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All Charges are subject to review by the Benton County Attorney's Office. An arrest or criminal charge is merely an accusation, and the Defendant is presumed innocent, unless proven guilty. Intrastate Warrants are issued by Law Enforcement Agencies for crimes happening in their jurisdictions.Arrests for the week of May 26th-June 2nd 2025:CHEN, XINGYU Driving While License Is Denied, Suspended, Cancelled Or RevokedFailure To Provide Proof Of Financial Liability WERNING, MICHAEL JON Assault Use/Display Of A Weapon Possession Of A Controlled Substance, Marijuana 1st OffenseLAUTERWASSER, BRANDON JOHNOperating While Under The Influence, 2nd OffenseMCFATRIDGE, MEGAN MARIEDomestic Abuse Assault, 1st Offense Causing Bodily InjuryJOHNSON, JON WADEOperating While Under The Influence, 1st OffenseHIMMELSBACH, LATOYA JUAND MONTRICE Domestic Abuse Assault Causing Bodily Injury/Mental IllnessCROWDER, JONATHAN TOLBERT Driving While Barred  -Habitual Offender x2SNYDER, BRANDY VERSHELLAssault on Persons in Certain Occup, No InjuryInterfere w/ Corrections Official, $0 Injury/DamageAssault Use/Display Of A WeaponPublic Intoxication -- 1st OffenseDisorderly conduct - Fighting/Violent BehaviorThe Benton County Sheriff's Office handled 5 accidents and issued 7 tickets and 5 warnings.

Today, Governor Kim Reynolds signed SF 607, a bill lowering the unemployment insurance taxable wage base and decreasing the maximum unemployment insurance tax rate.  “Iowans are finding new jobs, on average, in just nine weeks. As a result, our unemployment trust fund is full,” Gov. Reynolds said. “Our nearly $2 billion fund balance is the ninth highest in the country even though we’re 32nd for population.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETINGJune 10, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.Benton County Service Center Conference Room811 D Ave. Vinton, IA** Agenda is not printed in any particular order; only time specific items will be addressed at certain timeshttps://www.youtube.com/bentoncountyiowa1. 9:00 A.M. Call to Order2. Discuss/Approve Agenda3. Discuss/Approve minutes4. Discuss/Approve Claims5.

Benton County Republican Party Central CommitteeJune 10, 2025 7:00 PM Van Horne Community Center Agenda 1. Invocation/Pledge of Allegiance 2. Minutes of last meeting / Treasurer’s Report 3. Comments from elected officials and candidates for office a. Update on races / status? 4. Old Business a. Fund raising discussion i. Comittiee ii. Ad Campaign iii.

Governor Kim Reynolds signed the following bills into law: HF 954: A bill for an act relating to the conduct of elections, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. HF 928: A bill for an act relating to the recounting and contesting of elections, and providing penalties.

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Vinton Police Department Log for May 26-June 1, 2025All Charges are subject to review by the Benton County Attorney’s Office. An arrest or criminal charge is merely an accusation, and the Defendant is presumed innocent, unless proven guilty. Intrastate Warrants are issued by Law Enforcement Agencies for crimes happening in their jurisdictions.One

The Benton County Board of Supervisors opened Tuesday's meeting promptly at 9:00 a.m. with the pledge of allegiance Present were all three supervisors, Tracy Seeman, Ron Tippett and Bruce Volz. The meeting can be seen here  https://www.youtube.com/bentoncountyiowaThe agenda was approved. Derek Marsh, Benton County Assistant Attorney introduced Kelley DeLong who spoke on the topic of County Ordinance 37 -concerning vicious animals.

On Monday, Governor Kim Reynolds signed House File 784, the Math Counts Act, a law focused on improving math achievement in Iowa schools through early identification, targeted intervention, and evidence-based instruction.  “One of the greatest predictors of future success in the classroom and workplace, along with early literacy, is math proficiency,” Gov.