Government

Governor signs bill prohibiting Masks requirements in Schools

The Iowa House and Senate passed a bill to the Governor's desk in the early hours on Thursday morning according to State Representative Tom Gerhold. The bill prohibits K-12 schools from mandating mask...

Benton County Courthouse Mask Restrictions Continue to follow Courts Lead

After another debate on mask wearing in the county buildings, the Benton County Supervisors voted continue to follow the suggestions of the Iowa Court system, who is following the CDC recommendations....

Benton County Vendor Publication Report 04/28/2021 - 05/11/202

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Benton County Supervisor Meeting Minutes 5/11/21

May 11, 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 a...

Minutes of the Special Meeting Board of Directors V-SCSD 5/17/2021

Minutes of the Special MeetingBoard of DirectorsVinton-Shellsburg Community SchoolsMay 17, 2021Call to OrderPresident Levis called the regular meeting to order at 5:02 p.m. in the Central Office Board...

In spite of recommendation of IA Dept. of Public Health Mask Mandate Continues

The Iowa Department of Public Health issued a statement concerning the requirement to wear masks at school. The CDC representing the United States as a whole has issued guidelines for vaccinated adult...

Vinton Police Department Log for Week of May 10 - 16, 2021

Vinton Police Department Log for Week of May 10 - 16, 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...

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING May 18, 2021 at 9:00 a.m.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING May 18, 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 certa...

V-S School Board to Hold Special Meeting to discuss New COVID Polices

The Iowa Department of Public Health and the Department of Education released new COVID recommendations late Friday afternoon. All of our COVID policies are board directed. A special board meeting is ...

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 ro...