Government

Governor Releases new number, 3 new cases in Benton County

The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of 125 additional positive cases for a total of 1,270 positive cases. There have been an additional 882 negative tests for a total of 1...

Benton County Continues to Respond to COVID-19

As of today, 4/9/20 there are 12 cases of COVID-19 in Benton County. The Benton County Health Department continues to work closely with the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH), and other state and...

ABENTEE VOTING IN THE PRIMARY ELECTION UPDATE WITH COVID-19 UPDATE

ABENTEE VOTING IN THE PRIMARY ELECTION UPDATE WITH COVID-19 UPDATE Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announced that his office will be doing a state wide mailing to every active registered voter th...

CARES Benefits Explained

CARES Benefits ExplainedThe COVID-19 pandemic is having a huge impact on all of our daily lives. Hopefully, this will soon pass, but in the meantime, there are resources available to help employees an...

Iowa Small Business Relief Tax Deferral Program still accepting applications

On March 23, Governor Kim Reynolds announced a new Iowa Small Business Relief Program to support the state's small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The program offered small business reli...

City Council Agenda 4/9/20 7:00 p.m. Updated information

Click to view.The Vinton City Council meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. To watch the meeting or listen connect to Zoom at the link below or call any of the numbers below.To listen on Zoom, click ht...

Governor Reynolds Proclaims Thursday, April 9 “Day of Prayer” in Iowa

Governor Kim Reynolds signed a proclamation declaring Thursday, April 9th as a “Day of Prayer” in Iowa, urging Iowans to “unite in prayer” in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, inviting Iowans...

Additional COVID-19 cases in Iowa, additional death confirmed

The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of 97 additional positive cases for a total of 1,145 positive cases. There have been an additional 1,151 negative tests for a total of 12,...

VINTON WOMAN ARRESTED FOLLOWING DOMESTIC ASSAULT WITH A KNIFE

On Tuesday, April 7, 2020, at approximately 10:50 p.m., Vinton Police officers and Benton County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to 614 E. 10th Street in Vinton for a 911 report of a stabbing. Of...

Special Council Meeting Mayor Makes Emergency Declaration

On Tuesday evening's City Council Meeting via a Zoom call, the council met with most in attendance, Ron Hessenius, Tami Stark, Nathan Hesson, Nate Edwards and Andrew Elwick. Absent was Brian Parr. All...