Benton County

Attendees look over hand-outs documenting data and trends for the Kirkwood Benton County Center.

Kirkwood Benton County Leadership Council to meet again May 15

Kirkwood Community College will host the next meeting of its Benton County Leadership Council on Thursday, May 15, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Kirkwood Benton County Center, 111 W. 3rd St. in Vinton. The meeting is open to…

USDA invests $74.7 million in rural Iowa projects

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced $74.7 million of investment in rural Iowa projects…

USDA Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, Xochitl Torres Small, looks at cows at Austin Schulte Dairy farm in Benton County. CREDIT USDA

Navigator enters agreement with world’s largest ethanol producer

Navigator CO2 Ventures announced June 7 they will be providing carbon capture, utilization and storage…

An updated map of Navigator CO2 Ventures' proposed carbon pipeline through Iowa.

Linn County residents, environmental groups resisting CO2 pipeline efforts

A proposed carbon dioxide pipeline by Texas-based Navigator CO2 Ventures, called Heartland Greenway, that would…

Frontier Co-op awarded incentives for $7.3M expansion

Frontier Co-op was awarded $300,462 in state incentives Friday for a $7.3-million expansion project that…

Federal disaster assistance extended to 10 Iowa counties

Homeowners and renters in 10 more Iowa counties may now apply for FEMA Individual Assistance…