Belle Plaine School Board to meet Feb. 18
BELLE PLAINE BOARD OF EDUCATION –PUBLIC HEARING AND REGULAR MEETING Belle Plaine Community School District Meeting date/time/location: Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at 6:45 p.m., Longfellow Elementary...
View ArticleBenton school board to meet Feb. 18 in Norway
BENTON COMMUNITY BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR BOARD MEETING 7:30P.M., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18,2015 NORWAY CENTER- MEDIA CENTER 100 SCHOOL DRIVE, NORWAY, IA 52318 TENTATIVE AGENDA CALL TO ORDER...
View ArticleBelle Plaine City Council will meet Wednesday, Feb. 18
Belle Plaine City Council Meeting City Hall – Council Chambers February 18, 2015 @ 6:00 pm Tentative Schedule Call to order Roll Call Pledge of Allegiance Approval of Consent Agenda- Council Minutes of...
View ArticleSchwenn, Beaver advance to state for BP and BC
IHSAA 1A Dist. 4 Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015 Pleasantville, IA West Marshall 122.0 Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 110.5 Sigourney-Keota 109.0 Moravia 34.0 B-G-M 29.0 Belle Plaine 29.0 Iowa Valley 28.0...
View ArticleBC board meeting moved to Tuesday because of basketball game
NOTE: Due to the GBB regional semi-final at Wellman on Wednesday evening the regular monthly board meeting has been moved to Tuesday evening. BENTON COMMUNITY BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR BOARD MEETING...
View ArticleBenton supervisors to meet Tuesday
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING February 17, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. Benton County Board of Supervisors Room 9:00 A.M. Call to Order Approve minutes 9:00 a.m. Fair Board re: future funding and funding...
View ArticleBelle Plaine City Bowling Tournament Results 2015
Belle Plaine Bowl City Tournament Results For 2015 Teams Kiddos & A Pup 2,751 Stamp Ag 2,743 The King’s Queens 2,714 Martin Repair 2,705 Pink Ladies 2,662 Singles Terry Nelson 760 Joanne Schminke...
View ArticleBP SPORTS: Girls pick up district win over Iowa Valley
Belle Plaine 64, Iowa Valley 50 A huge second half effort helped the Belle Plaine girls’ basketball team to a second-round tourney win over Iowa Valley, Tuesday, Feb. 17, at Marengo, 64-50. Belle...
View ArticleOBITUARY: Kenneth William Karsten
BLAIRSTOWN – Kenneth William Karsten, 85, went peacefully to be with his Lord with his family at his side on Friday, Feb. 20, 2015, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Funeral services will be held...
View ArticleBenton supervisors to meet Tuesday, Feb. 24
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING February 24, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. Benton County Board of Supervisors Room 1. 9:00 A.M. Call to Order 2. Approve minutes 3. Approve claims 4. Approve DECAT...
View ArticleBelle Plaine, Benton at state wrestling meet
2015 IHSAA State Championships Results for Benton Community 2A-132 – Dylan Beaver (10-6) scored 2.00 team points. Champ. Round 1 – Beaver won by decision over Austin Staudt (Charles City) 37-9 (Dec...
View ArticleBelle Plaine boys open with win over Cedar Valley Christian
Belle Plaine 74, Cedar Valley Christian 25 Belle Plaine rolled to a 74-25 win over Cedar Valley Christian as it opened district play, Thursday, Feb. 19, at Belle Plaine in 1A boys’ basketball action....
View ArticleSCHOOL TO SELL PLAYGROUND LOTS
All hope city and school can work together on property next to old school By JIM MAGDEFRAU Star Press Union editor BELLE PLAINE – Local citizens concerned about the future of the playground area at the...
View ArticleBC Board: SAYING ‘GOOD MORNING’
Benton works to encourage positive behavior at all schools By JIM MAGDEFRAU Star Press Union editor NORWAY – Positive behavior. The school improvement report at the Tuesday, Feb. 17 meeting of the...
View ArticleBP COUNCIL: GETTING A LINE ON THE LINES
Sidewalk project prompts look at water and sewer lines in Belle Plaine By JIM MAGDEFRAU Star Press Union editor BELLE PLAINE – What’s underneath our sidewalks? This question is tough to answer for...
View ArticleSoup luncheon planned as memorial for Deb Johann
Blairstown EMS has its 11th annual soup luncheon on Sunday, March 1, from 11am to 2 p.m. at the Blairstown community center. This year’s luncheon is also a memorial honoring one of our own. Debra...
View ArticleBenton County Volunteer program notes anniversary, plus 20 years of SHARE
Benton County Volunteer Program celebrated 20 years of participation in SHARE, Iowa at the Belle Plaine distribution location on February 21. BCVP and SHARE take pride in a commitment to build stronger...
View ArticleSPORTS: Belle Plaine gets one more tourney win
Belle Plaine 72, Iowa Valley 65 Tournament action continued Tuesday, Feb. 24, at Brooklyn when Belle Plaine used a big fourth quarter to pick up a win in boys’ basketball, 72-65. Belle Plaine had 26...
View ArticleNew administrator at Belle Plaine Nursing and Rehab Center
On March 9, the administrative reins at Belle Plaine Nursing and Rehab Center will be handed over to Jalissa Simmons, as current administrator Kristie Kremer takes leave. Kremer has served as...
View ArticleArea schools work together on assessments
All students take tests that measure aptitude, intelligence, achievement and many other levels of skills, but some local teachers are working on a new approach to this testing that is proving to be a...
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