Government
Vinton Municipal Communications Utility now deal with iVinton repairs
At the VMCU (Vinton Municipal Communications Utilities aka iVinton) board meeting on Tuesday evening, it was announced there will be some scheduled downtime to repair fiber cuts made during the new road construction. Services will be down from 10:00 p.m. until 7:00 a.m. on May 24th and again on the 25th. One repair was already made on Monday night. Originally, it was reported that iVinton had been cut twice during street repairs.
Minutes of the Regular Meeting Board of Directors V-S Community Schools
Minutes of the Regular MeetingBoard of DirectorsVinton-Shellsburg Community SchoolsMay 10, 2021Call to OrderPresident Rob Levis called the special meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. in the AdministrativeOffice Board Room. The meeting was streamed to public for participation via zoom link.Roll Call / Pledge of AllegianceSue Gates, Kathy Van Steenhuyse, Mike Timmermans, Jake Fish, Becky Williams, Tom Burke,Rob Levis, and Brenda Barkdoll, Board, Secretary/Treasurer and Kyle Koeppen, Superintendent werepresent.
V-S CSD Summary of Bills 5/10/21
DescriptionAmount1ST CLASS LIGHTING764.00ABLENET65.00ACCESS SYSTEMS8,501.61ACT, INC.4,784.00AHLERS & COONEY, P.C.459.00AIR SERVICES858.35AIRBORNE ATHLETIC7,320.00ALLIANT ENERGY14,214.77AMAZON6,573.18AMERICAN BOTTLING1,436.70AMERICAN HEART ASSOC.576.00AMY BAHMANN104.05ANDERSON ERICKSON DAIRY 8,713.57ANDREW NOE86.58ANTHONY CHURCH63.14ARNOLD MOTOR SUPPLY3,121.
Hello District 75 from the State Capitol!
This past week, the House Republicans were and still are still in detailed and extensive negotiations with the Governor and Senate for the budgets this next fiscal year. Thursday, the House passed the FY 2022 Education Appropriations at $970.4 million dollars, which was about $14.5 million less than Governor Reynolds’ proposal. The House proposal includes a $6 million increase for the Community Colleges, but no increase to the three state public universities. CITY OF VINTON COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA – MAY 13, 2021
CITY OF VINTONCOUNCIL MEETING AGENDA – MAY 13, 20217:00 PMhttps://zoom.us/j/922029895851-312-626-6799 or 1-646-558-8656 or 1-301-715-8592Webinar ID: 922 0298 95851. Call to order and roll call2. Pledge of Allegiance3. Approve agenda4. Consent Agendaa. Receive & file Council meeting minutes of April 22, 28 & May 6, 2021b. Receive & file Airport meeting minutes of April 21, 2021c.
Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report May 3-9
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly from April through November.“Many farmers across Iowa were grateful for the much-needed rainfall we received over the weekend,” said Secretary Naig. “With cooler and drier conditions for much of last week, farmers made significant planting progress and are ahead of schedule this year.
Benton County Board of Supervisor Minutes 5/4/21
May 4, 2021The 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.
Benton County Republicans to meet 5/11/21
The Benton County Republican Party Central Committee will meet on Tuesday, May 11, 20217:00 PM at the Van Horne Community Center.The June meeting will be held on June 8, 2021
Vinton Police Department Log for Week of May 3 - 9, 2021
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 ArrestsMay 6 Wesley Allen Venenga 21 Shellsburg, IowaCharged with Driving While Barred, Carrying Weapons and Driving While License Denied, Suspended, Cancelled or Revoked.
HELLO HOUSE DISTRICT 75 FROM THE STATE CAPITOL!
May 6, 2021 State Revenue Grows Significantly in AprilState tax revenues grew in April according to the non-partisan Legislative Services Agency. How much did they grow? When compared to April 2020, state receipts were up $374.6 million. This amount is a 75 percent increase over what the state took in last April, when tax payments to the state were delayed due to the Coronavirus pandemic.