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Petersens to lead Benton County chefs to State Fair Cookout
The Grand Champion of the 2017 Benton County Farm Bureau Cookout is Renee Petersen, who won the top honor with her Combo-Specialty entry, pork pinwheel. Renee joins her husband, Gene, a previous winne... Fair Queen Katy Ward to represent Benton County at Iowa State Fair
For Katy Ward, the Benton County Fair began on Wednesday with her pedal tractor project being chosen as one of the State Fair projects, and ended on Sunday, when she was named among the many honorees ... Vinton man dies in accident; woman remains in hospital
Vinton resident Donald Selken, 81, died in an accident on Highway 21 near Dysart on Saturday. A passenger in his car, Lois Schmitt Selken, was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Ac... North Eden Willing Workers 4-H Club Keeping the Fair Clean
By Tressa Walton
For the past several years the North Eden Willing Workers 4-H Club has taken care of the garbage at the Benton County Fair. After the first year, several of the members noticed how... New synthetic opioid drug threat recently discovered in Iowa
Virginia Gay Hospital and the Benton County Department of Public Health are passing along the following press release about synthetic pain pills in Iowa:
The Iowa Department of Public Health, Depar...
MentalHealthU (MHU) Mobile App Lists Community Resources in the East Central Region
By Carol Zander
Mental Health/Disability Services of the East Central Region (ECR) wants to help residents in the nine-county region locate services available to them for mental health, substance a...
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA Dean's List Spring 2017
UNI names area students to Spring 2017 semester Dean's List
The following students from Benton County are among the students named to the Spring 2017 semester Dean's List at the University of...
Riggle to Volunteer in Washington, D.C. at American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation, Premier Patriotism and Government Leadership Conference
Wendy Riggle is among 30 American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) volunteers who has the honor of joining 100 high school rising seniors at the 71st American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation July 22-29 in Washing... Luzerne to celebrate 150th Anniversary with Music in the Park
Luzerne is planning to host "Music in the Park" as a fundraiser to kick-off its 2018 sesquicentennial celebration. The event will be held on Sunday, July 23rd, 2017, from 4:00 to 6:00 PM in the Luzern...
Break-ins reported throughout Benton County; several homes in Garrison targeted this week
The Benton County Sheriff's Department has received reports of break-ins and one stolen vehicle from the Garrison area in the past few days. Although the car has been found, area residents have been r...