Government

Keystone: Pit Bull discussion

The Keystone City Council had a packed room for their meeting on Thursday evening. Residents addressed the board expressing their displeasure concerning the Pit Bull Ordinance. Some of the reside...

BOARD OF Benton County Supervisor Meeting Agenda August 9, 2022, 9:00 a.m.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING August 9, 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 ite...

Franken makes stop in Vinton

With fewer than 100 days to go to the November election, retired 3-star Admiral and candidate for U.S. Senate Michael Franken made a stop in Vinton. He plans to hit the milestone of holding at least o...

Benton County Republicans meeting set for August 9 at 7:00 p.m.

Benton County Republicans will hold their monthly meeting on Tuesday, August 9th, at 7 p.m.  We will meet at the Van Horne Community Center, located at 508 1st Ave, Van Horne, Iowa.  Please ...

Iowa State Director for the Humane Society addresses Supervisors on Pit Bull law

Preston Moore, the Iowa State Director for the Humane Society of the United States, visited the Benton County Supervisor's meeting on Tuesday morning. This isn't the first time that he has been in Vin...

Vinton Police Department Log for Week of July 25-31, 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. Intrastat...

Governor Reynolds announces new statewide broadband map, requests public input

Today, Governor Reynolds and the Department of Management Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) announced the release of a new broadband map of Iowa, reporting the conditions of broadband ava...

Benton County Vendor Publication Report 07/13/2022 - 07/26/22

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Benton County Board of Supervisors Minutes 7/26/22

July 26, 2022The Benton County Board of Supervisors met in regular session with Supervisors Seeman, Primmer and Bierschenk present. The meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. at the conference room ...

Shellsburg considers Inpatient Substance Use Treatment Center

According to a Facebook post by the City of Shellsburg, a public hearing is set for 6:30 p..m. on August 4th at the Legion Hall. The Board of Adjustment will be considering a “Conditional Use Requ...