Keystone News

Services were held for Margaret Roberts, 86, Saturday, June 7, at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Elgin with Rev.

Grain Bin Topples In Iowa Published Date: 06-06-2008 07:02 PM CT In Keystone, Iowa, a severe storm took down a loaded grain bin.

Turnout for the Tuesday primary election was low - " 8.1 percent according to the Benton County Auditor's Office.

Tim L. Kapucian - wins only local race. TAMA NEWS-HERALD - TOLEDO CHRONICLE By John Speer and Charley Townsley Running nearly even in Tama and Grundy counties and with a strong showing in his home county of ...

Despite lagging in fundraising and losing out on several major endorsements, Don Shatzer says he hopes to ride a wave of discontent over a proposed coal power plant to an upset win in Tuesday's primary.

Keystone Area Education Teacher Quality Committee -- 4:30 p.m., Keystone Administration Building, 1400 2nd St. via Dubuque Telegraph Herald

Ernest R. "Ernie" Reinberg, 76, of 7231 Linn Benton Rd., Atkins, died Sunday, April 6, 2008, in St. via The Gazette

By Dean Close - Times Editor Tuesday, January 15, 2008 9:49 PM CST As the Jan. 29 county-wide vote on a one-cent sales tax draws near, voters are asking how Benton County, and the cities within the county, ... via Cedar Valley Daily Times

“We feel good about the political lay of the land”

Democrats are intent on positioning themselves to retain control of both legislative chambers and the governor's office - a situation that, until last session, they hadn't been in since 1964. via Cedar Valley Daily Times

“Weeds are costing on both fronts, it is taking N away from the crop and reducing yields”

Timely weed-control management could save costly crop nutrients as well as protect yield, says Mike Leetch, technical support representative for Syngenta Crop Protection. via Iowa Farmer Today

Charles Albert Hirsch, 65, of Luzerne, died Friday, Dec. 21, 2007, at his home following an extended illness. via The Gazette

A rural Keystone man accused of robbing the Keystone Savings Bank over the lunch hour Monday was nabbed two hours later near his residence as he was driving home, the Benton County Sheriff's Office reported. via The Gazette

Benton County Sheriff's Office received at 911 call at approximately 12:03 p.m. Monday of a bank robbery in progress at the Keystone Saving Bank in Keystone. via Cedar Valley Daily Times

Benton County authorities are investigating a report of an armed robbery at a bank in Keystone, The Gazette has learned. via The Gazette

Voters from the cities in Benton County went to the polls Tuesday and chose their mayors and city councils. via Belle Plaine Union

“We're very excited to be a big part of Pleasant Hill and the new school”

Keystone Savings Bank has chosen Pleasant Hill as the location of its fourth branch. via Des Moines Register

Merlyn Niebes, 87, of Belle Plaine, died Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007, at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids from complications of a hip fracture. via The Gazette

Jamie Bowman and Charlie Votrobeck exchanged wedding vows on June 2 in Hudson. Parents of the couple are Rusty and Cathy Bowman of Hudson and Ron and Maxine Votrobeck of Elberon. via Waterloo Courier