Urbana News

Benton County officials say they responded to a burglary with shots fired in the 5400 block of Second Avenue in rural Mt.

Since January of 2003, the same three men, all Republicans -- Dave Vermedahl, Ron Buch and Jason Sanders -- have served together on the Benton County Board of Supervisors.

The men and women in crisp U.S. military uniforms walked in close formation through the bustling, traffic-choked streets, passing women in full Muslim hijab, sari-clad Indian mothers pushing strollers, worshippers heading to an Egyptian Coptic church, and small shops with signs in Arabic, Hindi, Korean and a dozen other languages.

Throughouth the year, she helps with her church, the Vinton Women's Club and other organizations in a variety of ways, from making phone calls to cheesy potatoes.