s final action in the case.L...
AmeriCorps NCCC team deployed to North Carolina
AmeriCorps members serving at the North Central campus in Vinton, Iowa have been pulled to assist with shelter operations, mobile feeding, warehouse support, and damage assessment in North Carolina. T... Vinton-Shellsburg FFA Digs Up a Win at District Soils Judging!!
By: Co-Reporter, Izzie Birker On Wednesday, September 25th, the Vinton-Shellsburg FFA chapter, along with many other chapters in the Northeast District, participated in the District Soil Judging Cont... Nesbitt honored as 2024 Iowa School Mental Health Hero
Natalie Nesbitt, has been a school counselor for 13 years in the Benton Community School District. She counsels both middle and high school aged children in the district. Currently, Nesbitt cares... Free tuition at Cornell for students who qualify for Iowa Tuition Grant
Cornell College is proud to announce Tuition Zero, an initiative that creates tuition-free opportunities for Iowa students by building off the state’s need-based grant program–The Iowa Tuition G...
Speed Cameras nearly eliminated across the state, but four remain in C.R.
With the passage of House File 2681 Iowa law changes the use of traffic cameras. The Iowa Department of Transportation ruled Monday that permission for hundreds of traffic cameras across the stat...
PROCLAMATION OPEN BURNING PROHIBITED ON OCTOBER 3, 2024
PROCLAMATION
OPEN BURNING PROHIBITED
ON OCTOBER 3, 2024THE OFFICE OF THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL RECEIVED A REQUEST
PURSUANT TO IOWA CODE 100.40(1) (1995) FROM DEAN VRBA, REPRESENTING EACH FIRE
DE...
Become a Soil Conservation Commissioner
If you are qualified to vote in a general election and reside in Benton County, you are eligible to be a candidate for election to the board of the Benton Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD). ...
Promoting Farm Safety: A Successful Ag Safety Day
By: Co-Reporter, Izzie BirkerOn Saturday, September 21st, the Vinton-Shellsburg FFA, Benton Community FFA, and CPU FFA chapters joined forces at the Benton County Fairgrounds for Ag Safety Day! Local ... October Veteran of the Month for Boyer Post 166
The Ray and Virginia Boyer Post 166 of Shellburg is proud to announce Dan Harris as its veteran of the month for October 2024. Dan was born in 1943 in the Chicago area. After graduating from Chic...