Friday, May 15, 2026
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Searching for stolen Fire Hydrant

A Clow vintage fire hydrant with 3 outlets, made is Oskaloosa, painted red with yellow outlets was stolen last Wednesday, August 3. Please return or pay for it.
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Quilts of Valor recipient Terry Schild

I'm a huge fan of the Quilts of Valor ceremonies. There are so many of our men and women out there that have gone through wars, fighting alongside so many other good people.
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JAKES Day event brings 30 children to Izaak Walton

The temperature was into the mid-90’s and heat indexes over 100 degrees but that did not hamper JAKES Day sponsored by the Blue Creek Springtime Monarchs, Benton County’s chapter of the National Wild Turkey Foundation (NWTF).
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Two Individuals Arrested in the death of Palo Murder of Jodie Bevans

On the evening of August 3, 2022, Deputies of the Benton County Sheriff’s Office and Agents of the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation arrested thirty-four year old Samantha Faith Bevans of Palo, Iowa for the death of Jodie Bevans.

The Nuts and Bolts of the PACT Act

As you’ve likely either heard or read by now, the Senate finally passed a long-overdue bill for the expansion of Veteran’s health care resources and benefits as well as aiding Veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxins by adding additional presumptive conditions for disability compensation purposes.
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ONE ROOM SCHOOLS, A LOVED PART OF LOCAL HISTORY

Ann Cejka, talked to 20 guests at the Center Point Depot Museum July 31, about one-room schools in the hearts and happenings of our rural communities in the not-too-distant past.