Bobby Vinton

Benton County residents, along with the rest of Iowa and most of the Midwest, from Minnesota to northern Texas, are battling a combination of rain, snow and ice as they make holiday travel plans. Read More

BENTON CO— Christmas, in many other countries, is both quite similar to, and different from, Christmas in the USA. Read More

Gov. Bobby Jindal announced this afternoon that Peggy Hatch will be the next secretary of the state Department of Environmental Quality after the announcement by Harold Leggett that he will resign Jan. 15 to pursue work in the private sector. Read More

On Omar Minaya's list of priorities, renewing acquaintances with Kaz Ishii and Shingo Takatsu does not rank as high as, say, adding a catcher and a slugging left fielder whose name rhymes with Jason Slay. But if Ryota Igarashi emerges as a capable set-up reliever next season, Minaya may want to add them to his holiday card list. Read More