2nd Precinct elects Andrew Elwick to Council Seat

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
March 4, 2020 2:36 pm

With 17.89% of the registered voters voting in the special election on Tuesday, Andrew Elwick was elected to fill his father's vacant seat on the city council.

Iowa Insurance Division Reminds Investors to Beware of Con Artists

4TH ST. DINER
March 3, 2020 5:24 pm

Due to ongoing developments related to the current coronavirus (COVID-19) impact on financial markets, the Iowa Insurance Division is reminding Iowa investors to beware of con artists seeking to capitalize on fear and uncertainty.

Benton County Auditor first to submit papers to run for re-election

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
March 2, 2020 5:42 pm

The first to submit her paperwork for the 2020 election, Benton County Auditor Hayley Rippel announced that she will be running for re-election and is the first to submit her paperwork.

Faces of Benton County Nominee: Don Lyle

VINTON TODAY
March 2, 2020 5:32 am

MEET DON LYLE—a Vinton resident and retired teacher who spent more than four decades creating nurturing environments for students and student-athletes.

Urbana resident takes home $30,000 in Lottery Winnings

VINTON TODAY
February 28, 2020 2:43 pm

A Benton County woman said she didn't believe her eyes after scratching off a $30,000 lottery prize.Nancy Newton, 75, of Urbana, won a top prize in the Iowa Lottery's "Bonus Crossword" scratch game.

Vinton Police Department adds Officer Laura Deaton

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
February 28, 2020 7:36 am

Starting off the council meeting Thursday evening, Laura Deaton officially joined the Vinton Police Department. A member of the Perry Police Department for 7 years, a couple of those years she spent as a detective.

Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports P.B.I.S.

VINTON TODAY
February 28, 2020 6:54 am

If you stopped at Tilford Elementary on Thursday, you weren't dreaming, everyone really did wear their pajamas to school. It happens, sometimes. Well, it happens when about 450 children are challenged to earn 7,500 Viking Spirit tickets, and they do it in around a month.

Virginia Gay Nursing and Rehab receives deficiency free designation

VIRGINIA GAY HOSPITAL
February 27, 2020 2:44 am

Virginia Gay Hospital’s Nursing and Rehab has once again achieved compliance ratings for Medicaid and Medicare through the Health Inspection division of Iowa Department of Inspections, the state organization conducting compliance inspections for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

VEHICLE ACCIDENT RESULTING IN INJURY

BENTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
February 26, 2020 4:26 pm

 On Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at approximately 6:03 PM, Benton County Sheriff’s Deputies [BCSO] along with the Urbana Police Department, Urbana Fire Department and North Benton Ambulance Service were dispatched to a collision involving injuries on Highway 150 at Meadow View Drive in Urbana.

Community Asked to be Part of Annual Graduation Celebrations

CPPC
February 26, 2020 4:01 pm

Plans are underway for the annual initiative to recognize area students who have beaten the odds to succeed by graduating from high school while living in foster care, living on their own, or facing homelessness.