From the desk of Belle Plaine Mayor
By DAVE FISH Belle Plaine mayor Dear Citizens of Belle Plaine: By the time this letter gets out to the public we will know if you have a new Mayor to take over in January or whether I have another four...
View ArticleSkyping with the Governor
It started as part of a social studies class. Benton Community’s Tim Casey sent a note to Gov. Terry Branstad about the lack of time given to social studies in school. The note led to a first-hand...
View ArticleVan Horne Community Newsletter – November and December 2015
Van Horne Community Newsletter November 2015 Greetings Van Horne area residents! With fall sports winding down and winter sports beginning, we know that cooler temperatures are soon to arrive. With...
View ArticleBenton Community agenda
TO: BENTON COMMUNITY BOARD OF EDUCATION FROM: GARY ZITTERGRUEN, SUPERINTENDENT RE: REGULAR BOARD MEETING TIME: 7:30 P.M., Monday, November 16, 2015 PLACE: CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION OFFICE BOARD ROOM 304...
View ArticleOBITUARY: Kenneth Truelsen
Celebrating the Victory over death Kenneth Theodore Truelsen 80, passed away Nov. 12, 2015 and is now celebrating his victory over death in his Savior Jesus Christ, He was born March 23, 1935 at...
View ArticleBP school board to meet Tuesday
BELLE PLAINE BOARD OF EDUCATION – REGULAR MEETING Belle Plaine Community School District Meeting date/time/location: Tuesday, November 17, 2015, at 6:45 p.m., Longfellow Elementary School, 707-7th...
View ArticleAgenda set for BP City Council
Belle Plaine City Council Meeting City Hall – Council Chambers Monday November 16, 2015 @ 6:00 pm Tentative Schedule 1. Call to order 2. Roll Call 3. Pledge of Allegiance 4. Approval of Consent Agenda,...
View ArticleBC board looks at bleachers, uniforms, phones
Meeting was Monday, November 16 in Van Horne By JIM MAGDEFRAU Star Press Union editor Bleachers. Phones. Levies. Uniforms. The Benton Community Board of Directors had a variety of topics at the Monday,...
View ArticleCity workers commended in work on city water
Water was main topic for Belle Plaine County at Nov. 16 meeting By JIM MAGDEFRAU Star Press Union editor BELLE PLAINE – Water. The City of Belle Plaine went through a week of having to boil water. They...
View ArticleBelle Plaine families start “Little Free Library” program
Mothers and kids excited to take a book, leave a book By JIM MAGDEFRAU Star Press Union editor Little Free Library. It started in Wisconsin in 2009. It’s gone nationwide now, and with the help of two...
View ArticleBC board looks at bleachers, uniforms, phones
Meeting was Monday, November 16 in Van Horne By JIM MAGDEFRAU Star Press Union editor Bleachers. Phones. Levies. Uniforms. The Benton Community Board of Directors had a variety of topics at the Monday,...
View ArticleAdministrative reports are given at BP board meeting
School board also hears technology and sharing updates at November 17 meeting By JIM MAGDEFRAU Star Press Union editor BELLE PLAINE – Reports were given by administrators at the Belle Plaine Board of...
View ArticleSupervisors to meet Dec. 1 in Vinton
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING December 1, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. Benton County Board of Supervisors Room, Vinton 9:00 A.M. Call to Order Approve vacation carry over for Carol Zander Approve vacation carry...
View ArticleBelle Plaine Mayor Newsletter – December
FROM THE DESK OF THE MAYOR DAVE FISH Belle Plaine Mayor Dear Citizens of Belle Plaine: Before I get very far into this newsletter let me simply say: MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR! Or if you...
View ArticleCommittee looks over plan for Belle Plaine’s future
Hearing is planned December 28 By JIM MAGDEFRAU Star Press Union editor BELLE PLAINE – Charting Belle Plaine’s future. Chad Sands of the East Central Council of Governments (ECICOG) presented a draft...
View ArticleATVs on county roads: Area riders seek action on ordinance; officials stress...
By JIM MAGDEFRAU Star Press Union editor VINTON – An ongoing topic for the Benton County Board of Supervisors has been an ordinance on ATV/UTV vehicles in Benton County. Louis Guynn, rural Mount...
View ArticleAbove the influence: Update is given on youth and substance abuse at county...
By JIM MAGDEFRAU Star Press Union editor VINTON – There are areas of concern, but things are getting better. David Condry of the Above the Influence Coalition gave an update on Benton County at the...
View ArticleMinutes: What to leave in? What to leave out?
By JIM MAGDEFRAU Star Press Union editor VINTON – There was a brief discussion by the Benton County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, Dec. 1, on minutes, and if they should be condensed for publication....
View ArticleBelle Plaine City Council sets agenda for December 7 meeting
Belle Plaine City Council Meeting City Hall – Council Chambers Monday December 7, 2015 @ 6:00 pm Tentative Schedule Call to order Roll Call Pledge of Allegiance Approval of Consent Agenda, Council...
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