Government

The Vinton-Shellsburg Board of Education is pleased to announce that they have selected three candidates to interview for their superintendent vacancy. The first candidate, who will interview on Thursday, February 6th is:Mr. James Murray, Vinton, IAInterviews will be conducted the 6th, 10th and 11th of February.  Numerous stakeholder groups will have the opportunity to meet the final candidates and submit input to the board about each of them.

Vinton-Shellsburg Community School DistrictSpecial School Board MeetingThursday, February 6, 2020 - 6:00 PMBoard Room1502 C Ave.Vinton, IA 523491. Call to Order2. Roll Call / Pledge of Allegiance3. Receive Visitors / Audience Comments4. Approve Agenda Action Item5. Adjourn to closed session per Iowa Code Chapter 21.5 (1)(i) for the Action Item Purpose of Superintendent Interviews (roll call vote)6.

IDP Communications Director Mandy McClure released the following statement on reporting the 2020 Caucus results: "Today we informed campaigns that we will be releasing the majority of caucus results at 4p.m. CST. Moving forward — just like we would would have on caucus night — we will continue to release results as we are able to. We are also executing our plans and procedures to gather the paper documents and chasing any additional precincts to report results as we normally would on caucus night.

January 27, 2020The Benton County Board of Supervisors met in special session at the Emergency Management Agency Office in the Benton County Law Enforcement Center. Supervisor Primmer called the meeting to order at 6:30 P.M. Supervisors Bierschenk and Seeman were also present. Unless otherwise noted, all actions were approved unanimously.The purpose of the meeting was to be present during the public hearing on the FY21 Emergency Management Agency budget.

January 28, 2020The Benton County Board of Supervisors met in regular session with Supervisors Primmer, Bierschenk and Seeman present. The meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. Unless otherwise noted, all actions were approved unanimously. Summarized Resolutions will be available in the Auditor’s office and at: www.bentoncountyiowa.orgSeeman moved/Bierschenk seconded: To approve the minutes of January 21, 2020 and amend the minutes of January 2, 2020 regarding the Benefitted Fire district appointments to be as follows: Mike Deklotz to Benton-Linn Benefitted Fire and Roy Becker to the Newhall Benefitted #4 Fire Board.

This morning, Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price released the following statement: “Last night, more than 1,600 precinct caucuses gathered across the state of Iowa and at satellite caucuses around the world to demonstrate our shared values and goal of taking back the White House. The many volunteers running caucus sites, new voters registering as Democrats, and neighbors talking to each other about the future of our country demonstrated the strength of our party.

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 It’s been a busy week under the golden dome in Des Moines, as House and Senate files are working their way through their appropriate sub-committees and full committees for the opportunity to be debated and voted on in front of the full House or Senate.  Education funding is a top priority currently in order allow schools to set their budgets for next year.

Vinton Police Department Log for Week of January 27 – February 2, 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.

Be sure to check the website for instructions and information concerning the caucus!Registration begins at 6:00 p.m. with the caucus beginning at 7:00 p.m. People who are in-line at 7:00 will be able to participate.Are you registered to vote?Find out which precinct you live in at this link!Official Website for the Democrat Caucus