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Tuesday | KGAN

Ostrich On The Loose In Benton County

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

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Related Topix: Vinton, IA, Des Moines Metro, Franklin County, IA

Tue Oct 27, 2009

The Gazette

Doctor, police at odds over Benton homicide ruling

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.

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Related Topix: Dysart, IA, Garrison, IA, Cedar Rapids Metro

The Gazette

Car hits school bus near Urbana; no one seriously hurt

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.

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Related Topix: Urbana, IA

Fri Oct 23, 2009

KCRG-TV Cedar Rapids

Man Charged with Sexually Assaulting 8-year-old

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

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Related Topix: La Porte City, IA

Tue Oct 20, 2009

KCRG

Death of Car Crash Victim Ruled Homicide

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

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Related Topix: Dysart, IA, Garrison, IA

Fri Oct 16, 2009

KCRG

I-380 Southbound Re-opened After Semi Fire

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.

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Related Topix: Linn County, IA, Center Point, IA, Urbana, IA

Tue Oct 13, 2009

KIMT

Demolition begins on Benton County Courthouse

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

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Related Topix: Vinton, IA

Mon Oct 12, 2009

KGAN

Benton County Jail Demolition

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

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Related Topix: Vinton, IA, Lottery, Des Moines, IA, Des Moines Metro

The Gazette

PHOTOS: Benton County Jail demolished

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

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Related Topix: Vinton, IA

Fri Oct 09, 2009

The Gazette

Two killed, three hurt in Benton County crash

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

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Related Topix: Garrison, IA

Tue Oct 06, 2009

Tama News-Herald

Probation is revoked, sentenced to prison

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.

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Related Topix: Prison, Garwin, IA, Marshalltown, IA, Tama County, IA

Sun Sep 27, 2009

The Gazette

Two people killed in motorcycle accident near Shellsburg

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

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Related Topix: Shellsburg, IA, Cedar Rapids, IA, Cedar Rapids Metro

Des Moines Register

Crash kills driver, passenger on motorcycle

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

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Related Topix: Urbana, IA

Sun Sep 20, 2009

The Gazette

Demolition plans continue for Benton County Law Enforcement Center

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.

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Related Topix: Vinton, IA, Natural Disasters, Flood, Walford, IA

Wed Sep 16, 2009

Tama News-Herald

Elberon United Methodist observes 125th this weekend

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

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Related Topix: Elberon, IA, Breakfast, Life, Food, Tama, IA, Iowa, Clutier, IA

Thu Sep 03, 2009

The Progress-Review

Union School Board Candidates Run Unopposed

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.

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Related Topix: La Porte City, IA, Dysart, IA, Tama County, IA

Tue Sep 01, 2009

The Gazette

Gender balance conference Sept. 19

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.

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Related Topix: Mount Auburn, IA, Blairstown, IA

Sun Aug 30, 2009

Des Moines Register

Timeline in place for tearing down Benton County jail

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

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Related Topix: Vinton, IA, Des Moines, IA

Fri Aug 28, 2009

KGAN

At Work Webcast

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

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Related Topix: Garrison, IA, Vinton, IA

Wed Aug 19, 2009

KWWL-TV Waterloo

Teen stabbed with screwdriver in Shellsburg

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.

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Related Topix: Shellsburg, IA

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