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Vinton Police Department Log for Week of March 16 - 22, 2020 All Charges are subject to review by The Benton County Attorney’s Office. An arrest or criminal charge is merely an accusation and the Defendant is presumed innocent, unless proven guilty. Intrastate Warrants are issued by Law Enforcement Agencies for crimes happening in their jurisdictions.

The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of 15 additional positive cases of Iowans with COVID-19, for a total of 105 positive cases. There have been a total of 2,043 negative tests to date, which includes testing reported by the State Hygienic Lab and other labs.  According to IDPH, the locations and age ranges of the 15 individuals include:Allamakee County, 1 adult (18-40 years)Dubuque County, 1 adult (18-40 years), 1 older adult (61-80 years)Hancock County, 2 older adults (61-80 years)Johnson County, 1 middle-aged adult (41-60 years), 2 older adults (61-80 years)Linn County, 1 adult (18-40 years), 1 middle-aged adult (41-60 years)Muscatine County, 1 middle-aged adult (41-60 years)Polk County, 1 adult (18-40 years),  1 middle-aged adult (41-60 years)Wapello County, 1 older adult (61-80 years)Woodbury County, 1 middle-aged adult (41-60 years)A status report of monitoring and testing of COVID19 in Iowa is provided by IDPH and can be found here.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING March 24, 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 certain times 1. 9:00 A.M. Call to Order 2. 9:10 a.m. Marc Greenlee Re: Land use hearing for Justin and Stacy DeMoss a part of Parcel A NW ¼ NW ¼ Sec 25-T82N-R11W 3.

Hello District 75,These are incredible times we are experiencing, and it’s having a dramatic effect on everyone – no one is excluded.On Monday, March 16th, the Iowa House and Senate sent to Governor Reynolds FY 2020 Supplemental Appropriations and Continuing Appropriations bills to temporarily fund the government while we wait for the Coronavirus to run its course through the United States.

Today, Gov. Reynolds signed a new proclamation continuing the State Public Health Emergency Declaration. The proclamation includes additional mandatory closures, relaxes certain restrictions to promote additional social distancing and provides regulatory relief to Iowa health care industries, among other actions outlined in the proclamation below. The proclamation closes the following from Sunday, March 22nd, 2020 at 10:00 p.

Additional COVID-19 cases in Iowa Gov. Reynolds, IDPH recommend self isolation for those who traveled out of state The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of 23 additional positive cases of Iowans with COVID-19, for a total of 68 positive cases. To date, there have been 1,049 negative tests conducted at the State Hygienic Lab.

Because of the Covid-19, the Benton County Landfill will be closed to residents who might want to haul waste to the landfill. It will be closed until further notice.

Today, Gov. Reynolds issued an additional State Public Health Emergency Declaration effective immediately providing additional regulatory relief to Iowans impacted by this public health disaster. She will hold a press conference today at 2:00 p.m., details on that are forthcoming.   The declaration relaxes a number of restrictions and regulations and provides relief of other statutes and state regulations:  Temporarily suspends collection of property taxes and penalties and interestTemporarily suspends some evictions under the Iowa Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act or the Manufactured Home Communities or Mobile Home Parks Residential Landlord and Tenant Act in certain circumstancesExtends expiration deadline for a permit to carry and a permit to acquire a firearm and additional measuresPermits the sale of carry-out, delivery, drive-thru of alcohol for unopened bottles of alcohol for bars and restaurants and suspends some feesPermits public meetings or hearings by electronic means to improve the functions of government while maintaining social distancing practicesSuspends certain regulations to ease the transportation of agricultural supplies and commodities, food, medical supplies, cleaning products, and other household goods on all highways in IowaThe proclamation also allows related state agencies to implement the state’s public health emergency planFull text of the proclamation can be found below:  WHEREAS, the World Health Organization has reported an outbreak of thousands of cases of Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) in multiple countries, causing illness and deaths; andWHEREAS, on January 31, 2020, the United States Department of Health and Human Services declared a national public health emergency; andWHEREAS, on March 9, 2020, a Proclamation of Disaster Emergency was issued to coordinate the State of Iowa’s response to this outbreak and such disaster continues to exist; andWHEREAS, on March 11, 2020 the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic; andWHEREAS, on March 13, 2020, President Donald J.

The Iowa Department of Revenue today extended the filing and payment deadline for several state tax types, including income tax. The changes, prompted by COVID-19, are designed to provide flexibility to hard-working Iowans whose lives have been disrupted. The changes are a result of an order signed earlier today by Director of Revenue Kraig Paulsen.

With the shut down of County Offices, we have been receiving multiple calls and questions concerning Weapon Permits. The Dept of Public Safety is currently working on rule revisions to address Permits. We will let the public know when we have more information.They are currently working to determine options for several issues including, but not limi