Government

City and School Elections to be held on Tuesday

Gina Edler, Benton County Deputy Auditor trained the election workers for Tuesday's election. Gina Edler, Benton County Deputy Auditor taught election workers this past week how to process voters as they come through the polling place. (Locations can be found here.)Polls open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 8:00 p.m. (an hour earlier)Edlers job includes creating ballots for each section of Benton County, you can see her work in the 32 different ballots.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING November 2, 2021

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING November 2, 2021  9:00 a.m. Benton County Board of Supervisors Room ** 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. Discuss/Approve Courthouse Christmas Lights for outdoor 4.

City Candidate Profile: Kord Sellers for Mayor of Vinton

Vinton Today asked our mayoral candidates, and the new council member candidates to submit a profile about themselves and to address any issues that they felt were going well, things that need to be improved, or goals that they would like to see accomplished in Vinton, and of course, anything else they'd like to share.---I am a Vinton native with a wife, two sons (8 and 3,) and a dog that I love like a daughter.

City Candidate Profile: Bud Maynard for Mayor of Vinton

Vinton Today asked our mayoral candidates, and the new council member candidates to submit a profile about themselves and to address any issues that they felt were going well, things that need to be improved, or goals that they would like to see accomplished in Vinton, and of course, anything else they'd like to share.For those who don't know, I am a lifelong resident of the Vinton area.

City Candidate Profile: Valerie Bearbower Vinton's Third Precinct

VInton Today asked our mayoral candidates, and the new council member candidates to submit a profile about themselves and to address any issues that they felt were going well, things that need to be improved, or goals that they would like to see accomplished in Vinton, and of course, anything else they'd like to share.I am a 1992 graduate of Vinton Shellsburg and a lifelong resident of Vinton.

City Candidate Profile: Jeff Holmes Vinton's Third Ward Write-In Candidate

VInton Today asked our mayoral candidates, and the new council member candidates to submit a profile about themselves and to address any issues that they felt were going well, things that need to be improved, or goals that they would like to see accomplished in Vinton, and of course, anything else they'd like to share.I have always been a political person, but it has taken me 64 years to actually jump from voter/campaigner role to the candidate, a write-in candidate at that.

City Candidate Profile: Bethany Gates Vinton's Fourth Precinct

Vinton Today asked our mayoral candidates, and the new council member candidates to submit a profile about themselves and to address any issues that they felt were going well, things that need to be improved, or goals that they would like to see accomplished in Vinton, and of course, anything else they'd like to share.I'm Bethany Gates, and I'm your 4th Ward City Councilwoman.

City Candidate Profile: Rylie Pflughaupt Vinton Council At Large

Vinton Today asked our mayoral candidates, and the new council member candidates to submit a profile about themselves and to address any issues that they felt were going well, things that need to be improved, or goals that they would like to see accomplished in Vinton, and of course, anything else they'd like to share.I grew up in Vinton, graduating from Vinton-Shellsburg High School in May of 2011.

School Board 1st District Candidate Profile: Darin Humiston

Vinton Today contacted each of the Vinton-Shellburg candidates for the school board asking them to share a bit about themselves and their experience. I also asked the candidates to address a couple of issues that they could face over the length of their term. The first was concerning a statement that the United States Attorney General Merrick Garland issued concerning threats and intimidation of School Board members.

School Board 1st District Candidate Profile: Justin Nosbisch

Vinton Today contacted each of the Vinton-Shellburg candidates for the school board asking them to share a bit about themselves and their experience. I also asked the candidates to address a couple of issues that they could face over the length of their term. The first was concerning a statement that the United States Attorney General Merrick Garland issued concerning threats and intimidation of School Board members.