Government

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING AGENDA for March 3, 2020

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING March 3, 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 cert...

HELLO HOUSE DISTRICT 75 FROM THE STATE CAPITOL!

Hank Wehrman, Luzerne, visits Capitol to promote the REAP program. This last week was a good week at the Capitol and a good one for Iowans! As a member of the Agriculture Committee, we passed a bill that will create promote E-15 gasoline usage with an infrastructure ...

Grassley on His Office Accessibility to Iowans

This is my 40th year holding a Q&A in each of Iowa’s 99 counties. My regional staff is also committed to holding meetings across Iowa. My Iowa staff serve as my eyes and ears when I’m working in ...

HELLO HOUSE DISTRICT 75 FROM THE STATE CAPITOL!

This last week was the first “funnel week”, which was the last chance to get individual bills out of committee in either the Iowa House or Senate that are not in the Appropriations or Ways & M...

Benton County Board of Supervisor Minutes February 18, 2020

February 18, 2020The Benton County Board of Supervisors met in regular session with Supervisors Primmer, Bierschenk and Seeman were all present. The meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. Unless oth...

VMCU hears updates on iVinton

The VMCU and VMEU boards met (Vinton Municipal Communications Utilities and Vinton Municipal Electric Utilities) in their regular meeting last week.Chairman Rich Hainstock opened the meeting with thre...

4 Iowa FFA Chapters Receive Grants to Grow Produce for School Nutrition Programs

Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship awards Farm to School grants to English Valley, Vinton-Shellsburg, Waukee and Wayne FFA Chaptersowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced tod...

Vinton Police Department Log for Week of February 17 - 23, 2020

All Charges are subject to review by The Benton County Attorney’s Office. An arrest or criminalcharge is merely an accusation and the Defendant is presumed innocent, unless proven guilty. Intrastate...

Benton County Board of Supervisor Agenda 2/25/20

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING February 25, 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 ...

V-S Superintendent Hainstock, appointed to School Budget Review Committee

Mary Jo Hainstock, Vinton Shellsburg School Superintendent, has been appointed to fulfil an unexpired term on the School Budget Review Committee. Her term would end in April of 2022, this is a three y...