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All Charges are subject to review by the Benton County Attorney's Office. An arrest or criminal charge is merely an accusation, and the Defendant is presumed innocent, unless proven guilty. Intrastate Warrants are issued by Law Enforcement Agencies for crimes happening in their jurisdictions. Three Adult Arrests. April 25. Aaron...

TAMA, Iowa — Officials in northeast Iowa have released the name of a man killed in a UTV crash over the weekend. Investigators say Mark Shipley died on Saturday in rural Tama County. They responded to the crash in the 3200 block of H Avenue near the town of Tama.

In September of 2022 a Shellsburg couple, Jeffrey and Stacy Dively, were arrested on several crimes involving children.The first of these charges were brought to trial this week in the case of Stacy Diveley, 47. She faced four misdemeanor counts of Child Endangerment, and two Class D Felony charges of Child Endangerment with Bodily Injury as well as a charge of Witness Tampering, Diveley was found guilty in six of these charges. In closing arguments, the prosecutor made it clear that there was evidence that Diveley was guilty of the same crimes, multiple times more than what she was charged. In counts 1,3,5 and 6 Diveley was found guilty of Child Endangerment, an aggravated misdemeanor.In count 2, the charge of Child Endangerment with Bodily Injury, a Class D Felony,the charge was reduced to Child Endangerment dropping it to an aggravated misdemeanor charge. On the fourth charge of Child Endangerment with Bodily Injury the jury found Diveley guilty, which is a Class D Felony. The jury did not find sufficient evidence to convict Diveley on the seventh charge of tampering with a witness and ruled her innocent. Sentencing will be scheduled at a later time.In Iowa law, charges are separated between misdemeanors and felonies.-Misdemeanors can be punishable up to two years in jail. -Felonies are put into one of four classes with Class A Felonies as the most serious and Class D as the least serious. Sentencing for Class D felonies can bring up to five years in prison and a fine between $750 and $7,500. There is no mandatory prison term.

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The 4th Street Diner is looking for local rhubarb donations to make some of our favorite recipes for the clients we serve. If you have any questions, feel free to call (319) 472-4761.

WEST UNION, Iowa (KCRG) - The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help finding a driver involved in a “hit-and-run” crash on Tuesday morning. The sheriff’s office said it happened on the Eldorado hill just before 7 a.m. The suspect vehicle was a white Ford...

ATKINS, Iowa (Iowa's News Now) — The City of Atkins will be getting a new fire station after their last one was destroyed in the 2020 derecho. The city announced they received approval from FEMA for the fire station project. The Atkins Fire Station was destroyed on August 10th,...

Tuesday's Board of Supervisors Meeting began with the removal of item six on the agenda, a public hearing concerning an appeal of Ordinance #37, Vicious Animal Ordinance Brian Pisch due to technicalities for the time being. The agenda, minutes and claims were approved. Barb Greenlee, set a land use hearing...

The Benton County Board of Supervisors met in regular session with Supervisors Bierschenk and Seeman present. Supervisor Primmer attended via phone and called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m. at the Benton County Service Center. Members of the public are invited to join in during open session or watch the livestream at https://www.youtube.com/bentoncountyiowa. Summarized Resolutions will be available in the Auditor's office and at: www.bentoncountyia.gov.

On a perfect spring morning last week, Kindergarten students from Tilford Elementary made their way to the Lutheran Home to entertain the residents. Lois Martin led the children in the outdoor concert. Singing songs and playing instruments from their latest concert, the group of more than 100 children sang with...

Benton County Service Center Conference Room 811 D Ave. Vinton, IA. ** Agenda is not printed in any particular order; only time specific items will be addressed at certain times https://www.youtube.com/bentoncountyiowa. 1. 9:00 A.M. Call to Order. 2. 9:05 A.M. Barb Greenlee. RE: Set land use hearing for Paul &...

In our experience working as student journalists, we’ve realized that there is a severe distrust within America and even smaller, within the Washburn community. With the propaganda being pushed in the media nowadays, many find it difficult to trust local reporters to speak and report the truth. This hugely affected our work with Student Media.

The Benton County Community Foundation's 2023 annual report is now available on the Community Foundation's website at www.bentonccf.org. The report highlights key impacts made and lists funds held with the Community Foundation along with grant-funded projects. In 2023, a total of $310,013 in grants from all charitable giving funds of...

Center Point Urbana continues the team's undefeated run in 2024, defeating Independence 1-0 in extra time to win the WAMAC title outright. With two minutes left in the first extra time period, sophomore Lilly Miller scored the match-winning golden goal for the Stormin Pointers.