Government

Good morning, Benton County Supervisors (Gary Bierschenk, Rick Primmer, and Tracy Seeman) and Keystone City Council members (Cindy Behrens, Kathy Janss, Michael Kaiser, Tim Kruse, Richard Loy Jr., and mayor Eric Janss)  My name is Preston Moore and I am the Iowa State Director for the Humane Society of the United States. It is my privilege to work alongside Iowa’s lawmakers and law enforcement as they work on legislation and work to enforce our state’s animal laws, as well as highlight and recognize our state’s officers when they effectively enforce our state’s animal cruelty code, chapter 717B.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING July 26, 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. Approve claims 4. 9:05 A.

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.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.

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.

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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. **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.

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.