Articles Tagged: Benton County

One person died in a two-vehicle crash Thursday in Benton County.

Council took no action at the meeting and said that will come at a later date.

A week after several residents of the small Benton County town of Keystone were notified they’re in violation of a city ordinance prohibiting pit bulls, Sheriff Ron Tippett says the notifications were verbal warnings only, and there is no plan to remove the dogs at this time.

The city and Benton County have ordinances prohibiting pit bulls, but dog owners and representatives from animal rights groups say targeting specific breeds is an outdated practice.

Kris Gulick, who served on the Cedar Rapids City Council from 2006 to 2018, is running in Senate 40 because he believes Iowa’s second-largest metro area "needs a voice in the Iowa Senate majority.“

Jessica Wiskus, who has also been organizing against the Navigator CO2 Ventures carbon pipeline after learning her property was in the corridor, is running as a Democratic in Senate 42. The district covers rural Linn County, wrapping around the Cedar Rapids metro area, and eastern Benton County.

The deadline to submit grant applications to the Benton County Community Foundation’s 2022 grant cycle is 5 p.m. March 15. Grants are awarded to projects within the program areas of arts and culture, community betterment, education and youth development, environment and animal welfare, health and human service.

The Benton County Community Foundation (BCCF), an affiliate of the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa, will host a public grant applicant workshop on Jan. 6. Individuals, especially those interested in applying for a grant, are encouraged to attend the workshop and should RSVP online

Horridge House, Vinton Train Depot are featured locations

FORT DODGE – Adrianna Katcher wondered if the defense of her cross country state title was in jeopardy before the …

Before Class 1A state soccer teams can think about upending defending champion Dyersville Beckman, they’ll try to come up with …

VINTON – It’s finally time for the clock on the Benton County Courthouse to work again. Last August, a crew …

WEST AMANA – A Cedar Rapids man who led police on a high-speed chase in February, resulting in a multicar …

One day after the Iowa Court of Appeals upheld a ruling out of the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division penalizing Bo …

The Picador in Iowa City, which  will reopen March 24, 2010, under its former moniker of Gabe’s , new owner Steve Federspiel …