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Area students earn degrees from UNI
CEDAR FALLS-- New alumni were added to the roster of graduates of the University of Northern Iowa . Below are the names of four Benton County students who received a degree.
La Porte City, ...
String of burglaries reported throughout southern Benton County
At least four burglaries have been reported to the Benton County Sheriff's Office in the past few days.
"We have a few scattered around the county," says Benton County Sheriff Randy Forsyth. "We have...
School board to offer early retirement package
From VS Superintendent Mary Jo Hainstock
The school board met Monday, October 10 in regular session following an student expulsion closed session.
All board members were in attendance as were all ad...
'Best Day Ever!' Tilford students ride fire trucks
"Best Day Ever!"
Tilford teachers of Kindergarten and First Grade students heard those words several times on Tuesday as the students took turns riding on fire trucks, as part of the traditional Fi... Football Week 8 preview: Benton, Union eye playoff spots
Three area football teams have high hopes for the playoffs heading into Friday's games.
Benton Community (5-2, 4-1 in Class 3A District 3) can ensure itself a play-off spot with wins at Independenc...
V-S FCA begins planning future after participating in Fields of Faith
VS student-athlete Wes Edwards was among the speakers at last week's Fields of Faith event in La Porte City. The VS Fellowship of Christian Athletes organization is beginning to plan the future of it... Grand Champions: Benton Band honored twice for Saturday performances
First, they earned their 10th Division 1 rating in a row at theIowa High School Marching Band Association's State Festival.
Then the members of theBenton Community High School Band loaded up their ... Shellsburg FD members continue decades-old tradition of Fire Safety Week education at elementary school
Firefighter Daniel Charlier demonstrates to Shellsburg students how a firefighter appears when he enters a room.
Every time a firefighters steps into a classroom during the second week of October,... Tilford students visit fire station, receive lessons in class
Vinton firefighters demonstrate with a smoke machine how smoke fills the area near the ceiling first.
Students saw how smoke fills a room, from the ceiling down, and also learned how to turn on th... VS seeks judges for upcoming speech contest
If you've ever wanted to become an IHSSA judge, here is your chance. VSHS will be hosting a judge certification clinic in two weeks, on Oct. 19, at 7:00 PM in the high school LMC. It only takes an hou...