Government

City of Shellsburg Minutes 2/7/22

On February 7, 2022, a meeting of the Shellsburg City Council was called to order by Mayor Speckner at 6:00 pm in the Council Chambers. Roll Call was answered by Harvey, Thorkildson, Travis, Vogt...

Hello District 75 from the State Capitol!

U.S. Representative Ashley Hinson given a very informative tour of Frontier Co-op in Norway on Feb. 15th.  From left:  Norway Mayor Bruce Volz, Rep. Hinson, CEO Tony Bedard, Senior VP Ravin Donald, PH.D., and Rep. Gerhold. Funnel week ended this last week, which means all bills that have the potential to be debated by the full Iowa House or Senate had to pass out of the appropriate committees, except for bills that go t...

NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEALED BIDS - 22nd

The Benton County Board of Supervisors will be accepting sealed bids for a meeting to be held on Tuesday March 1, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. for concrete in various areas at the Benton County Service Center l...

Shellsburg Public Library News

NEW BOOKSReminders of Him by Colleen HooverOne Step to Far by Lisa GardnerA Little Closer to Home by Ginger ZeeQuicksilver by Dean KoontzThe Overnight Guest by Heather GudenkaufSteal by James Pa...

VSCSD School Board Meeting Monday, February 21, 2022 - 6:00 PM Central Office

Monday, February 21, 2022 - 6:00 PMCentral Office Board Room1502 C Ave.Vinton, IA 52349 Zoom link: https://bit.ly/3sPiR4o Meeting ID: 837 4137 3993 Passcode: uh7Va11. Call to Order2. Roll Call / Pledg...

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING February 22, 2022 at 9:00 a.m.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING February 22, 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 item...

School funding comes up short

Iowa ranked 40th for increasing per-pupil spending from 2014 to 2019—way below the national average. To help, I’ve been pushing for a 5% increase in funding for our K-12 schools this year. A solid...

Vinton Police Department Log for Week of February 7-13,2022

Vinton Police Department Log for Week of February 7-13,2022.All Charges are subject to review by The Benton County Attorney’s Office. An arrest or criminal charge is merely an accusation, and the De...

Atkins Special Election Information

SPECIAL CITY of ATKINA ELECTION NOTICEPUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given to the qualified electors of the County of Benton, State of Iowa, that the Special City of Atkins Election will be held on Tuesday, ...

Vinton City Hall and iVinton Office to be Closed or limiting hours

The City of Vinton will be making some major software updates during the month of February. Because of that, City Hall and the iVinton offices will be closed on February 21.February 22-25 the offices ...