City Council Roundup: Atkins, Feb. 3, 2014
Atkins City Council February 3, 2014 Atkins, Iowa Council met in regular session. Members present were: David Duball, Diane Herman, Connie Drahos, Tim Harbach and Kevin Korsmo. Absent: none. Mayor...
View ArticleFUNERAL NOTICE: Mary Ursula Rosenbury
Mrs. Mary Ursula Rosenbury, 88, Burlington, died Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, at Great River Medical Center Klein Unit. Born Feb. 16, 1925 in Marengo, she was the daughter of Otto G. and Ursula M. Scott...
View ArticleFish Fry Correction – Belle Plaine
Belle Plaine American Legion Fish Fry will be Friday, Feb. 14, not Feb. 7 as publicized.
View ArticleFUNERAL NOTICE: Olga C. Sikir
BELLE PLAINE – Olga C. Sikir, 82, died Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, at Belle Plaine Nursing & Rehab in Belle Plaine following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m., Wednesday,...
View ArticleState Senator Tim Kapucian, Feb. 7, 2014
Greetings from under the golden dome Iowa National Guard Adjutant General Tim Orr spoke before a joint session of the Iowa Legislature Wednesday during the annual State of the National Guard address....
View ArticleIOWA CLASS 1A and 2A SECTIONAL WRESTLING – Results from Feb. 8 meet
• Class 1A sectional at Brooklyn: A dozen area wrestlers advanced to the district meet at Saturday’s sectional at BGM High School, Brooklyn, led by sectional runner-up Iowa Valley’s seven. Jacob Krakow...
View ArticleSchwenn advances to district for Belle Plaine
IHSAA 1A Sect. 3 – B-G-M Team Scores West Marshall 239.0 Iowa Valley 196.0 Lynnville-Sully 160.5 B-G-M 126.5 Colfax-Mingo 120.0 C-M-B, Baxter 103.0 Belle Plaine 39.5 H-L-V 39.0 Results for Belle Plaine...
View ArticleBobcats advance four to district
IHSAA 2A Sect. 6 – Union Saturday, Feb. 8 at LaPorte City Team Scores Union 261.5 Center Point-Urbana 191.0 Benton Community 164.0 East Marshall 161.0 South Tama County 145.5 Vinton-Shellsburg 128.0...
View ArticleSoil and Water Conservation board to meet
The next regular meeting of the Benton Soil & Water Conservation District Commissioners is scheduled for Wednesday, February 19, 2014. The Commissioners will meet at 8:00 a.m. at the District...
View ArticleFUNERAL NOTICE: Makayla Leigh Hendricksen
BELLE PLAINE – Makayla Leigh Hendricksen, 13 months, daughter of Mariah Little and Jack Hendricksen, Jr. died Sunday, February 9, 2014 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids from an accidental drowning...
View ArticleInvestigation continues into drowning
BELLE PLAINE – The investigation continues into the death of a Belle Plaine infant, which occurred Sunday, Feb. 9, in Belle Plaine. According to the Belle Plaine Police Department, on Feb. 9 at 11:56...
View ArticleBenton County College News, Feb. 12, 2014
Local residents named to Drake dean’s list DES MOINES – The following local residents were named to the Drake University dean’s list for the fall 2013 semester. Students must achieve a grade-point...
View ArticleBelle Plaine CDC works to benefit Belle Plaine; has its annual banquet
The Belle Plaine Community Development Corporation (CDC) gave an overview of the past and look to the future at its annual banquet, Wednesday, Jan. 29, at the Belle Plaine Country Club. One key to the...
View ArticleCrystal Ball, Feb. 12, 2014
Confessions of the dog food Nazi Did you feed the dogs yet?” is a common question at our house, where our dogs are convinced they need to be fed more than their allotted twice a day rations. It seems...
View ArticleSour Grapes, Feb. 12, 2014
For the big game between Seattle and Denver, we had one friend who watched at my place for a while, until he had to head into work. He was pulling for Seattle. He sent texts back to our place....
View ArticleBenton County man to federal prison for selling meth
A man who sold “ice” methamphetamine from his rural Benton County home was sentenced on January 30, 2014 to just under four years in federal prison. Kenneth Gragg, 54, from Garrison, Iowa, received the...
View ArticleWell No. 6 to be used in Belle Plaine
Unless circumstances change drastically in the next few days, City of Belle Plaine staff will begin pumping from Well #6 to charge the city’s water system with the water produced from this well. Well...
View ArticleBenton supervisors to meet Tuesday, Feb. 18
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING February 18, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. Benton County Board of Supervisors Room 9:00 A.M. Call to Order 9:15 a.m. – Norway Fire Dept re: LOSST funds 10:30 a.m. – Wellmark – renewal...
View ArticleTim Kapucian, Feb. 14, 2014
Greetings from under the Golden Dome On Monday prior to session, I was fortunate to join others on the infrastructure subcommittee in touring the Iowa Gold Star Military Museum at Camp Dodge in...
View ArticleAgenda posted for Belle Plaine School Board
BELLE PLAINE BOARD OF EDUCATION – REGULAR MEETING Belle Plaine Community School District Meeting date/time/location: Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at 7:00 p.m., Longfellow Elementary School, 707-7th...
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