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What is Your Favorite Season?
By Aaron Askelson, Naturalist
I certainly have a hard time picking my favorite season. In Iowa there are so many unique things about each
season that it is hard to pick just one. The excitement...
Kids go Cray Cray for Crayfish at the Benton County Nature Center
If you have children at home during the day, the Benton County Conservation Nature Center is the place to visit.The Nature Center offers various events throughout the year for little children to... Area Kiwanis Club raises funds during the annual Pancake Breakfast
Saturday the Vinton Kiwanis Club held their annual pancake breakfast. Breakfast included pancakes, scrambled eggs and sausage. People of all ages enjoyed the pancakes and the chance to catch up with ... Vinton Shellsburg Jazz Band Attends NEIBA Jazz Festival
If you're a music lover, you would not have been disappointed if you attended the NEIBA Jazz Festival. The Vinton-Shellsburg Jazz band performed today at the Independence High School along with many o... Venega and Assem arrest following Stolen Vehicle recovered
On 3-1-19, at about 4:45 PM, Benton County Deputies made a felony car stop on Pearl St in Shellsburg IA with a reported stolen vehicle.A silver 2005 Chevrolet Impala, reported stolen in Cedar Rapids ...
Plans for Hannen Lake Park
By Collin Strickland, Park RangerThroughout my first full year as Park Ranger at Hannen, I have put a lot of thought into planning future projects for the park. Some projects are ones that can g...
Community Asked to be Part of Annual Graduation Celebrations
Plans are underway for the annual initiative to recognize area students who have beaten the odds to succeed by graduating from high school while living in foster care, living on their own, who are ho...
Benton County Conservation seeks volunteers and donations
Interested in volunteering or sponsoring?
Volunteer opportunities include gardening, trail work, special events, helping with environmental education programming, staffing the nature cent...
A Special Thanks to Campground Hosts
By Scott Bahmann, Rodgers Park Ranger
As a park ranger in a county park, besides law enforcement, I am held accountable for many things during the camping season. This includes mowing, weed trimm... Kris Howes-Vonstein named 2019 Iowa Teacher of the Year Runner Up
On Tuesday, February 26, 2019 VSCSD Superintendent Mary Jo Hainstock, Middle School Principal Shelly Peterson and seventh-grade science teacher, Kris Howes-Vonstein, traveled to Des Moines for the an...