Call me . . . maybe?
With apologies to Carly Rae Jepsen, who sings the fun little pop tune “Call Me Maybe,” I’m finding telephones one of the most frustrating modern “conveniences” humankind has created. You would think...
View ArticleSour Grapes, June 26, 2013
Waive this! The Farm Bill. Only in Congress can accomplishing nothing be seen as accomplishing something. Don’t look at all the things we did. Look at all we didn’t do. There’s a campaign slogan. *...
View ArticleBenton County Letters, June 26, 2013
Script from Fox Dear Editor: The reason I believe that a few recent contributors get all of their “news” from FOX is because their letters read like the script of a typical FOX show: a mess of talking...
View ArticleBobcats sweep Vinton-Shellsburg
Benton 4, Vinton-Shellsburg 0 Benton Community swept Vinton-Shellsburg in baseball action Tuesday, June 25, at Van Horne, winning the first game, 4-0. Winning pitcher Mitch Moser crafted a three-hitter...
View ArticleAll-WaMaC soccer teams announced
WaMaC Soccer Results 2012-201 (Spring 2013) Boys East Dyersville Beckman 7-0 Solon 6-1 Central DeWitt 5-2 Anamosa 4-3 Mount Vernon 3-4 Western Dubuque 2-5 West Delaware 1-6 Maquoketa 0-7 Boys West...
View ArticleIowa unemployment rate drops to 4.6 percent
DES MOINES – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped for the third consecutive month in May, falling to 4.6 percent. The current rate is down from 4.7 percent in April, and 5.3 percent in...
View ArticleFUNERAL NOTICE: Russell E. Blomme
Russell E. Blomme MARENGO – Russell E. Blomme, 69, Marengo, died Tuesday, June 25, 2013, at his home following an extended illness. Funeral services are 11 a.m. Friday, June 28, 2013, at Kloster...
View ArticleUPDATE: Driver named in fatal accident
Benton County Sheriff Randall Forsyth reported that on June 25, 2013, at approximately 5:30 p.m., the Benton County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a single-vehicle accident on Highway 30,...
View ArticleObituary – Jacky L. VanDyke
VINING - Jacky LeRoy VanDyke, 75, died Wednesday, June 26, 2013, at the Marengo Memorial Hospital from leukemia. A memorial service with Military Rites will be 10 a.m. Saturday, June 29, at the Hrabak...
View ArticleBenton County Sheriff’s Department in sTEP program
The Benton County Sheriff’s Office will participate in the July 1 – July 7 sTEP traffic enforcement wave. This project is part of a grant from the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau. Sheriff Randy...
View ArticleBed, breakfast . . . and More!
A home built by one of Belle Plaine’s early bankers is being renovated as a bed and breakfast that will swing open its doors July 4. Home SWEET Home Manor B&B and Tea Room, 1401 Ninth Ave., is the...
View ArticleBlairstown Demo Derby set for July 5
The 25th running of the Blairstown Demo Derby was rained out May 25, but the popular event is rescheduled for Friday, July 5. Sponsored by the Sauerkraut Days Committee, the derby will get underway at...
View ArticleBelle Plaine City Council Meeting Agenda – July 1, 2013
The Belle Plaine City Council will meet in regular session Monday, July 1, 2013, in the Council Chambers at City Hall at 6 p.m. Tentative Agenda 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Pledge of Allegiance...
View ArticleBelle Plaine police advisory: Attempt to entice a child
Belle Plaine police are looking for what was described as a “reddish/orangish” colored van with pink and purple stripes near the headlights and windows on the side, driven by a white male with...
View ArticleBP Police report attempted child abduction
The Belle Plaine Police Department reported an attempted child abduction Thursday afternoon. According to an electronic message sent by the city, police were looking for a reddish-orange van with...
View ArticleSecond meeting planned on supervisor vacancy
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE THERE WILL BE A MEETING OF THE AUDITOR, TREASURER, AND RECORDER PURSUANT TO IOWA CODE 69.8(4) FOR THE PURPOSES OF DETERMINING THE METHOD FOR FILLING A VACANCY IN THE BOARD OF...
View ArticleLegal advice needed in filling open county supervisor seat
Meeting is planned July 16 on appointing or electing By JIM MAGDEFRAU Star Press Union editor VINTON – With the resignation of Benton County Supervisor Chairman Jason Sanders, county officials are...
View ArticleObituary – Joan Burrows
Joan Burrows, 89, Belle Plaine, died Monday, July 8, 2013, at the Belle Plaine Nursing and Rehab Center following a short illness. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, July 13, at the First...
View ArticleIDPH Cyclospora outbreak investigation continues
Forty-five cases of cyclosporiasis identified in Iowa The Iowa Department of Public Health, CDC and local public health agencies are investigating an outbreak of an intestinal illness caused by...
View ArticleBelle Plaine Board of Education Meeting Agenda – July 17, 2013
The Belle Plaine Board of Education will hold a regular meeting Wednesday, July 17, 2013, at 6:45 p.m. at Longfellow Elementary School, 707 Seventh St. AGENDA A. CALL TO ORDER B. ROLL CALL AND...
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