Benton County Supervisors Minutes 3/10/2020

HAYLEY RIPPEL, BENTON COUNTY AUDITOR
March 17, 2020 3:08 pm

March 10, 2020                 The Benton County Board of Supervisors met in regular session with Supervisors Bierschenk and Seeman were present.

Vinton Shellsburg makes plans to close through April 10

VINTON SHELLSBURG COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
March 16, 2020 9:37 pm

The Vinton-Shellsburg Administrative Team and Directors spent several hours Monday morning discussing the current situation revolving around COVID-19. As part of our next steps we anticipate being closed through April 10th.

Vinton Police Department Log for Week of March 9 - 15, 2020

VINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT
March 16, 2020 6:45 pm

Vinton Police Department Log for Week of March 9 - 15, 2020 All Charges are subject to review by The Benton County Attorney’s Office.

Assistance for employees and employers affected by COVID-19 related layoffs

VINTON TODAY
March 16, 2020 6:35 pm

Governor Reynolds today announced assistance for workers and employers impacted by layoffs related to COVID-19.  The guidance includes information for employees filing for unemployment insurance claims, as well as information on programs available for employers.

Auditor encourages voters to request absentee ballots for Primary Election

HAYLEY RIPPEL, BENTON COUNTY AUDITOR
March 16, 2020 5:06 pm

Benton County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections Hayley Rippel is encouraging those wishing to vote in the June 2 Primary Election to vote absentee by mail due to the recent concerns with coronavirus and COVID-19.

Board of Supervisors Meeting Agenda to include Covid-19 Prep Discussion

GINA EDLER, BENTON COUNTY DEPUTY AUDITOR
March 16, 2020 2:02 pm

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING March 17, 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.

Vinton Shellsburg Closes School on Monday, March 15

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
March 16, 2020 3:18 am

Following the Governor's announcement today, Vinton-Shellsburg will be closing schools tomorrow."Based on Governor Reynold's recommendation, school will be closed tomorrow.

Benton County Democratic Convention Postponed

BENTON COUNTY DEMOCRATS
March 15, 2020 10:01 pm

Rosemary Schwartz, Chair of the Benton County Democratic Central Committee has announced that the March 21 County Convention has been postponed due to the Covid 19 pandemic sweeping the country.

COVID-19 community spread confirmed in Iowa

VINTON TODAY
March 15, 2020 3:02 am

The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of one additional positive case of an Iowan with COVID-19, for a total of 18 positive cases.

Greetings from Under the Golden Dome

SENATOR TIM KAPUCIAN
March 13, 2020 4:57 pm

While we continue to work on bills and put the budget together, we are also monitoring COVID-19.At the time of this article most of the cases are isolated to Johnson County and were all older adults (61-80 years) and were on the same Egyptian cruise.