Government

TREES FOREVER HOSTING CARBON CREDIT INFORMATIONAL SESSION

Opportunity for communities to earn revenue through tree planting with carbon creditsTrees Forever is hosting an informational session for community leaders to learn about its carbon crediting program and how carbon credits can be used to generate revenue for their Iowa or Illinois towns. The session will be held Tuesday, August 2 at Noon via a virtual Zoom meeting.

Vinton Police Department Log for Week of July 11-17, 2022

Vinton Police Department Log for Week of July 11-17, 2022.All Charges are subject to review by the Benton County Attorney’s Office. An arrest or criminalcharge 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.

ATTENTION VINTON-SHELLSBURG GRADUATING CLASS OF 2017

Your school cumulative folder is available for you to pick up at the Central Office located at 1502 C Ave., Vinton, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30p.m. Mon.-Thurs.  Folders will be available until August 31st, at which time they will be disposed of.  Folders will be released to the student only, unless a signed release is presented at time of pick-up.

Treasurer's Report for Benton County

July 1-December 31, 2021January 1-June 30, 2022

KEEPING YOU SAFER WHEN THE UNEXPECTED HAPPENS

You're on the road, just trying to get where you need to go and you see a line of cars slowing down in front of you. You assume there’s a crash up ahead but wonder when the line will get moving again.When there is a crash or other incident on the road, it puts both those sharing the road and first responders at risk.  Two of our Iowa Department of Transportation core values are “Safety First” and “People Matter.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING July 20, 2022 at 8:30 a.m.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING July 20, 2022 at 8:30 a.m. **3225 HWY 6 Trail, Homestead, IA ** Agenda is not printed in any particular order; only time specific items will be addressed at certain times https://www.youtube.com/bentoncountyiowa 1. 8:30 A.M. Call to Order 2. Location visit to viewing fertilizer storage tanks of Amana Farms, Inc. 3.

Benton County Board of Supervisor Minutes 7/12/22

July 12, 2022The Benton County Board of Supervisors met in regular session with Supervisors Seeman and Bierschenk present, Primmer was absent. The meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. at the conference room at the Benton County Service Center. Members of the public were provided the zoom access capability to join in during open session and livestream at https://www.

Vendor Publication Report Benton County Payment Date Range: 06/22/2022 - 07/

BENTON COUNTY SUSPICIOUS DEATH INVESTIGATION

On Friday, July 15, 2022, the Benton County Sheriff’s Office responded to a welfare check at the Jodie Bevans residence, 3397 64th Street Palo, IA. Upon arrival, law enforcement officials located Bevans (58) inside her residence, deceased. Based on the condition of the scene and the suspicious nature of her death, the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation and the Iowa Department of Public Safety’s Criminalistics Laboratory were called to assist with the investigation.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING July 19, 2022 at 9:00 a.m.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING July 19, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. Benton County Service Center Conference Room 811 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/bentoncountyiowa 1. 9:00 A.M. Call to Order 2. Approve minutes 3. 9:05 A.M. Barb Greenlee    RE: Set land use hearing date for Ron Boyer a part of parcel C, in the NE ¼, of the NE ¼, Sec 9, T84N, R9W4.