Covid update: Wednesday 4/22/2020

STATE OF IOWA
April 22, 2020 10:38 pm

Today, the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of 107 additional positive cases for a total of 3,748 positive cases. There have been an additional 522 negative tests for a total of 24,496 negative tests to date, which includes testing reported by the State Hygienic Lab and other labs.

U.S. Attorney's Office for Northern District of Iowa and IRS-CI warn of fraud

VINTON TODAY
April 22, 2020 10:35 pm

 The United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Iowa and the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigations (IRS-CI), St. Louis Field Office, are warning taxpayers to be on the lookout for scam artists trying to use the COVID-19 economic impact payments as cover for schemes to steal personal information and money.

Prime the Primary: Race for the U.S. Senate

BENTON COUNTY DEMOCRATS
April 22, 2020 9:15 pm

Are you wondering which Senate candidate to support in the June 2 primary?Join Rob Hogg (Senator-IA33) as he hosts a virtual forum with the 5 candidates running to be the next Democratic nominee for the U.

Additional COVID-19 cases in Iowa, additional deaths confirmed

STATE OF IOWA
April 22, 2020 2:11 pm

Today, the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of 482 additional positive cases for a total of 3,641 positive cases. There have been an additional 1,313 negative tests for a total of 23,974 negative tests to date, which includes testing reported by the State Hygienic Lab and other labs.

VMCU and VMEU Meeting Notes

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
April 22, 2020 4:43 am

Click to view meetingVinton Municipal Communications Utilities began the meeting last Tuesday evening via Zoom. Sailing through the beginning of the meeting approving minutes, agendas and etc.

Gov. Reynolds launches Test Iowa Initiative

STATE OF IOWA
April 21, 2020 7:09 pm

Today, Governor Kim Reynolds launched the Test Iowa Initiative to expand testing capacity to limit the spread of COVID-19 in Iowa. The state is partnering with Nomi Health and its subsidiary DOMO which has already launched a similar initiative in the state of Utah.

Finkenauer: Iowa Agriculture Won't be Forgotten as We Battle COVID-19

VINTON TODAY
April 21, 2020 3:37 pm

 by Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer There is no family or community in our great state that hasn’t been touched over the last few weeks by the coronavirus pandemic and the economic hardship that has come with it.

Benton County Board of Supervisor Minutes 4/14/20

HAYLEY RIPPEL, BENTON COUNTY AUDITOR
April 21, 2020 2:19 pm

COVID-19 not only is affecting businesses and employees, but it will also affect the budget used to repair roads.As the Benton County Supervisors sat down to their weekly meeting last week, on the agenda was to discuss the budget for secondary roads.

City Council Notes from 4/9/19

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
April 21, 2020 5:31 am

The Mayor joked that the council was now in their Season 1 and Episode 2 of the City Council on Zoom for the year. As a viewer from home, this is definitely not the way for the council to have to conduct business, but it will have to do for now!The council went through the usual approving of the agenda, looking at the expenditures, and other normal business of the council.

HELLO HOUSE DISTRICT 75 FROM THE STATE CAPITOL!

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, THOMAS GERHOLD
April 21, 2020 1:45 am

Over recent weeks, there have been countless people on internet social sites, the Iowa Board of Medicine, mayors, and even people in the media wanting Governor Kim Reynolds to issue a “Shelter in Place” (SIP) order statewide.