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Olson family is at home in the Benton County Speedway winner’s circle
VINTON — Benton County Speedway continues to be good to the Olson clan. Known as “The Bullring,” BCS’ quarter-mile dirt oval race track has hosted International Motor Contest Association (IMCA) Sunday night racing events for years. On any given Sunday night, it is normally a good...
News : Benton County Fair Queen Bio: Grayce McClintock
My name is Grayce McClintock, I recently graduated from Vinton-Shellsburg High School and am attending Iowa State University this fall, and majoring in Agricultural Studies. I live in Shellsburg on my family's 5th generation farm where we have a contract wean-to-finish swine operation and grow 1,000 acres of corn and soybeans. My parents are Ryan and Kelli McClintock, and I have a younger brother Cooper, and a younger sister Zoey. I have been involved in many community service activities and am a 4-H member. I have shown pigs in 4-H for the past nine years. I have also been a member of the Benton County 4-H Youth Council for the past four years. I have been an active FFA member for three years, and served as the 2023-2024 Vinton-Shellsburg FFA Vice President. I have participated in numerous contests, attended State and National conventions, and my most favorite FFA experience has been the opportunity to be a Grandstand Usher at the Iowa State Fair. I have participated in many sports, such as softball for five years, basketball for three years, track for one year, and golf for one year. I have been on the honor roll all four years of high school. I am a member of the National Honors Society and served on the 2023-2024 Vinton-Shellsburg National Honors Society chapter Executive Board.
Bird flu’s spread from poultry to cattle — including in Minnesota — provokes worry
Dairy farmers throughout the country are on guard and the federal government is mobilizing after an outbreak among cattle herds of highly pathogenic avian influenza — once thought to be confined to poultry flocks. Cases have been confirmed in a Benton County dairy herd in central Minnesota this week after a producer noticed clinical signs […] The post Bird flu’s spread from poultry to cattle — including in Minnesota — provokes worry appeared first on Minnesota Reformer.
Benton County Relay For Life 2024
VAN HORNE — The Benton County Relay For Life was held Sunday, June 2nd from 6:00 PM through 10:00 PM at the Benton Community High School track in Van Horne. The purpose of the event was to support the American Cancer Society. Activities included: speakers, games, ACS trivia questions for prizes, the lighting of luminarias, a concession stand, DJ music, and continual relay walking.
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