Government

June 28, 2022The Benton County Board of Supervisors met in regular session with Supervisors Seeman and Bierschenk and Primmer present. 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.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETINGJuly 12, 2022 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 times https://www.youtube.com/bentoncountyiowa1. 9:00 A.M. Call to Order2. 9:15 A.M. Marc Greenlee RE: Land Use Hearing for Amana Farms Inc.

6-21-22 a meeting of the Shellsburg City Council was called to order by Mayor Speckner at 6:00 pm in the Council Chambers. Roll call was answered by Travis, Vogt, Reeves, Harvey, and Thorkildson. Harvey motioned to approve the consent agenda, second by Vogt. All ayes. Public Forum: resident requested parking a camper in town for 3-4 months until permanent location ready.

The library board was recently notified of the resignation of Interim Director Colton Neely. Colton’s last day will be July 8th. As a result of this resignation and the lack of a full-time staff member, the board has made the decision to close the library for the week of July 11th. During this week no programming will occur and the board will look at options for opening the library for limited hours and services for the period of time until a new Library Director is able to be hired.

Vinton Police Department Log for Week of June 27-July 3, 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.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING July 5, 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 times https://www.youtube.com/bentoncountyiowa 1. 9:00 A.M. Call to Order 2. Approve Minutes 3. 9:15 A.M. Marc Greenlee Land use hearing for Steve and Emma Henry Jr.

It started with a call from Brandon on Tuesday morning at about 12:30 a.m. from Garrett Wayne Spence, 32. Spence had called to report that he was in a wooded area east of Brandon where he had gone to fish, but had gotten lost when it got dark outside. He told police that his phone battery was low, but that he had started a fire. The Buchanan County Sheriff's Department responded to the Koutney Pond in the Hoffman Woods area along I-380.

Today, Gov. Reynolds and legislative leaders announced two legal actions following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs: Gov. Reynolds will urge the Iowa Supreme Court to rehear Planned Parenthood v. Reynolds (known as PPH IV), in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs.  Gov. Reynolds will request that the Iowa courts lift the injunction against enforcement of Iowa’s fetal heartbeat law.

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.One Adult Arrest the week of June 20-26, 2022.June 26 Angel Lee Kaplan 24 Van Horne, IAIntrastate Warrant Arrest x 3- Violation of Probation- Unauthorized Use of Motor Vehicle, Failure to Appear-Assault Causing Serious Injury, Interference With Official ActsZero Juvenile Referrals the week of June 20-26, 2022.

In January the Libertarian Party of Iowa endorsed Rick Stewart, of Cedar Rapids, as their candidate for Governor. He is running alongside Marco Battaglia, of Des Moines, as his running mate.Stewart founded Frontier Natural Products Co-op in Norway, Iowa but has since retired.In Stewart's announcement in part he said:"I'm running for Iowa Governor because it is time for a governor for all Iowans and not just for members of a particular political party.