County approves budget for next fiscal year
By JIM MAGDEFRAU Star Press Union editor VINTON – “We have a budget as presented,” said Benton County Supervisor Chairman Don Frese, as the Benton County Board of Supervisors routinely approved the...
View ArticleBP COUNCIL: Budget, Hanson building work approved by Belle Plaine City Council
By JIM MAGDEFRAU Star Press Union editor BELLE PLAINE – The budget for Belle Plaine passed unanimously at the Monday, March 3, meeting of the Belle Plaine City Council. The budget calls for $3 million...
View ArticleBP COUNCIL: Working on the water … and coffee
By JIM MAGDEFRAU Star Press Union editor BELLE PLAINE – Belle Plaine is adjusting to water issues, from water main breaks to coffee. Belle Plaine City Administrator Bill Daily said at the March 3...
View ArticleANNIVERSARY: Kim and Jeff Slaymaker
Kim and Jeff Slaymaker will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary on March 7, 2014. Jeff Slaymaker and the former Kim Uchytil were married March 7, 1989, at Las Vegas. They are the parents of two...
View ArticleBenton Community Honor Roll
Benton Community Honor Roll Seventh grade Aaron Adams Russell Atwood Tabatha Barger Thaddeus Barger Carson Bear Zachary Brecht Ethan Buscher Zachary Buscher Kolten Campbell Simon Carlson Zachariah...
View ArticleKimm’s Ready Mix to sell business to Manatt’s this month
In business for nearly 85 years By JIM MAGDEFRAU Star Press Union editor BLAIRSTOWN – After being in business since 1920, Kimm’s Ready Mix in Blairstown announced it has sold its business to Manatt’s....
View ArticleBelle Plaine Honor Roll
Belle Plaine First Semester 2013-2014 Junior High Honor Roll – 3.0 or Higher Seventh grade Kendra Alcott Brock Balvin Ashton Bohlen Macie Boots Hope Brecht Brian Cahow Brayden Clemann Katie Cubbage...
View ArticleBelle Plaine Bowling, March 5, 2014
Star League Feb. 25, 2014 Heartland Co-op 73.5-26.5 Dave Vogel Ent. 62.5-37.5 U.S. Cellular 54.5-45.5 D&P Lounge 49.5-50.5 Dan Martin Repair 44-56 HTS: Dan Martin Repair 2035 HTG: Dan...
View ArticleSour Grapes, March 5, 2014
I pulled into Greenfield on a Saturday afternoon. There is a town square built around the Adair County Courthouse. Overlooking the square is a huge opera house with a cupola. There was not a place to...
View ArticleCrystal Ball, March 5, 2014
A 100% chance of everything A local television meteorologist was reviewing last Thursday’s storm system and said, “The only thing we didn’t have was a tornado or an earthquake.” Then he went on to list...
View ArticleCITY COUNCIL ROUNDUP – Atkins, March 3, 2014
Atkins City Council March 3, 2014 Atkins, Iowa Council met in regular session. Members present were: Connie Drahos, Kevin Korsmo, Diane Herman, Tim Harbach, and Dave Duball. Absent: None. Mayor Becker...
View ArticleTim Kapucian, March 6, 2014
Productive week Greetings from under the Golden Dome This has been a very productive week at the Capitol. We passed many bills and discussed many more in committee. Working in a bipartisan manner, we...
View ArticleNegotiations begin for Belle Plaine School District
BELLE PLAINE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION PUBLIC MEETING - NEGOTIATIONS SESSIONS Meeting date/time/location: Monday, March 10, 2014 at 5:00 p.m., Longfellow Elementary School, 707-7th...
View ArticleIOWA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL – Schedules announced for 2014, 2015
The Iowa High School Athletic Association has announced its football schedules for 2014 and 2015 for teams across the state. The 2014 schedules are posted below, with the sites being reversed for 2015....
View ArticleBelle Plaine Council plans special meeting Monday
BELLE PLAINE CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS MONDAY, MARCH 10, 2014, 6:00 P.M. TENTATIVE AGENDA Call to Order Roll Call Pledge of Allegiance Residents Comments Consideration...
View ArticleLucylle Helen Struve
VAN HORNE – Lucylle Helen Struve, 83, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday, March 9, 2014. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, March 12, 2014, at 10:30 a.m. at Salem United...
View ArticleDan who? I must be getting old!
Well, I’m going to be 60 years old this month. That’s no problem. Really, it isn’t. Aside from the fact that I’ve got a touch of arthritis in my knee, I’ve lost my hair, my kids are old enough to have...
View ArticleBelle Plaine plan special council meeting Thursday, March 13
BELLE PLAINE CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2014, 5:30 P.M. TENTATIVE AGENDA Call to Order Roll Call Pledge of Allegiance Residents Comments Consideration...
View ArticleINA ALL-STATE GIRLS’ BASKETBALL TEAMS – Greiner, Jackson, Pope are all-staters
Three area girls’ basketball players earned the ultimate honor by the Iowa Newspaper Association, which announced its all-state teams Tuesday, March 11. Williamsburg’s Paige Greiner, a four-year...
View ArticleStudents take ownership of trees
By KAREN PHELPS Naturalist, Benton County Conservation Board What started out as a simple request from Central Lutheran Principal, Jan Doellinger, developed into an award-winning project involving the...
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