From the monthly archives:

November 2011

Sheriff’s department in enforcement program

by jmagdefrau on November 30, 2011

The Benton County Sheriff’s Office participated in the Nov. 21-27 sTEP enforcement wave. This project is part of a grant from the Governors Traffic Safety Bureau. Sheriff Randy Forsyth received a 2011-2012 grant that provides $4,900 for radars and Alco-Sensors; $500 for training and educational materials; and $16,400.00 for overtime patrol for a total of [...]

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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas

by jschlesselman on November 30, 2011

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Legislators get input on education plan from Benton staff

November 30, 2011 Star Press Union

By JIM MAGDEFRAU Star Press Union editor The local legislators’ tour on the proposed blueprint for education from Gov. Terry Branstad came to Van Horne Monday, Nov. 28, to get input from Benton Community staff. Staff gave a point-by-point critique of the plan to State Senator Tim Kapucian and State Representative Dawn Pettengill. Kapucian of [...]

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Sour grapes, Nov. 30, 2011

November 30, 2011 Journal Tribune

The marriage issue continues in Iowa. Recently, presidential candidate Rick Perry signed a marriage vow with Bob Vander Plaats. Does that mean they are married? And please don’t tell Vander Plaats that in the past week while editing obituaries, I’ve come across a man named Lorraine and a woman named Maurice. *    *    [...]

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Crystal Ball, Nov. 30, 2011

November 30, 2011 Crystal Ball

A few weekends ago, I felt like my crowning achievement was driving from Homestead to High Amana and back on Saturday night without hitting a deer. I thought this was an outstanding accomplishment because in the last couple of weeks, a co-worker hit a deer, a friend hit a deer (in residential Marion, nonetheless) and another [...]

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Benton County letters, Nov. 30, 2011

November 30, 2011 Benton County Letters

Terrorists To the Editor: Former Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Reid have implied that the “Tea Party” was the same as terrorists in statements to the press. Let’s examine that charge by comparing the Tea Party gathering at the Washington Monument in D.C. to the Union “gathering” at the Wisconsin statehouse. The Tea Party gathering [...]

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Benton County obituaries, Nov. 30, 2011

November 30, 2011 Benton County obituaries

Maurice E. Pickering KEYSTONE – Maurice E. Pickering, 98, Keystone, died Monday, Nov. 21, 2011, at St. Luke’s Hospice in Cedar Rapids. Funeral services were Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011, at Salem United Methodist Church in Van Horne, with Pastor Norm Bennett officiating. Interment was at Oak Hill Cemetery in Belle Plaine. Maurice Pickering was born in [...]

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Belle Plaine yardwaste and compost site re-opens

November 30, 2011 Star Press Union

The Belle Plaine yardwaste and compost site  reopened Nov. 30. It was closed following a Nov. 21 fire that city officials believe was deliberately set.  

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Belle Plaine activity change

November 29, 2011 Star Press Union

The junior high girls’ basketball game on Tuesday, Nov. 29 at BGM has been canceled.

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Missing dog — “Buddy”

November 29, 2011 Amana Colonies news

The owners of a 12-year-old black Labrador retriever, named “Buddy,” are asking for the public’s help in searching for the dog. Buddy has been missing from his home, 1 mile west of Oxford, since Nov. 16. He needs medications three times daily, according to an advertisement placed in the Pioneer-Republican of Marengo, and the Williamsburg [...]

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