Van Horne Newsletter, August/September 2013
Van Horne Community Newsletter August/September 2013 Greetings Van Horne area residents! The weather kind of reminds you of the movie groundhog day, every day is pretty much the same. Even though the...
View ArticleFUNERAL NOTICE: Rev. John Joseph Walsh
The Rev. John Joseph Walsh, 83, Dubuque, died Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013, at Mercy Hospice in Johnston, following a short illness. Services are 10:30 a.m. Monday at All Saints Catholic Church, Cedar...
View ArticleDrowning investigated near Atkins
According to the Benton County Sheriff’s Department, the Atkins Fire Department and Benton County Sheriff’s Office were called to man-made pond located at the east edge of Atkins around 5:10 p.m. on...
View ArticleCITY COUNCIL ROUNDUP – Norway, Aug. 12, 2013
CITY OF NORWAY August 12, 2013 Regular meeting of the Norway City Council called to order by Mayor Kyle Schmidt at 6:00 PM. Roll Call – Present: Heather Rudie, Mark Nolte, Pat Bailey. Absent: Loras...
View ArticleBenton County Democrats elect candidate for supervisor
VINTON – The Benton County Democratic Party reconvened its 2012 convention on Monday, August 13, for the purpose of selecting a candidate to represent the party for the Nov. 5 special supervisor...
View ArticleBelle Plaine Board of Education Meeting Agenda – Aug. 21, 2013
The Belle Plaine Board of Eduction will meet in regular session Wednesday, Aug. 21 at 6:45 p.m. at Longfellow Elementary, 707 7th St., Belle Plaine. A. CALL TO ORDER B. ROLL CALL AND DECLARATION OF...
View ArticleBelle Plaine City Council Work Session and Regular Meeting Agendas – Aug. 19,...
The Belle Plaine City Council Committee of the Whole will meet Monday, Aug. 19, 2013 at 5 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall. Tentative Agenda Work Session Items presented on the Committee of...
View ArticleBenton Community Agenda, Wednesday, Aug. 21
BENTON COMMUNITY SCHOOL BOARD REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2013,7:30 P.M. BENTON COMMUNITY MS/HS Media Center 600 1ST STREET, VAN HORNE, IOWA TENTATIVE AGENDA: CALL TO ORDER 7:30 PM...
View ArticleBenton County Supervisors Agenda, Aug. 20, 2013
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING August 20, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. Benton County Board of Supervisors Room, Vinton, IA 1. 9:00 A.M. Call to Order 2. 9:15 a.m. Marc Greenlee Re: Land use hearing for Lynn and...
View ArticleMosquito spraying scheduled for Belle Plaine
The Belle Plaine Police Department issued an electronic message Monday afternoon that mosquito spraying will take place this evening, Aug. 19.
View ArticleAtkins to host community blood drive on Monday, September 9 at Presbyterian...
Atkins will host a community blood drive from 2 to 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 9 at, inside the Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, 121 Main Ave. To donate, please contact Cindy Beatty at...
View ArticleCrystal Ball, Aug. 21, 2013
A lazy end to summer This is the time of year when I look at the calendar and wonder what happened. Schools across the county start this week. Iowa State football kicks off before long. It’s decidedly...
View ArticleSour Grapes, Aug. 21, 2013
BIKING It was somewhat of a mini-RAGBRAI for me a few weeks ago as I touched base with friends in beautiful central Iowa. When Chuck Offenburger calls for a favor, I’m usually there to answer the call....
View ArticleGuest Editorial: Kirkwood levy
Levy vote By MICK STARCEVICH Kirkwood President A nationwide study of 4 million people released by ACT of Iowa City in July supports what we have known for a long time: students who train for middle...
View ArticleBELLE PLAINE COUNCIL: Hanson Building repair estimate is $160,000
By THADDEUS MAST Star Press Union intern Jim Jacobs of VJ Engineering gave an estimate of $162,282.77 for rebuilding the Hanson Building, 807 12th St., at Belle Plaine’s Committee of the Whole meeting...
View ArticleBelle Plaine School Calendar Change
Cancellation The Belle Plaine Girls’ Basketball game on Thursday, February 6, 2014 against Iowa City Regina has been cancelled.
View ArticleBelle Plaine restricts outdoor water use beginning Monday, Aug. 26
Belle Plaine residents are again being asked to conserve water as drought conditions jeopardize the municipal water supply. Mayor Dave Fish Wednesday afternoon issued the following resolution limiting...
View Article2013 Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame honorees celebrated at the Iowa State Fair
Iowa 4-H Foundation and ISU Extension and Outreach induct 110 Iowa 4-H volunteers. AMES – Eighty-three counties inducted honorees into the 2013 Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the 4-H...
View ArticleBenton looks at progress, enrollment at board meeting
By JIM MAGDEFRAU Star Press Union editor VAN HORNE – The key year of 2014 is approaching, where according to No Child Left Behind standards, all schools throughout the country are supposed to be 100...
View ArticleBenton Communication Team invites community
The Benton Communication Team serves as the school improvement advisory committee (SIAC) for the school district. Committee representation on the BC Team includes teachers, administrators, GWAEA...
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