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Benton County Community Foundation’s 2020 Annual Report Highlights Key Impacts

The Benton County Community Foundation’s 2020 annual report is now available on the Community Foundation’s website at www.bentonccf.org. The report highlights key impacts made and lists funds...

Sheriff Tippett Speaks with Noon Kiwanis

Sheriff Ron Tippett shares with the Noon Kiwanis a bit about his job On Tuesday, Benton County Sheriff shared an update on the status of COVID immunization shots given in Benton County. At last count, 13,000 have been given. He also shared some of the upcoming events ...

Car hits home in Shellsburg, driver dies

On 4-12-2021, at about 11:02 AM, the Benton County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a car striking a house on Cottage St in Shellsburg IA. The driver of the car, and sole occupant was...

Pack 47 holds Pinewood Derby

Pine Derby Winners: Mason Stephenson, Henry Halstead, Wes Lagrange, Mackenzie Thomsen, Noah Hesson Cub Pack 47 held their annual Pinewood Derby on Saturday. The Pack was able to use their new aluminum track purchased by the community foundation for the first time. The scouts raced and the winners a...

Vinton to Flush Water Lines April 12th-15th

Vinton will be flushing the water lines at the following locations:Everything WEST of 2nd Ave    All Day Monday and Tuesday, April 12th and 13thEverything EAST od 2nd Ave     ...

Vinton's Street Project begins this week

Boomerang begins the $250,000 street project in Vinton on E. 6th St. Updated:Along with spring flowers popping up, you'll see large equipment making the rounds in Vinton. Boomerang Corporation with locations in Hiawatha and Anamosa will begin on the street projects aro...

Easter Egg Hunt brings great fun to the children, again

Easter 2021 brings a little normalcy back to the children during the Annual Easter Egg Hunt The Annual Kiwanis Easter Egg Hunt went off without a glitch this year. For the most part, it was business as usual. With excited little boys and girls, baskets and bags in tow waited anxiously to col...

McDonald's suffers from Fire incident

The Vinton Fire Department responded to a fire Sunday evening at McDonald's Updated: McDonald’s is now open for business.The Vinton Fire Department responded to a fire at the McDonald's restaurant on Sunday evening. It was reported that there was a fire in the freezer area ...

Trees for Shellsburg Parks

 After the derecho donations were made to the Shellsburg Area Community Group for storm recovery. After consultation with city officials it was decided the money could be...

National 911 Education & National Public Safety Telecommunicators April 2021

The Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEMD) is joining national public safety leaders in recognizing April 2021 as National 911 Education Month to promote 911 awareness a...