Health And Fitness
Safely storing and disposing of medications can save lives
The sun is out, the breeze is cool, and you’re recovering from a long winter. Spring, it’s the time of year we all love, and with it comes spring cleaning. As you prepare your home for ...
Mental Health First Aid Training for youth to be offered May 18
A Youth Mental Health First Aid Training, will take place May 18.
This training is free and open to the public, sponsored by Benton & Iowa County Decat, Flourishing Families...
ASAC asks local businesses to show support for alcohol-free graduation parties
As Graduation season is fast approaching, excitement is in the air! Graduation parties are a time to celebrate and honor the accomplishments of local high school seniors, but sometimes beverage op...
Be a Hero, give blood!
Donating blood is a selfless act that can have a huge impact on the lives of hospital patients. Just one unit of donated blood can help save the lives of up to three different hospital patients, i...
Substance abuse meeting set for parents of Middle School students
The Benton County Above The Influence Coalition invites parents of Vinton-Shellsburg Middle School students to attend an important conversation on substance use/abuse prevention efforts focused on...
Autism presentation set for April 13 in La Porte
Hawkins Memorial Library, La Porte City, is hosting the program: Autism…A New Word in Our Vocabulary, Forty Years…Then, Now and In the Future on Monday, April 13, at 9:30 A...
Mental Health First Aid Training to be offered in Vinton, April 11
The Vinton Area Ministerial Association will host Mental Health First Aid Training (MHF) provided by the Abbe Center on Saturday, April 11, 2015. This event will be from 8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. at B...
April WOW Newsletter is here
The April WOW newsletter is now available below. The newsletter includes an article on reconsidering the egg, a recipe for make-ahead breakfast burritos, information on properly cooking foods ...
Kick Butts, Save Lives: National Day Gives Youth a Voice on Tobacco Dangers
Few things have as much universal agreement as the dangers of smoking and tobacco use. After decades of denial, the health consequences of such use are widely accepted, and efforts to curb it are ...
BE SAFE THIS ST. PATRICK’S DAY
St. Patrick’s Day is quickly approaching. Unfortunately, this holiday has become a deadly day with a dramatic spike in drunk-driving fatalities. According to the National Highway Traffic Saf...