Government

The Driscoll Dispatch by Senator Dawn Driscoll

The eighth week of this year’s session is known as “funnel week” in the legislature. This week is the first legislative deadline of the year. All Senate policy bills must have passed through com...

Benton County Vendor Publication Report 2/10/21 - 2/23/21

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Benton County Board of Supervisor Minutes 2/24/21

February 24, 2021The Benton County Board of Supervisors met in special session at the Benton County Service Center Conference Room. Supervisor Seeman called the meeting to order at 5:00 P.M. Superviso...

Benton County Board of Supervisor Minutes 2/23/21

February 23, 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 r...

Benton County Board of Supervisor Minutes 2/22/21

February 22, 2021The Benton County Board of Supervisors met in special session at the old Dog Pound county owned building. Supervisor Seeman called the meeting to order at 10:00 A.M. Supervisors Primm...

City of Vinton in search of Library Board

Following the resignation of 4 of the Vinton Library Board member, applications are being taken to fill these positions.Anyone that is at least 18 years old may apply. The terms and dates of appointme...

Vinton Police Department Log for Week of February 22 - 28, 2021

Vinton Police Department Log for Week of February 22 - 28, 2021.All Charges are subject to review by The Benton County Attorney’s Office. An arrest or criminalcharge is merely an accusation and the ...

Hello District 75 from the State Capitol!

The legislators had another busy week under the golden dome, as the first funnel week ends on March 5th. We passed several important bills that will have an effect on almost everyone.One of the import...

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING March 2, 2021

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING March 2, 2021 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 item...

Shellsburg Public Library News

The Shellsburg Library is open again.  The library has determined to operate under “yellow” status. Yellow status means specific protocols we’d like everyone to be aware of: Library hours w...