Belle Plaine News Hub

Benton County Speedway's season opener delivered edge-of-your-seat action at Vinton's Bullring:

• Stock Car duel: Kyle Olson held off hard-charging...

Pride for Benton County sports fans: Mid-Prairie's Morgyn Bender makes Class 3A Third-Team All-State after huge junior year.

• Led Hawks with 320...

Longfellow Elementary Student Council shines with their student-led playground renovation, open after April 21 ribbon-cutting.

Key upgrades for...

Big win for Iowa ag: House File 2748, the Iowa Farm Bill, passed earlier this month, tackling simple code fixes to help farmers statewide.

• Years in...

• Local opportunity: Communities like Belle Plaine and Benton County can apply for grants to buy trees, mulch, staking, and watering for public...

Belle Plaine hosted the Relays last week, as Wellington's boys and girls track teams traveled in to compete. Great spotlight on local high school sports!

Key win for funding stability in Iowa's Early Childhood Iowa system:

• House amendment removes proposed shifts of ~$14M from local ECI boards to HHS,...

Critical safety risks at Shellsburg's only park: sharp metal fragments, protruding bolts, and cracked slide found in inspection of 1997 equipment.

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Benton County Road Safety Input

• 🔥 Benton County is seeking public input on its Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Plan via survey and...

Iowa schools are prepping for National Walk, Bike and Roll to School Day on May 6, 2026 (or any May day).

• 75 schools signed up to encourage active...

Wet weather statewide slowed Iowa farmers:

• Only 3 days suitable for fieldwork last week
• Corn planted jumped to 2%, but 14% behind 2025 pace
• Soybeans at 1% for first time, trailing 10% from last year
  Key watch for Benton County ag recovery.

• Iowa DOT stresses driver awareness in 180 active work zones during National Work Zone Awareness Week; rear-end crashes top cause.
• Follow...

Local pushback grows as Benton County folks join Linn County neighbors against Alliant Energy's Morgan Valley Energy Center south of Hwy 30 near...

High School Sports Victories

• 🔥 Boys Track Dominates Home Meets: The Belle Plaine Tigers boys track and field team earned two team victories...

Belle Plaine area severe weather hit hard Tuesday:

• Numerous large hail reports
• Damaging wind
• Multiple tornadoes
  Stay weather-aware for spring risks.

Belle Plaine Tigers are igniting community pride with a scorching start!

• Softball surge: 4-0 undefeated week, crushing Waseca 6-1, Titans 8-1, and...

Road Closures

• ⚡ Morton Road: Morton Road is closed between W. Forest Trail and Nurnberg Road due to culvert failure and flooding; motorists are...

Urgent severe weather hits Central Iowa today, including Benton County.

• Supercell storms fire off ~2pm east of I-35 ahead of front.
• All threats...

Culvert issues disrupting local roads: plan alternates for safety.

• Sixth Line: Temporarily closed for emergency culvert replacement, Monday April...

Belle Plaine drivers alert: Flying Club Road is closed until further notice for crews to complete flood-related repairs. Plan detours now.