AM 1240 WJON » benton county http://wjon.com Sun, 19 May 2013 05:28:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Sauk Rapids To Host Open House on Street Construction Project [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/sauk-rapids-to-host-open-house-on-street-construction-project-audio/ http://wjon.com/sauk-rapids-to-host-open-house-on-street-construction-project-audio/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 05:39:13 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=173420 Another major road construction project is on the horizon in Sauk Rapids. The city and Benton County have plans to redevelop County Road 3/2nd Street North - from 3rd Avenue to Highway 10.

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]]> http://wjon.com/sauk-rapids-to-host-open-house-on-street-construction-project-audio/feed/ 0 North Carleston, Flickr Benton County Gets Legacy Grant for Park http://wjon.com/benton-county-gets-legacy-grant-for-park/ http://wjon.com/benton-county-gets-legacy-grant-for-park/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2013 22:30:02 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=159826 Benton County is using a Parks and Trails Legacy grant to make some improvements at the Bend in the River Regional Park near Rice.

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]]> http://wjon.com/benton-county-gets-legacy-grant-for-park/feed/ 0 Benton County photo Benton County Commissioners Raise Salaries of Elected Officials http://wjon.com/benton-county-commissioners-raise-salaries-of-elected-officials/ http://wjon.com/benton-county-commissioners-raise-salaries-of-elected-officials/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 20:26:09 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=156328 Benton County Commissioners voted today (Tuesday) to freeze their own salaries, and also give the four other elected officials a raise. Commissioners will be paid just over $27,000 in 2013, with a perdiem of $55 per meeting.

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]]> http://wjon.com/benton-county-commissioners-raise-salaries-of-elected-officials/feed/ 0 Benton County Phone Service Change at Benton County Offices http://wjon.com/phone-service-change-at-benton-county-offices/ http://wjon.com/phone-service-change-at-benton-county-offices/#comments Mon, 30 Jul 2012 13:50:32 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=121378 Benton County is switching it's telephone service provider, and that may affect some phone calls this week. The county's government center, courts facility and highway department are switching phone service tomorrow (Tuesday).

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]]> http://wjon.com/phone-service-change-at-benton-county-offices/feed/ 0 Paul 8032, flickr Drug Take-Back Day Collected 140 Pounds of Prescriptions http://wjon.com/drug-take-back-day-collected-140-pounds-of-prescriptions/ http://wjon.com/drug-take-back-day-collected-140-pounds-of-prescriptions/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 15:31:33 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=97468 The Benton County Sheriff's Office, in cooperation with the Sauk Rapids and Rice police departments and the Drug Enforcement Administration, held a prescription drug take-back day last Saturday.

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]]> http://wjon.com/drug-take-back-day-collected-140-pounds-of-prescriptions/feed/ 0 Getty Images St. Cloud's Unemployment Rate Drops Slightly http://wjon.com/st-clouds-unemployment-rate-drops-slightly/ http://wjon.com/st-clouds-unemployment-rate-drops-slightly/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:03:10 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=86864 St. Cloud's unemployment rate dropped from January to February. The unemployment rate for St. Cloud last month was 6.4%. That's down from January's figure of 6.7%.

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]]> http://wjon.com/st-clouds-unemployment-rate-drops-slightly/feed/ 0 gregor_y, flickr Air Compressor Stolen in Garage Burglary http://wjon.com/air-compressor-stolen-in-garage-burglary/ http://wjon.com/air-compressor-stolen-in-garage-burglary/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:17:56 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=84576 Police say someone broke into a garage and stole an air compressor.

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]]> http://wjon.com/air-compressor-stolen-in-garage-burglary/feed/ 0 UPDATE: Missing Boy Found Safe in Rice http://wjon.com/breaking-benton-county-authorities-searching-for-missing-13-year-old-boy/ http://wjon.com/breaking-benton-county-authorities-searching-for-missing-13-year-old-boy/#comments Sun, 18 Mar 2012 02:56:03 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=84208 A developmentally disabled boy who ran away from his parents Saturday has been found safe.

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]]> http://wjon.com/breaking-benton-county-authorities-searching-for-missing-13-year-old-boy/feed/ 0 Benton County Sheriff's Dept. Man Jailed For Choking Girlfriend http://wjon.com/man-jailed-for-choking-girlfriend/ http://wjon.com/man-jailed-for-choking-girlfriend/#comments Sat, 25 Feb 2012 13:40:16 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=78580 A man is in Benton County Jail for allegedly choking a woman.

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]]> http://wjon.com/man-jailed-for-choking-girlfriend/feed/ 0 Benton Co., Foley to Talk Police Issue at Separate Meetings http://wjon.com/benton-co-foley-to-talk-police-issue-at-separate-meetings/ http://wjon.com/benton-co-foley-to-talk-police-issue-at-separate-meetings/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:39:44 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=73120 The issue over what to do about Foley's policing needs is on a couple of agendas tomorrow (Tuesday). Interim City Administrator Sarah Brunn says the city council will be discussing what options are still available to them. The Board of Commissioners meet tomorrow morning, and are expected to consider a request from the city for a face-to-face meeting sometime later this month.

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]]> http://wjon.com/benton-co-foley-to-talk-police-issue-at-separate-meetings/feed/ 0 Tim Lyon Woman Seriously Injured Following One-Vehicle Crash in Benton County http://wjon.com/66139/ http://wjon.com/66139/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:24:36 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=66139 A woman is facing potentially life-threatening injuries after a one-vehicle crash in Mayhew Lake Township.

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]]> http://wjon.com/66139/feed/ 0 Getty Images Angelina O'Mara To Face Benton County Grand Jury http://wjon.com/angelina-omara-to-face-benton-county-grand-jury/ http://wjon.com/angelina-omara-to-face-benton-county-grand-jury/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:22:39 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=62448 A Rice woman is already charged with killing her ex-husband in Minnesota and her boyfriend in Wisconsin. Now she'll face a grand jury.

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]]> http://wjon.com/angelina-omara-to-face-benton-county-grand-jury/feed/ 0 Benton County Jail photo Benton County Cutting 3 Deputies http://wjon.com/benton-county-cutting-3-deputies/ http://wjon.com/benton-county-cutting-3-deputies/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:12:24 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=60513 Three Benton County deputies will lose their jobs. The Board of Commissioners voted today (Tuesday) to eliminate their positions in an effort to trim $260,000 from the Sheriff's Department budget.

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]]> http://wjon.com/benton-county-cutting-3-deputies/feed/ 0 Benton County Foley Decides to Hire Private Security Guards http://wjon.com/foley-decides-to-hire-private-security-guards/ http://wjon.com/foley-decides-to-hire-private-security-guards/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:12:14 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=55107 The Foley City Council has voted to hire private security guards to patrol city streets next year.

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]]> http://wjon.com/foley-decides-to-hire-private-security-guards/feed/ 0 Tim Lyon Benton County Allows Residents To Dispose Of Household Waste http://wjon.com/benton-county-allows-residents-to-dispose-of-household-waste/ http://wjon.com/benton-county-allows-residents-to-dispose-of-household-waste/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 05:01:05 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=31255 Benton County residents can dispose of some hard-to-get-of items tomorrow (Saturday) for little or no charge. Residents can dispose of one appliance free of charge, a set of four tires, one piece of furniture, on TV or computer and one cubic yard of demolition waste.

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]]> http://wjon.com/benton-county-allows-residents-to-dispose-of-household-waste/feed/ 0 Getty Images Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Northwestern Benton County, Southern Morrison County Until 4:15 p.m. http://wjon.com/severe-thunderstorm-warning-for-northwestern-benton-county-southern-morrison-county-until-415-p-m/ http://wjon.com/severe-thunderstorm-warning-for-northwestern-benton-county-southern-morrison-county-until-415-p-m/#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2011 20:37:35 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=24098 The National Weather Service has issued a SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING for northwestern Benton County and southern Morrison County until 4:15 p.m.

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]]> http://wjon.com/severe-thunderstorm-warning-for-northwestern-benton-county-southern-morrison-county-until-415-p-m/feed/ 0 Getty Images Government Shutdown Could Impact Local Government Employees http://wjon.com/government-shutdown-could-impact-local-government-employees/ http://wjon.com/government-shutdown-could-impact-local-government-employees/#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:42:40 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=19283 Employees for local governments could have to be laid-off, if the state government shutdown drags on for months. Benton County Administrator Monty Headley says employees who rely on state services to do their jobs might not be able to do their work.

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]]> http://wjon.com/government-shutdown-could-impact-local-government-employees/feed/ 0 Benton County Benton County Considers New Signs Near Facilities http://wjon.com/benton-county-considers-new-signs-near-facilities/ http://wjon.com/benton-county-considers-new-signs-near-facilities/#comments Mon, 02 May 2011 17:12:51 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=14075 Knowing where you're going at the Benton County facilities in Foley can sometimes be a challenge. Tomorrow (Tuesday) Benton County Commissioners will hear a plan to install direction signs on both sides of Highway 23, near the county buildings.

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]]> http://wjon.com/benton-county-considers-new-signs-near-facilities/feed/ 0 Sample image from Benton County Benton County To Hold Drug Take Back Event http://wjon.com/benton-county-to-hold-drug-take-back-event/ http://wjon.com/benton-county-to-hold-drug-take-back-event/#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2011 14:01:50 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=12681 Benton County is joining in an effort to safely dispose of prescription drugs later this week. Sheriff Brad Bennett says they will take part in the DEA's National Take Back Initiative. Benton County citizens can drop off unused or unwanted prescription drugs at one of three locations, no questions asked.

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