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 Gov. Reynolds signed the following bills into law: HF2300 A bill for an act relating to protections for certain members of the military concerning employment and insurance coverage and making penalties applicable. HF2155 A bill for an act relating to preneed sellers and purchase agreements for cemetery merchandise, funeral merchandise, and funeral services, providing penalties, and including applicability provisions.

The Iowa Legislature was in session on Tuesday, April 26th and passed a handful of bills, with HF 2128 having the significance for Iowans. This is the biofuels bill that finally cleared the Senate chamber with a few changes and sent back to the House chamber. The House passed it with 81 bipartisan votes and it’s now on its way to Governor Reynolds awaiting her signature.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING May 3, 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 vacation carryover for Cara Martin, Veterans Affairs Director 4.

The next regular meeting of the Benton Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioners will be held on Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. at the District Office, 1705 West D Street in Vinton.  Agenda items include: approval of minutes from previous meetings, public participation, approval of treasurer’s report and bills, approval of conservation plans, watershed reports, state cost-share programs, an update on NRCS activities, a review of the correspondence file, any other commissioner input or other business, and scheduling of the next meeting.

Auditor of State Rob Sand today released an updated report on the City of Shellsburg for the year ended June 30, 2021.  A copy of this report can be seen when you click here.or 

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 Iowa PBS will hold an Iowa Press debate for the U.S. Senate Democratic Primary on Thursday, May 19 at Iowa PBS studios in Johnston. The hour-long debate will begin at 7 p.m. The program will air live on statewide Iowa PBS and be streamed on iowapbs.org, YouTube and Facebook.Candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for Iowa's U.

April 19, 2022The Benton County Board of Supervisors met in regular session with Supervisors Seeman, 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.

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.Adult Arrests- 0Juvenile Referral- 0Three Code Enforcement Violations- Property Maintenance x 3 for the week of April 18-24, 2022.

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