Government

Benton County Board of Supervisor Minutes 8/4/20

August 4, 2020 The Benton County Board of Supervisors met in regular session with Supervisors Bierschenk and Seeman present, Primmer called in. Bierschenk called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m...

Benton County Republicans postpone tonight's meeting 8/11/20

The Benton County Republicans have postponed tonight's meeting due to the power outage. There will be more information at a later time. ...

Vinton Police Department Log for Week of August 3 - 9, 2020

Vinton Police Department Log for Week of August 3 - 9, 2020 All Charges are subject to review by The Benton County Attorney’s Office. An arrest or criminalcharge is merely an accusation and the Def...

COVID-19 Numbers

At this point, the state of Iowa does not have a law concerning the wearing of masks. Some have contacted me asking me to remind people that it is the law, when in fact it is not. The wearing of masks...

Benton County Board of Supervisors Meeting Agenda 8/11/20

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING August 11, 2020 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 ce...

Vinton Shellsburg School Board Meeting Agenda 8/10/20

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Vinton Shellsburg Community School District Newsletter

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8/11 SERVES AS REMINDER FOR IOWA RESIDENTS TO ALWAYS CONTACT 811 BEFORE DIGGING

Aug. 11 is almost here, and Iowa One Call hopes that the 8/11 date on the calendar will serve as a natural reminder for residents to call 811 prior to any digging project to have underground utility l...

MAN ARRESTED ON DRUG AND ASSAULT CHARGES

On August 4th, 2020, at approximately 10:16 p.m., Vinton Police were dispatched to 1306 H Avenue in Vinton for a report of a fight in progress. Officers subsequently arrested Donald Arthur Kading, ag...

Gov. Reynolds signs Executive Order to restore voting rights of felons

Today, Governor Kim Reynolds signed Executive Order 7, restoring the voting rights of thousands of Iowans who have completed their felony sentences.  "Today we take a significant step forwar...