Belle Plaine Area Museum plans open house
Open House, Sunday, April 6 Submitted by Rich Franklin Come see our annual reopening event welcoming visitors to see and experience our new, updated, and recurring exhibits. We have lots of exciting...
View ArticleHarold Vincent Bartz
Harold Vincent Bartz, 94, Elberon, fell asleep in Jesus on Saturday, March 29, 2014, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Private family services will be held at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home &...
View ArticleBenton, Belle Plaine compete in early bird meet
Benton Early Bird Meet Tuesday, March 31, 2014 Van Horne, IA Girls’ team standings South Tama County 102 Grinnell 86 Benton Community 78 Alburnett 25 Valley Lutheran 14 Waterloo Christian 12 Boys’ team...
View ArticleBelle Plaine Mayor’s newsletter, April 2014
FROM THE DESK OF THE MAYOR Dear Citizens of Belle Plaine: I definitely hope by the time the citizens of Belle Plaine are reading this newsletter that spring is here. This has been a tough winter on...
View ArticleLincolnway Community Enrichment Corp. sets annual meeting; grant requests are...
The Lincolnway Community Enrichment Corporation Board of Directors will hold its annual meeting Saturday, April 5, 2014, at 7 a.m. at the Lincoln Café in Belle Plaine. This non-profit corporation was...
View ArticleBenton attends Iowa FCCLA State Leadership Conference 2014
The Benton Community FCCLA Chapter from Van Horne, along with over 500 members from FCCLA chapters across the state, attended the Iowa FCCLA State Leadership Conference on March 24-25, 2014. Benton...
View ArticleBelle Plaine Police warn city residents about maintaining public nuisances
The Belle Plaine Police Department has begun inspecting local properties for nuisance conditions, and has started issuing nuisance abatement orders to property owners to abate nuisances existing on...
View ArticleLocal businesses attend alcohol server training
The Benton County Above the Influence Coalition hosted three separate Training for Intervention ProcedureS (TIPS) sessions during the month of March as part of the Strategic Prevention Framework State...
View ArticleWhat Cheer Winds on April 6
The What Cheer Winds concert band will present their ninth annual spring concert on Sunday, April 6, 2014, at 2 p.m. at the What Cheer, Iowa Opera House. Directed by Gary Huxford, the band will play...
View ArticleBelle Plaine Nursing and Rehab
Belle Plaine Nursing and Rehab Center events for April. April 3 – Making Craft – Bunny Bags for the Preschoolers. Bluegrass Band plays at 5 p.m. April 8 and 17 – Filling Easter Eggs with Genesis...
View ArticleCrystal Ball, April 2, 2014
Signs of spring . . . somewhere Spring has started. It says so right here on the calendar on March 20: vernal equinox. First day of spring. I don’t believe everything I read and the arrival of spring...
View ArticleSour Grapes, April 2, 2014
It’s typical Iowa weather. The day after icy roads and snow, the area underwent a tornado drill. * * * Iowans are known for griping about the weather. They’re known for other things as well. That...
View ArticleSupervisors to take case of 30/218 to DOT commission
Meeting is April 8 near Lake Rathbun By JIM MAGDEFRAU Star Press Union editor VINTON – Ever since the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) introduced the design idea of a “J Turn” at Highway 30 and...
View ArticleOBITUARY: Melvin “Leroy” Lorenz
LUZERNE – Melvin “Leroy” Lorenz, 85, died April 1, 2014, at Rose Haven Nursing Home in Marengo following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, April 5, 2014, at...
View ArticleSenator Tim Kapucian, April 3, 2014
Greetings from under the Golden Dome Once again we are at that time of session where one minute I wait for a committee meeting and the next minute you are being pulled in 10 different directions. We...
View ArticleOBITUARY: Kenneth “Kenny” Leaven
NEWHALL – Kenneth “Kenny” Leaven, 76, died Wednesday, April 2, 2014, at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha following an extended illness. Funeral Services will be held at...
View ArticleOBITUARY: Rita J. Glime
LA PORTE CITY — Rita J. Glime, 68, died Monday, March 31, 2014, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo of natural causes. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 5, 2014, at the American...
View ArticleSupreme Court Justice to visit Benton Community
Iowa Supreme Court Justice Thomas Waterman will visit Benton Community Middle-Senior High School, Thursday, April 10, in Van Horne. According to a memo sent by High School Principal Dr. James Bieschke,...
View ArticleBenton Community Board of Directors Meeting, Wednesday, April 9
BENTON COMMUNITY REGULAR BOARD MEETING 7:30 P.M., Wednesday, April 9, 2014 MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL MEDIA CENTER (IMC) 600 1ST STREET, VAN HORNE, IOWA TENTATIVE AGENDA PUBLIC HEARING 2014-15 BUDGET...
View ArticleSupervisors plan Monday meeting, April 7, in Vinton
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING April 7, 2014 at 2 p.m. Benton County Board of Supervisors Room 1. 2:00 p.m. Call to Order 2. Approve minutes 3. Approve claims for payment 4. Approve Recorders Quarterly...
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