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Editor's Note: Gates spoke twice on River to River, an Iowa Public Radio Show as well as hosting the show in her office on Thursday.  It should be noted that the radio show tried to find anyone opposed to the Midwifery Bill but could not find anyone. By: Bethany Gates, Certified Professional Midwife Certified Professional Midwives are midwives who practice in an out-of-hospital setting.

Senator Dawn Driscoll, R-Williamsburg, filed official election nomination papers today with the Secretary of State.“I am proud of the support I received from so many people in this district who signed my nomination petitions papers to be on the ballot in Senate District 46,” said Senator Driscoll. “During my time in the Senate, I have supported historic tax cuts, policies to encourage new career opportunities, address the workforce shortage, and ensure the quality and integrity of our public schools.

March 8, 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.

Week nine of the session was busy with committee meetings for all legislators. I passed out of the Transportation Committee Senate File 2139 with bipartisan support. This will help people selling a car with a salvage title. For example, a vehicle rebuilder has a car that was declared a salvage vehicle, which has a cost of repair exceeding 70% of the fair market value.

City of Shellsburg Minutes 2/22/222-22-22 a meeting of the Shellsburg City Council was called to order by Mayor Speckner at 6:00pm in the Council Chambers. Roll Call was answered by Thorkildson, Travis, Vogt, Reeves, and Harvey. Mayor Speckner added ECICOG and SACG pickle ball to the agenda. Reeves motioned to approve the amended consent agenda.

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-March 1 Kenneth Harold Taylor 37 Vinton, IACharged with Interference With Official Acts, Disorderly Conduct,Public IntoxicationJuvenile Referral-0Twelve Code Enforcement Violations- Junk x 3, Parking x 2, Garbage x 2, Junk Vehicles x 5Three Traffic Citations for Offenses were issued for the Week of February 28-March 6, 2022.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING March 15, 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. 9:01 a.m. Barb Greenlee     Re: Set land use hearing date for Ryan and Karlee Kasal part of SW ¼ SW ¼ Section 30-T84NR11W 3.

Public NoticeThe Benton County Redistricting Committee will hold a public hearing on Friday, March 25, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. in the Benton County Service Center Conference Room, 811 D Ave, Vinton, IA, to hear comments or objections to the proposed election precincts. The proposed precincts are as follows:Boundaries of Election Precincts:The boundaries of election precincts containing unincorporated areas of Benton County and cities shall be as follows:BENTON-CANTON-SHELLSBURG: All of Benton Township, all of Canton Township, and all of the City of ShellsburgBRUCE-CEDAR-MONROE-MT AUBURN: All of Bruce Township, all of Cedar Township, all of Monroe Township, and all of the City of Mt.

BENTON COUNTY PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF POST-ELECTION AUDIT Pursuant to Code of Iowa Sec. 50.51, the Secretary of State’s Office has ordered a post-election audit of the March 8, 2022, Special City Election for City of Atkins. The Benton County Auditor’s Office will conduct this audit on Monday, March 14, at 9:30 a.m. The audit will take place in the Auditor’s Office at the Benton County Courthouse on the 2nd floor, 111 E 4th Street, Vinton, IA.