Government

VSCSD taking sealed bids on dumpsters and Woodworking Machines

Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District will be taking sealed bids on some old rusted and rotted dumpsters.4 - 6-yard dumpsters and 1 - 4 yard dumpster These can be seen at the maintenance shop a...

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...