Vinton Attorney Ray Lough Enters Race for Benton County Attorney

VINTON TODAY
March 28, 2022 11:27 pm

Thursday, Ray Lough, attorney and life-long resident of Vinton, filed nomination paperwork to run for the office of Benton County Attorney. Ray has a private law practice in Vinton, specializing in family, juvenile, and probate law.

Hello District 75 from the State Capitol! Week 11

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, THOMAS GERHOLD
March 28, 2022 2:01 pm

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 (BOEE) rules.

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

HAYLEY RIPPEL, BENTON COUNTY AUDITOR
March 28, 2022 11:00 am

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 will be addressed at certain timeshttps://www.

Gov. Reynolds announces donations of law enforcement equipment to Ukraine

STATE OF IOWA
March 24, 2022 10:14 pm

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 from the Iowa Department of Public Safety and 18 other law enforcement agencies across the state.

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

STATE OF IOWA
March 24, 2022 3:05 pm

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 Iowa House and Senate without a single "no'' vote.

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

VINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT
March 23, 2022 11:28 pm

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 Defendant is presumed innocent, unless proven guilty.

City of Shellsburg Audit Results

STATE OF IOWA
March 23, 2022 11:27 pm

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.

Governor Reynolds signs Israel and antisemitism bills into law

STATE OF IOWA
March 23, 2022 9:05 pm

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.

Live bird exhibitions canceled due to highly pathogenic avian influenza

IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
March 23, 2022 7:44 pm

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 influenza (HPAI).

VINTON CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA – MARCH 24, 2022

CITY OF VINTON
March 23, 2022 12:11 pm

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.