Frank Ohlsen Retires after 21 Year

LINDA GREASER, FARM BUREAU
November 3, 2010 3:12 pm

  Please join us for an open house in his honor on Friday, November 12th, at the Benton County Farm Bureau office from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.

Vinton's Boy Scout Troop Headed West

JAY LASH
November 2, 2010 11:26 am

In early August six Scouts and three leaders from Vinton's Boy Scout Troop 47 headed west for a week in the mountains.  Our first night in the mountains was at Camp Dick, a US Forest Service campground about 25 miles south of Estes Park, Colorado.

Open House and 85th Birthday Party

STEPHANIE MILLER
October 12, 2010 11:06 am

  OPEN HOUSE AND PAT'S 85TH BIRTHDAY   GLEN "BUS" AND PAT PARDUN   OCTOBER 17TH   11-3PM 

KIRKWOOD ANNOUNCES DEAN'S LIST HONORS

KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
September 28, 2010 11:11 pm

  Kirkwood Community College has released its Dean's List for the Summer 2010 semester. The honored students have achieved a 3.3 grade point average or higher after completing 12 or more credit hours with the college.

Birker, Retamoza to wed Nov. 20

VINTON TODAY
September 28, 2010 12:03 pm

    Amelia Retamoza is excited to announce the upcoming wedding of her parents Leah Retamoza and Jeff Birker. They will be married November 20, 2010 at Vinton Presbyterian Church in Vinton, Iowa.

1959 football pic

JEFF TILSON, CHIEF
September 27, 2010 3:27 pm

While doing a bit of cleaning an area resident sent in this old clipping of the football team from 1959 we thought you might all enjoy looking

Box Memorial Park: Belle Plaine’s Jewel Box

KAREN PHELPS, NATURALIST BCCB
September 14, 2010 1:23 am

In my many travels around Benton County, I am often times delighted to stumble upon hidden treasures within the county, unknown to most people. One such treasure is Box Memorial Park, or “Box Park”, in the town of Belle Plaine, Iowa.

Johnsons celebrate 50th wedding anniversary

VINTON TODAY
September 3, 2010 11:22 am

Duane and Marilyn Johnson were Married September 2, 1960. They celebrated their Golden Anniversary with a noon lunch at Peony with family and friends.

Bev Fiebelkorn hopes first block picnic will become annual event

VINTON TODAY
August 20, 2010 11:18 am

"We are having our 1st Block Picnic in the southwest part of Vinton. We are meeting at the Kiwanis Park Don Lane Pavilion at6:00 pm for social hour and 6:30 for dinner," reports Bev Fiebelkorn.

NEW FEATURE -Over The Back Fence

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
August 19, 2010 12:40 pm

This is one of the features I've been wanting to add to our site, but wasn't sure when we'd get the chance. This week we did. While out at the Theater, we were watching the ads roll by for the local business and heard the folks in the row behind us commenting on them.