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County Park tour: Conservation staff guides supervisors through Benton County facilities
Conservation Director Karen Phelps discusses the Old Creamery Nature Trailhead with county supervisors.
The Benton County Supervisors spent all afternoon on Tuesday, touring 10 of the county's par... JAKES Day: Children learn basics from experienced outdoorsmen
Many area children learned about how to call a duck and other birds, had a close-up look at the pelts of many kinds of animals native to the Cedar River area, and received training in the basics of ri... Remembering the 50s and 60s in Center Point: Depot Museum event set for Aug. 27
"Remembering the Fifties and Sixties," will take place Aug. 27, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Center Point Depot Museum.
Included: All Iowa Mustang Club cars, "Elvis," root beer float...
VS graduate Martin starts college as an official U of I student blogger
Caitlyn Martin: VS graduate begins her freshman year at U of I as an official student blogger.
The University of Iowa Admissions Office chooses a handful of students each year to represent the col... Kindness Rocks in Garrison: Teens prepare inspirational messages for every family in one Benton County town
Kindness Rocks: Renee Gram, left and Caroline Erickson have been painting inspirational messages to share with all of Garrison.
A sample of some of the inspirational messages that Garrison reside... Two sets of Benton County twins place at State Fair contest
Newt and Sid Boyles and Nora and Jenna Grovert represented Benton County in the 2017 State Fair Twins, Triplets and More Contest on Aug. 10
Newt, left, and Sid Boyles won 2nd Place in the Most Al... Committee recommends "full ownership" of IBSSS campus, with many stipulations
The Vinton City Council has received the official Iowa Braille School Task Force recommendation for the future of the campus.
Nearly a year after the city received the startling offer from the Iowa...
Lighten your load with Backpack Awareness
Is your child at risk of backpack pain? Prevention is easy as 1, 2, 3 when you follow these guidelines.
byElizabeth Bonorden, OTR/L | Virginia Gay Hospital Therapy Services
It's that time ... R.A.T.S. Wrap Up
ByTami Stark
After spending Friday worrying about the weather and getting all of the supplies ready, the R.A.T.S. started off early on Saturday, August 5th, with beautiful skies and lots of smiles.... Belle Plaine car-train wreck leads to OWI charge for driver
This Belle Plaine car-train wreck led to an OWI charge for the driver of the car.
Devin Stephan, 20, survived a car-train wreck without injury, but ended up in jail this morning, charged by the Be...