Government

V-S School Board leaves masking decision to parents

Vinton-Shellsburg School Board grappled with masking decision at last night's meeting At Monday night's School Board meeting the choice to leave mask-wearing decisions to the parents passed by a 4-3 vote. Voting in favor of parental control were Rob Levis, Tom Burke, Sue Gates and Jake...

Benton County Board of Supervisor Minutes 9/14/21

September 14, 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...

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING September 22

A public hearing will be held at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 22, 2021, via Zoom, on the question of the adoption of proposed amended soil loss limit regulations for the lands in the Ben...

Benton County Board of Supervisors Minutes 9/14/21

September 14, 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...

Benton County Board of Supervisors Minutes 8/17/21

August 17, 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 ro...

School Board will make Masking Decision at tonight's meeting

The last three years the Vinton Shellsburg School Board has been caught between a rock and a hard place when it comes to making decisions concerning mask-wearing in the schools. For the most part, the...

Board of Supervisor Meeting Agenda 9/21/21

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING September 21, 2021 at 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 ...

Candidate Listing by Jurisdiction and Office for the November 2, 2021 Election

*incumbent AtkinsMayor -Bruce Visser, running unopposedCouncil - Vote for 3 - James Koehn, EJ Bell, Samantha PetersenCouncil-Vacancy - *Julie DeMeulenaere, Michael StewartBelle PlaineCouncil at Large ...

Vinton Police Department Log for Week September 6 - 12, 2021

Vinton Police Department Log for Week September 6 - 12, 2021.All Charges are subject to review by The Benton County Attorney's Office. An arrest or criminalcharge is merely an accusation, and the Defe...

IOWA STATE PATROL & LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TO CONDUCT SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT

The Iowa State Patrol is leading Iowa's statewide Traffic Fatality Reduction Task Force in an effort to reduce deaths on Iowa roadways. As part of that effort the Patrol will be conducting a special e...