The Iowa House Judiciary Committee advanced House Study Bill 37 along party lines with all Republican members voting in favor ...

BENTONVILLE -- Benton County is ready to start work on a project to improve its response to natural disasters with a $100,000 grant from the Walton Family Foundation. The Quorum Court voted 15-0 ...

Under this proposal, instead of serving the entire county, supervisors would have to live in and be elected by a district. Senate Minority Leader Janice Weiner, D-Iowa City, opposed the bill.

A regularly scheduled audit by the office of State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick gave Benton County the lowest possible rating of "poor" and alleged that county officials disregarded and violated ...

FOLEY (WJON News) -- Benton County commissioners have approved a resolution denouncing DFL legislators for not showing up for work. Commissioners unanimously passed the measure calling out the ...

A Benton County Sheriff corrections officer inspects an empty pod at the Benton County Jail in Kennewick. File Tri-City Herald A Benton County leader says they’re prepared to challenge ...

At a meeting on Thursday, January 16, the Benton School Board approved the zoning map for Mountain View Middle, honored several students with Panther Pride awards, and passed other regular business ...

Southeast Iowa Union offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Ralston Eco Homes, LLC to Tasha Olson, Parcel A of lot 13, Stone Ridge First Addition in the ...

An EPA inspection last summer found dozens of methane leaks at the Coffin Butte landfill in Benton County. The site accepts more than 1 million tons of garbage annually. It’s located about eight miles ...

The Iowa County Sheriff’s Office said 23-year-old Jessica Patch, of South English, was driving eastbound on 325th Street (Highway F67) near TT Avenue at around 8:30 a.m., when she failed to ...

VAN HORNE — Benton Community senior Mo Brown’s athletic ... with the boys before the sport became sanctioned by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. “I wanted to wrestle with the ...

Southeast Iowa Union offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. VINTON — Earlier this month, the Benton County Board of Supervisors approved the formation of a ...