Benton County News

There's a wayward ostrich in Benton County, and its owners are hoping you can help bring her home.

Posted on Oct 27, 2009 by Jeff Raasch . © Gazette Communications A medical examiner ruled the death of a Dysart woman a homicide, but the Iowa State Patrol trooper who investigated the crash isn't willing to say the same.

Posted on Oct 27, 2009 by Jeff Raasch . Firefighters attempt to get a car removed from underneath a school bus on 55th Street Trail southeast of Urbana after an accident this morning, Tuesday, Oct.

A La Porte City man faces charges for allegedly sexually assaulting an 8-year-old Benton County girl.

The death of Dysart woman killed in a car crash earlier this month near Garrison has been ruled a homicide.

The Linn County Sheriff's Office says the southbound lanes of I-380 one mile north of Center Point have re-opened following a semi fire.

The long-awaited demolition work at the Benton Country Law Enforcement Center in Vinton has finally begun.

October 12, 2009 Flood recovery efforts continue today in Vinton. Flood waters destroyed the Benton County law enforcement building last year.

Posted on Oct 12, 2009 by Angie Holmes . The Benton County Law Enforcement Center in Vinton is demolished Monday.

Posted on Oct 09, 2009 by admin . Two people were killed, and three others were hurt, in a two-car collision near Garrison Thursday.

Before Judge Robert E. Sosalla Dale Everett Bogue, 25, addresses of Garwin and Marshalltown, had probation revoked and was sentenced to concurrent five and two year prison terms to run concurrently with a Benton County sentence.

Posted on Sep 27, 2009 by Spencer Willems . Byline Benton County Sheriff's deputies and emergency workers investigate the scene of the crash.

Urbana, Ia. - Police said the driver and passenger of a motorcycle have died in a crash on a rural blacktop road in Benton County.

Posted on Sep 19, 2009 by aaronhepker . Firefighters Mikel-jon Elwick and Dennis Bramow carry a pump out of the flood waters surrounding the Benton County Law Enforcement Center in Vinton on Thursday, June 12, 2008.

HERALD TO GO INFO: What:125th anniversary observance for Elberon United Methodist Church When:Sat & Sun, Sept.

Jim Barz of La Porte City; Director District 1 - James Bronner of La Porte City and Director District 2 - Denny Bart Frush of rural La Porte City.

Rep. Dawn Pettengill, R-Mount Auburn, is hosting, a oeWomen to Leadership Conferencea A in response to a new state law requiring gender balance on local government appointed boards and commissions.

Demolition is expected to start soon on the flood-damaged Benton County Law Enforcement Center in Vinton.

A judge has found an eastern Iowa woman guilty of vehicular homicide in a crash that killed a passenger in 2007.

A fight among a group of teens in Benton County ends in a stabbing. The Shellsburg Police Department says a 17 year old boy was stabbed in the arm with a screwdriver after arguing with a group of other teens.