Government

Hello District 75 from the State Capitol! Week 11

Rep. Gerhold (left) & Senator Driscoll (right) visits with Ethan & Pastor Joshua Graber on March 22nd. Week 11 turned out to be a pretty productive week as the Iowa House has now passed about two-thirds of the budgets for the year.House File 2567 makes changes to the Board of Educational Examiners (BOE...

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING March 29, 2022 at 9:00 a.m.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING March 29, 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 w...

Gov. Reynolds announces donations of law enforcement equipment to Ukraine

Today, Gov. Reynolds announced the State of Iowa is donating 146 protective helmets and 714 ballistic vests to Ukraine. The donations are excess expired equipment fr...

Iowa law changes allows .410 and 28 gauge shotguns for Turkey hunting

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has signed into law a new bill that legalizes the use of .410 and 28-gauge shotguns to turkey hunt. The bi-partisan legislation, which can be found in SF2334, passed the Iow...

Vinton Police Department Log for Week of March 14-20, 2022

Vinton Police Department Log for Week of March 14-20, 2022.All Charges are subject to review by The Benton County Attorney’s Office. An arrest or criminalcharge is merely an accusation, and the Defe...

City of Shellsburg Audit Results

On Monday, Auditor of State Rob Sand released an agreed-upon procedures report on the City of Shellsburg, Iowa, for the period July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021. The agreed-upon procedures engagemen...

Governor Reynolds signs Israel and antisemitism bills into law

Gov. Reynolds today signed two bills into law relating to anti-BDS of Israel and antisemitism during a formal meeting with the Israeli Consul General to the Midwest Yinam Cohen.  HF2373 ...

Live bird exhibitions canceled due to highly pathogenic avian influenza

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship today announced an order cancelling all live bird exhibitions at fairs and other gatherings of birds due to highly pathogenic avian in...

VINTON CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA – MARCH 24, 2022

CITY OF VINTONCOUNCIL MEETING AGENDA – MARCH 24, 2022 -- 7:00 PMhttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/839967574881-312-626-6799 or 1-646-558-8656 or 1-301-715-8592Webinar ID: 839 9675 74881. Call to order and r...

City Council: General Government, Community & Economic Development 3/24/22

COMMITTEE MEETINGGeneral Government, Community & Economic DevelopmentThursday, March 24, 2022Vinton City Hall -- 6:00pmAGENDA1. Discussion of proposed development of Remington Seed building and su...