BC girls run at Indee Invite
Independence Varsity Girls Invite Monday, May 5, 2014 Independence, IA Team scores Waterloo East 124.00 Vinton-Shellsburg 114.00 Independence 109.00 Marion 92.00 Benton 64.50 Maquoketa Valley 53.50...
View ArticleBobcats travel to Marion Invite
Marion Boys’ Track Invitational Monday, May 5, 2014 Marion, IA Team scores Monticello 120.00 Center Point-Urbana 103.00 Epworth- WD 87.00 Solon 85.75 Marion 84.75 W Delaware 57.00 Central Clinton 44.00...
View ArticleBGM edges Belle Plaine boys in golf
Belle Plaine vs. BGM boys’ varsity golf Monday, May 5, 2014 Belle Plaine Country Club BGM 181 Belle Plaine 184 Belle Plaine varsity scores Brandon Zumbach 43 Will Mengler 45 Lance Weeda 48 Chance...
View ArticlePrimary slates are announced for Benton County
Benton County Candidate Listing - Primary Election June 3, 2014 COUNTY OFFICES Democrat County Supervisor District 1 Ed Sass, Shellsburg County Treasurer No Candidate County Recorder No Candidate...
View ArticlePlainsmen win SICL track title
SICL Conference Meet Tuesday, May 6, 2014 Marengo, IA Belle Plaine 150.00 Lynnville-Sully 122.00 Montezuma 97.00 BGM 62.00 HLV 61.00 North Mahaska 55.00 Iowa Valley 51.00 Sigourney 47.00 Keota 38.00...
View ArticleBelle Plaine Mayor proclaims Poppy Days
Belle Plaine Mayor Dave Fish has proclaimed May 5 through May 26 as Poppy Days in Belle Plaine, according to Belle Plaine Legion Auxiliary President Lynnette Coates, who is also poppy chairman of the...
View ArticleBelle Plaine Police Report, May 7, 2014
Tuesday, April 29, 2014 6:30 a.m. – Vehicle unlock at Casey’s. 11:35 a.m. – Report of a broken window at a storefront, 700 block of 12th St. 1:26 p.m. – Ambulance assist at 1400 block of Seventh Ave....
View ArticleBelle Plaine Library News, May 7, 2014
HOURS Monday through Thursday: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday: 9 a.m. to noon UPCOMING EVENTS Find our website, at www.belleplaine.lib.ia.us. If you’d like a password to renew...
View ArticleAudit released on Belle Plaine school
Nolte, Cornman & Johnson P.C. recently released an audit report on the Belle Plaine Community School District in Belle Plaine. The district’s revenues totaled $7,384,813 for the year ended June 30,...
View ArticleTwenty-three high school students World Food Prize Internship
Belle Plaine High School student Kayla Toennies will go abroad for eight weeks this summer to gain firsthand experience at an international research center, working to alleviate global hunger. Nearly 1...
View ArticleCrystal Ball, May 7, 2014
On the responsibility soapbox On the afternoon of Friday, April 18, I was walking my dog on the nature trail at Homestead. I have gone there with multiple generations of dogs since the trail opened in...
View ArticleSour Grapes, May 7, 2014
I was driving through Van Horne the other day and I received a call from an unknown caller. Turned out to be Joe from Elberon, who took the time to find out my number and warn me that I had one...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor, May 7, 2014
Standoff Very good article, former Mayer Daily! Our city council could develop some creditability by “shopping at home.” A frequent contributor either failed to comprehend my article of April 22, 2014,...
View ArticleAgenda updated for Belle Plaine City Council special meeting
Belle Plaine City Council SPECIAL MEETING City Hall, Council Chambers Wednesday May 7, 2014 – 5:00 pm Tentative Agenda Call to Order Roll Call Pledge of Allegiance Residents Comments Motion to consider...
View ArticleBP Police – Belle Plaine wants them close to home
Reading fails on residency change for police officers By JIM MAGDEFRAU Star Press Union editor Belle Plaine wants to keep police officers close to home. At a meeting last month, the City of Belle...
View ArticleBelle Plaine faces Iowa Valley in golf
Belle Plaine Golf vs. Iowa Valley Tuesday, May 6 at Marengo Girls’ results Iowa Valley 230 Belle Plaine 236 Belle Plaine girls’ varsity Katie Willett 53 Hannah Hoffa 60 Halle VanScoyoc 61 Sadie...
View ArticleBenton hosts WaMaC Super Meet
WaMaC Conference Super Meet Thursday, May 8, 2014 Benton Community High School Van Horne, IA Boys’ varsity team scores Center Point-Urbana 136 Solon 91.50 Central Clinton 61 Williamsburg 58 West...
View ArticleObituary: Douglas Walter
WATKINS – Douglas J. Walter, 62, a resident of Bettendorf, formerly of Watkins, died Wednesday, April 30, 2014, at Mayo Clinic and Hospitals in Rochester, MN. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial was...
View ArticleOBITUARY: Lolita Marie Schanbacher
ATKINS – Lolita Marie Schanbacher, 86, died Friday, May 9, 2014 at the Vinton Lutheran Home. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 13, 2014, at St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church in...
View ArticleBP golfers travel to Lynnville
Belle Plaine golf at Lynnville Thursday, May 8, 2014 Boys’ scores Belle Plaine 181 Lynnville-Sully 186 Iowa Valley 197 Belle Plaine scores Will Mengler 43 Lance Weeda 45 Ross Henning 45 Brandon Zumbach...
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