Benton County News

La Porte City Telephone Company is kicking off the first annual "Mitten Tree Program" during the upcoming holiday season.

Posted on Nov 23, 2009 by Jeff Raasch . Two dogs died and this house at 1110 Fourth Ave.

Posted on Nov 18, 2009 by Spencer Willems . Terry Stephenson, a health physics technician at NextEra Energy Resources Duane Arnold Energy Center, participates in a training drill by taking a reading from an ion chamber, a device that detects radiation, northwest of Palo on Wednesday, November 18, 2009.

A desperate search in Benton County to find a missing 22-year-old. 22-year-old John Skalsky, Jr.

The Benton County Sheriff's Office confirms that a man missing since Saturday has been found.

Investigators in Benton County are asking for your help in finding 22-year-old John Steven Skalsky Junior.

John Skalsky Jr. went missing Saturday afternoon and it's believed he was walking Blairstown to Norway along railroad tracks.

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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.