Chiropractic care has been used by professional athletes for quite some time now, and almost all professional sports teams have a chiropractor on their health team. But the benefits of chiropractic care aren’t just for athletes like Michael Jordan or Usain Bolt. Golfers like Tiger Woods, Ror…
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VINTON – Much criticism has been directed toward Benton County’s Secondary roads department because of road conditions.
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Here we go again! The calendar turns…seasons change…and summer is here. Kids are out of school. The weather is getting warmer and summer activities are falling into place. In just a matter of 2 weeks – it seems that kids have already moved from excited to bored and back and forth again a doz…
I had this great idea to take the kids to the Relay for Life on Friday in Van Horne. I felt it was part of my job as a parent to help my children be more aware and also understand that cancer affects many people. Richard Hayes, the kids’ grandfather, died with two kinds of cancer. It broke h…
MOUNT VERNON, Iowa – Cornell College named 227 students to its Dean’s List for the spring 2019 semester, including: Bailey Barnard of Keystone with Honors.
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VINTON – More than 500 citizens have requested a site survey for their property, and we’ve received quite a few questions along with all the sign-ups. We have answered most questions by responding to the individual who asked it, and we’ve expanded our website’s FAQ section so everyone can se…
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NEW YORK CITY – As the Vinton-Shellsburg Music Department experienced the music and entertaining scene at the Big Apple last week, they also visited some moving historical sites.
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CENTER POINT _ Efforts got underway this weekend to raise support for replacing a fire station first built in 1950 and begin generating the money to give the community and its firefighters a modern facility from which to operate.
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VINTON – Reopening of the American Legion Post 57 Hall got a hand from the Vinton Fire Department on Thursday evening, helping veterans move items from storage back into the Legion Hall.
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VINTON – Benton County’s Countryfest is going rock with Arch Allies, billed as America’s Premiere Tribute Band.
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The Benton County American Cancer Society Relay for Life was Friday night at the Benton Community High School football field
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VINTON – Randy Trefz supported The Pink Heals of Eastern Iowa since its very beginning of its travels to communities to bring comfort and support to survivors and friends and family members of those lost to cancer.
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VINTON — Cutting edge Christian artists, New Legacy Project, will be in concert on Thursday, June 27, 7 pm, in Vinton. Formerly known as the Blackwood Legacy, the Nashville-based recording artists are on tour throughout Colorado this Spring.
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VINTON – The importance of receiving a high school diploma is difficult to exaggerate. Typically, students who leave school before completing their secondary education earn $10,000 less every year than those with a high school diploma, and $36,000 a year less than a college graduate.
Atkins Community Club will be hosting the annual Watermelon Days on August 2nd & 3rd. This is the only fundraiser the club hosts and the money raised goes back into the community. Help is needed to make this event a success!
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I recently had opportunity to read about “poverty.” It’s defined as “having lack or scarcity” of something, usually money or goods. There are different types of poverty. Relational poverty refers to loneliness. A person may be wealthy, but have poverty of security because they can’t walk fre…
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VINTON –A Vietnam War veteran riding across country to encourage young veterans to join the American Legion began his journey Thursday, a day early, in hopes of getting ahead of the weather.
VINTON – Construction crews will be in Vinton this summer building the iVinton fiber network to deliver internet, phone and TV services. Residents of Vinton can now sign-up for a site survey of their home or business to become Fiber Ready. Being Fiber Ready does not require purchasing servic…
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VINTON – As temperatures finally begin to rise and melt the winter snow, some are beginning to express concern about another flood of the Cedar River.
CEDAR FALLS – Taylor Wheeler thought about new hairstyles on Friday afternoon. She had to since her long blond locks would be cut off the next evening.
VINTON – A nurse who lives in Benton County has been recognized for their contributions to the profession.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.– When Tyler Reddick takes the green flag for his first NASCAR Monster Cup race, the experienced eyes of Garrison native Steve Barkdoll wilk talk him around the track from h…
Travel anywhere in Benton County is being discouraged because of the blowing snow and wind chills.
BENTON COUNTY COURT HOUSE NEWS
BENTON COUNTY COURT HOUSE NEWS
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INDEPENDENCE — Sentencing of reality-TV celebrity Christopher Soules was again delayed after a district court judge struck from the process three victim impact statements and ordered the draft…
Vinton Police Department Log for Week of May 13-19, 2019
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Vinton-Shellsburg High School and Middle School Red Cedar Shooters, as well as the Red Cedar Shooters Rookies, had several individuals and teams compete in the 2019 Trap Shooting Championships at the Cedar Falls Gun Club.
Oelwein head coach Jason Gearhart stood behind third base and preached a simple message to 17 of the 18 Huskies batters who came to the plate in the fifth inning: “Patience.”
Katelyn Buscher was Benton’s workhorse Monday night. The sophomore right-hander tossed 207 pitches in a doubleheader against Williamsburg while allowing just three earned runs.
Aiden Harris just stood there. The Benton second baseman loitered at the plate, bat still in hand as he watched the Williamsburg pitcher get mobbed by his teammates on the way back to the dugout.
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VINTON – Benton County Supervisors took no action Tuesday on in initiating a review of the three decade old land use ordinance.
VINTON — Coots Materials Company employees were recognized at the Iowa Limestone Producer’s Association’s 74th Annual Convention recently held in Iowa City.
Press Release – Ideal Industries, Inc., ABCO Manufacturing, Inc.
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By Faith Ann Brown
If you’ve ever been a pet parent you know animals love to explore and taste just about everything in their path. Unfortunately, there are things at home that our furry friends shouldn’t eat. In fact, according to the ASPCA in 2018, the Animal Poison Control Center (APCC) received an average of 1,200 calls daily and assisted 266,554 animals.
Once again, millennials — anyone born between 1981 and 1996 — are in the news. This time, unbeknownst to them, it’s a plea for help.
According to the Oxford Dictionary, a boundary is defined as “a line that marks the limits of an area.” In more straightforward terms, it’s the line you clearly draw so that others know not to cross it. Boundaries are essential to healthy relationships, whether that’s among friends, within the workplace or in a romantic partnership.
Root canals and comedy clubs. It’s true that one is significantly more pleasant than the other, but they share the same goal: To put a smile on your face. There is another commonality. Both are among the patient services at Brockport Smiles, a dental office with a fresh approach to patient care and oral health.
What do Sigmund Freud, Prince, Janis Joplin and Pennsylvania-bred rapper Mac Miller all have in common? They all died from an opioid overdose.
MONTEZUMA — Authorities have announced Tuesday afternoon that a man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the disappearance of Mollie Tibbetts.
