OBITUARY: Dale P. Kimm
BLAIRSTOWN – Dale P. Kimm, 92, Blairstown died Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014. Funeral services were held Monday, Oct. 20, 2014, at the Blairstown Legion Hall. Interment was in Pleasant Hill Cemetery,...
View ArticleBetter Tomorrows to meet
The Better Tomorrows Board will be meeting on November 5 at the Kirkwood Vinton Center at 12 p.m. Topics of discussion will be financial report, succession plan, employee handbook, by-laws; community...
View ArticleOBITUARY: Ray Logan
DES MOINES – Ray Logan, 82, Des Moines, and formerly of Van Horne, completed his vocation as husband and father and passed into eternal life on Oct. 27, 2014, with his wife, Ethel by his side at Ramsey...
View ArticleHelp for family who lost home in fire
A bank account has been established in the name of Matt and or Jennifer Grace in the wake of a fire that totally destroyed their country home just North of Keystone on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. The...
View ArticleAgenda set for BP City Council, Monday, Nov. 3
Belle Plaine City Council Meeting City Hall – Council Chambers Monday November 3, 2014 @ 6:00 pm Tentative Schedule 1. Call to order 2. Roll Call 3. Pledge of Allegiance 4. Approval of Consent...
View ArticleOBITUARY: Anna E. Buelow
BLAIRSTOWN – Anna E. Buelow, 97 died Friday, Oct. 31, 2014, at Virginia Gay Hospital in Vinton. Funeral Services will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at Grace Lutheran Church in...
View ArticleOfficials respond to farm accident
On Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014, at approximately 12:40 p.m., the Benton County Sheriff’s Office was called to a grain bin site at the intersection of 26th Avenue and 73rd Street for a juvenile that had gotten...
View ArticleBelle Plaine gets funding in line for sewer project
City counting on grant and over $1 million from state loan By JIM MAGDEFRAU Star Press Union editor BELLE PLAINE – A key resolution was passed by the Belle Plaine City Council in its to effort comply...
View ArticleBenton County elections results – Tuesday, Nov. 4
Benton County Election Summary Report November 4, General Election Registered Voters 18,088 Total Ballots 10,338 57.15% Party turnout Republican Party 2,082 57.69% Democratic Party 1,386 38.40%...
View ArticleBenton County Patrol Division Activity Report for October 2014
Benton County Sheriff Randall Forsyth reports that deputies answered 363 calls for service and investigated 28 accidents. Deputies attempted to serve 176 civil papers and issued 61 traffic citations...
View ArticleBryan St. John wins $10,000 prize playing ‘$100,000 Mega Crossword’ Scratch Game
Lottery winnings to pay for eastern Iowa man’s wedding DES MOINES – An eastern Iowa man said he knew he had a winning scratch ticket, but couldn’t believe how much he’d won. Bryan St. John of Belle...
View ArticleAgenda set for Benton County Supervisors, Monday, Nov. 10
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING November 10, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. Benton County Board of Supervisors Room 2:00 p.m. Call to Order 2:00 p.m. –Receive Initial Contract negotiations proposal from PPME Union,...
View ArticleHLV is on to the Dome!
High School football playoff scores of interest 8 man HLV 36, Central, Elkader 28 HLV is in the semifinals at the UNI Dome Class A Gladbrook-Reinbeck 28, Pekin 6 Mount Ayr 52, Earlham 8 Class 2A Albia...
View ArticleOBITUARY: Charles Jackson Allers
BELLE PLAINE – Charles Jackson Allers, 75, died Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, at Windmill Manor in Coralville following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014,...
View ArticleCITY COUNCIL ROUNDUP: Van Horne
CITY OF VAN HORNE Regular Council Meeting November 10, 2014 6:30 P.M. The meeting was called to order at City Hall at 6:30 p.m. by Mayor Martin Junge Council Present: Carlson, Allman, Parmenter,...
View ArticleVan Horne Newsletter – November and December 2014
Van Horne Community Newsletter November 2014 Greetings Van Horne area residents! Well I thought that after last winter that we had paid our dues and that this winter would be mild, but with winter...
View ArticleBenton Community School Board Agenda for Monday, Nov. 17
BENTON COMMUNITY BOARD OF EDUCATION BOARD WORK SESSION Monday, November 17, 2014 MS/HS Media Center, Van Horne, IA 52346 6:00 p.m. WORK SESSION AGENDA: DISTRICT RESTRUCTURING FOR 2015-2016 EARLY...
View ArticleAgenda for Belle Plaine School Board, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014
BELLE PLAINE BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING Belle Plaine Community School District Meeting date/time/location: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at 6:45 p.m., Longfellow Elementary School, 707-7th...
View ArticleOBITUARY: Roger Hanken
VAN HORNE – Roger Hanken, 79, died Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014, at St. Luke’s Inpatient Hospice following an extended illness. Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, Nov. 17, 2014, at...
View ArticleCity Council Meeting is Monday in Belle Plaine
Belle Plaine City Council - Committee of the Whole Meeting Monday, November 17, 2014 City Hall, Council Chambers Tentative Agenda - Work Session 5:00 pm Items presented on the Committee of the Whole...
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