Hookups – Belle Plaine wants residents to be legal with their sump pumps and...
By JIM MAGDEFRAU Star Press Union editor BELLE PLAINE – The City of Belle Plaine wants people to comply with the law when it comes to hookups for sump pumps and down spouts. However, they want to give...
View ArticleOBITUARY: Merlin D. (Pat) Dreibelbis
Merlin D. (Pat) Dreibelbis, 97, of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, Sept.10, 2015 at his residence in the Meth-Wick Community. Visitation will be Friday, September 18, 10 to 11 a.m. with brief services...
View ArticleVan Horne Newsletter – September and October 2015
I learned a long time ago that anything pertaining to government issues does not happen fast. We are waiting for the DNR to approve the payment for the grant for the asbestos removal at the old...
View ArticleNew board is sworn in at Benton Community
It is the start of a new school board for Benton Community, and that start included good news, as the Benton board met Wednesday, Sept. 16, at the Central Administration Office in Van Horne. Updates...
View ArticleBelle Plaine deals with sump pumps, down spouts and sewers
BELLE PLAINE – For several months Garling Construction has been looking for a way to hook into the city’s sewer system, rather than have its current septic system. The Belle Plaine City Council...
View ArticleBelle Plaine looks increase technology in classrooms
BELLE PLAINE – Look for iPads and Chromebooks coming into the classrooms in Belle Plaine. Action taken at the Wednesday, Sept. 16, meeting for the board of education will get the school ready for when...
View ArticleAUTUMN 2015 – POWESHIEK COUNTY: Pumpkins spooks and scarecrows bring fall...
By J.O. PARKER Fall is a great time to enjoy a day at the local pumpkin farm, attend a fall festival or sale or get spooked on Halloween Eve. Poweshiek County has several family-friendly attractions...
View ArticleAUTUMN 2015 – BENTON COUNTY: Egg baskets, pumpkin pancakes and Bloomsbury...
BENTON COUNTY CONSERVATION Saturday, Sept. 26. – Egg Baskets at the Nature Center This class is all about versatility. Participants can choose to make an egg basket or repeat participants can finish up...
View Article150 years, 7 generations … one homeSeven generations of the Karsten family...
SPECIAL TO MPC NEWSPAPERS One hundred fifty years ago, as America was recovering from the Civil War, an Iowa County family was just beginning to put down roots that would endure through seven...
View ArticleAUTUMN 2015 – IOWA COUNTY: Oktoberfest, Fall Festival highlight Iowa County...
By BRIAN RATHJEN Already, there’s been lots of fun in Iowa County during the first couple of weeks of the fall season. But there’s plenty more going on this fall throughout the county, ranging from the...
View ArticleSheriff’s News: One injured in accident near Shellsburg
On Sept. 26, 2015, at approximately 4 p.m., the Benton County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call of a three-vehicle accident with injuries one mile south of Shellsburg on 32nd Avenue. A 2010 Toyota...
View ArticleBelle Plaine October Newsletter
From the desk of Belle Plaine Mayor Dave Fish … Dear Citizens of Belle Plaine: Just a couple of quick community notes: Official City Trick or Treat Hours and Date: October 31 from 5 to 8 p.m. Official...
View ArticleBelle Plaine Homecoming is Oct. 2; benefits local food pantry
When the chips are down – unemployment, a cut in hours or unexpected hardship – the South Benton County Food Pantry is there to assist the hungry in time of need. Located at 1210 Eighth Ave. across...
View ArticleBelle Plaine board looks at current goals, sets new goals
By JIM MAGDEFRAU BELLE PLAINE – Goals. What have they done? What do they want to do? The Belle Plaine Board of Education took a hard look at the current and future goals at a work session Monday, Sept....
View ArticleMarket study to explore future for Belle Plaine
What does the future hold for Belle Plaine? Community residents and business persons will have a chance to chime in as part of the Belle Plaine Market Study project being orchestrated by Belle Plaine...
View ArticleBelle Plaine City Council Agenda – October 5
Belle Plaine City Council Meeting City Hall – Council Chambers Monday October 5, 2015 @ 6:00 pm Tentative Schedule Call to order Roll Call Pledge of Allegiance Approval of Consent Agenda, Council...
View ArticleOBITUARY: Susan M. “Becker” Barger
ATKINS – Susan M. “Becker” Barger, 48, passed away peacefully from complications of Multiple Sclerosis on Friday, October 2, 2015 at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids. A Mass Of Christian Burial...
View ArticleGRMC approved as healthcare option for Veterans
Staff Reports powcr@registermedia.com Area veterans may now receive outpatient healthcare services at Grinnell Regional Medical Center through the patient centered community care program of the...
View ArticleBelle Plaine hears of progress in development
Belle Plaine renewed its annual investment to Benton Development Group (BDG) after an update from BDG Director Emily Upah, at the council’s Oct. 5 meeting at the city hall in Belle Plaine. “I think...
View ArticleOBITUARY: Melissa Anne Crow
NORTH ENGLISH – Melissa Anne Crow, 42, passed away Thursday, October 8, 2015, in the Ed & Joan Hemphill Hospice Unit at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids following a brave battle with cancer....
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