Really! I’d rather be fishing!
I love to fish. Nothing new, right? In fact, I’m looking forward to the day that I retire and can go out and do some extreme fishing. But I have a catch (pun intended). I’m in need of someone who can...
View ArticleMorel of the story
Tips on just where to find the natural treats Joe Petz jpetz@registermedia.com The anticipation of getting out for the first morel mushroom hunt of the season was killing me, yet knowing how cold and...
View ArticleBe prepared in case of severe weather
With the potential for severe weather across the plains and several Midwestern states the remainder of this week and into the weekend, staff at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal...
View ArticleBelle Plaine Council to meet Monday, May 18
Belle Plaine City Council Meeting City Hall – Council Chambers Monday May 18, 2015 @ 6:00 pm Tentative Schedule 1. Call to order 2. Roll Call 3. Pledge of Allegiance 4. Approval of Consent Agenda-...
View ArticleBelle Plaine School Board to meet May 20
BELLE PLAINE BOARD OF EDUCATION – REGULAR MEETING Belle Plaine Community School District Meeting date/time/location: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at 6:45 p.m., Longfellow Elementary School, 707-7th Street,...
View ArticleState Track Qualifiers – Belle Plaine and Benton
State qualifiers (with seeding) Class 3A Benton Boys 4×200 – Connor Sindt, Lathan Cooper, James Heilman, Jordan Michels, Michael Zittergruen, Kaedon Volz, 1:31.31 (21st) Shot put – Drew Kithcart,...
View ArticleRayner, Jacobson, Willms inducted into IGHSAU Track & Field Hall of Fame
Lone Tree’s Dawn Rayner, Callan Jacobson of Benton Community and Dike-New Hartford’s Hannah Willms will be inducted into the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union’s Track & Field Hall of Fame...
View ArticleObituary: Donald A. Wilson
Donald A. Wilson, 85, died Wednesday May 13, 2015, at his home in Smyrna, TN, following a long illness. Services will be held Wednesday, June 3, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. at the Middle Tennessee Veterans...
View ArticleObituary: Paul Burrows
Paul Douglas Burrows, 59, of Cedar Rapids died Monday, May 18, 2015, from complications of lung cancer at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy. Graveside services will be held 11 a.m.,...
View ArticleIOWA CLASS 3A STATE TRACK – Big day being set up for Saturday with five area...
DES MOINES – Area Iowa Class 3A track teams are setting themselves up for a big Saturday as Clear Creek Amana and Williamsburg qualified in several events for the final day of competition at the Iowa...
View ArticlePay increases are approved by BP school board
Board debates substitute teacher pay at meeting on May 20 By JIM MAGDEFRAU Star Press Union editor BELLE PLAINE – Contracts for the new school year were the main order of business for the Belle Plaine...
View ArticleBenton approves pay packages for staff
School board meeting was May 20 in Van Horne By JIM MAGDEFRAU Star Press Union editor VAN HORNE – As one school year winds down, the Benton Community Board of Directors prepared for the upcoming school...
View ArticleIOWA CLASS 1A STATE TRACK — Good performances but no points on first day for...
Iowa Valley senior Austin Schlabach earned a medal to cap off his track career in a Tiger uniform. Schlabach’s seventh-place finish came in the shot put on Thursday, May 21, at the Iowa Class 1A state...
View ArticleSupervisors to meet May 26 in Vinton
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING May 26, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. Benton County Board of Supervisors Room, Courthouse, Vinton 9:00 A.M. Call to Order Approve minutes Approve claims Set date for...
View ArticleIOWA CLASS 1A STATE TRACK MEET — IV’s Sauerbrei, HLV’s Newton compete in...
The Iowa Valley girls’ and HLV boys’ track teams finished up their seasons in the Class 1A division of the state track meet Saturday morning, May 23, in Des Moines. Both area athletes were in the...
View ArticleIOWA CLASS 3A STATE TRACK MEET — It’s gold for CCA girls shuttle hurdle...
Championship day meant just that for the Clear Creek Amana girls’ shuttle hurdle relay team and the Williamsburg boys’ 4×100-meter relay teams Saturday at the Iowa Class 3A state track meet in Des...
View ArticleSeason continues for Benton soccer
Western Dubuque 2, Benton 1 Benton Community closed its regular season in boys’ soccer with a close 2-1 loss to Western Dubuque, in WaMaC soccer action in Van Horne. Andrew Enderle scored Benton’s lone...
View ArticleBelle Plaine Council will meet June 1
Belle Plaine City Council Meeting City Hall – Council Chambers Monday June 1, 2015 @ 6:00 pm Tentative Schedule Call to order Roll Call Pledge of Allegiance Approval of Consent Agenda- Council Minutes...
View ArticleBelle Plaine works to reverse trends in population
Demographics is focus for committee working on comprehensive plan By JIM MAGDEFRAU Star Press Union editor BELLE PLAINE – The planning process for Belle Plaine continued with a meeting on Tuesday, May...
View ArticleBelle Plaine Mayor’s Newsletter – June 2015
Keeping Belle Plaine up to date By Dave Fish, Belle Plaine Mayor Dear Citizens of Belle Plaine: Derailment Let’s start with the most current topic in town: The train derailment! Not a lot to say, but I...
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