Benton County News

The Benton County Veterans Memorial on Highway 30 just south of Atkins will be rededicated at 2 p.m. Sunday.

Reports were received at the Reporter office yesterday afternoon that the State Highway Commission has placed their o.k. on the Tama-Benton County Line Road south from Dysart and that same will be placed on the State Highway improvement schedule.

A tornado touches ground just west of Dike as pictured from the off ramp of Highway 20 looking to the west Sunday June 21, 2009 near Dike, Iowa.

Two of the three enclosed trailers tossed by winds in excess of 80 mph at Patten Equipment in Urbana are shown Friday morning.

The high winds scattered limbs and even uprooted whole trees in Benton County. And that debris clogged streets, snapped power lines, and even crunched a few homes.

Dozens of people turned out Saturday for the anniversary commemoration of the Flood of 2008 on the Benton County Courthouse lawn in Vinton.

Authorities say one person is dead and another injured near Marengo in eastern Iowa.

Authorities have arrested a man in a deadly weekend shooting in Marengo. Tonch Lynn Weldon, 37, has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Amy Lynn Gephart, 35, of Marengo.

24 hours, 7 days a week also describes the Benton county community's response. That's why 24.7 seemed like a fitting title for a documentary about Vinton's experiences during the flood.

Breaking developments tonight on a story we first brought to you as breaking news at six.

Two people were hospitalized after a crash involving a car and semi-trailer truck this morning.

Two people are hospitalized after a crash involving a car and semi. Benton County authorities were called to Highway 30 near the Keystone corner just before 4 this morning.

Plants, parades and music videos will be among the ways Iowa communities commemorate the historic flooding of June 2008.

Cedar Rapids will receive about $4 million in federal aid for its flood recovery efforts and Benton County will see nearly $6 million.

Tough economic times have forced towns and cities across Iowa to make difficult budget decisions.

William J. Reese, 58, of Newhall, was charged Monday with impersonating a police officer and two counts of disorderly conduct.

Arlo Becker hasna t changed much in his a oe50-somea years of racing cars at Hawkeye Downs.

A Walford man began his 30-day stint in jail this morning after pleading guilty to having indecent contact with a child and assault with intent to commit sexual abuse without causing injury.

Fire destroyed a cattle barn along the Cedar River in northern Benton County this morning.

Firefighters are on the scene of a house fire at 2739 61st Street Lane in rural Benton County.