Vinton Police Department Log for Week of March 25-31, 2019

VINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT
April 1, 2019 10:26 pm

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.

HELLO HOUSE DISTRICT 75 FROM THE STATE CAPITOL!

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, TOM GERHOLD
April 1, 2019 11:13 am

This week, many bills were voted on and passed on the House floor. We strengthened the laws for cruelty to animals with House File 737, as there have been studies showing people who torture pets are more likely to commit violence against people.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING Agenda 4/2/19

HAYLEY RIPPEL, AUDITOR
April 1, 2019 8:34 am

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETINGApril 2, 2019 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 times1.

City Council Minutes 3/14/19

CITY OF VINTON
March 29, 2019 9:25 pm

A regular meeting of the City Council of Vinton, Iowa, was held on the 14th day of March, 2019, at 7:00 p.m., in the City Hall Council Chambers, Vinton, Iowa.

Resident wins favor of the council, only to lose it again

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
March 29, 2019 8:54 pm

In a case brought to the council, which originated over a complaint of the construction of a fence and also because of work he was performing on his home, Blake Benson of 615 E.

Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Flood Recovery Update

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, TOM GERHOLD
March 29, 2019 9:48 am

On Tuesday, Tuesday, March 26, 2019, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) issued a press release which updated a press release from a week earlier on resources that Iowans suffering from flood damage can access for flood recovery.

DNR schedules prescribed burns in Benton County

IOWA DNR
March 28, 2019 9:24 am

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will conduct prescribed burns this spring on wildlife management areas managed by the Iowa DNR’s Iowa River Wildlife Unit in Benton County.

Benton Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioners to meet

VINTON TODAY
March 27, 2019 3:16 pm

The next regular meeting of the Benton Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioners will be held on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at 8:00 a.

Benton County Board of Supervisor Minutes 3/19/19

HAYLEY RIPPEL, AUDITOR
March 26, 2019 8:59 pm

March 19, 2019The Benton County Board of Supervisors met in regular adjourned session with Supervisors Primmer, Bierschenk and Seeman present. Primmer called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.

VMEU to meet tonight to discuss pricing of the new Utility

VINTON TODAY
March 26, 2019 12:14 pm

The board of the Vinton Municipal Utility in charge of the long-standing electric utility and the communications utility formed in 2015, met in a special meeting at the Vinton City Hall on Tuesday, March 19th to hear updates on a potential partnership with Cedar Rapids-based ImOn, a provider of internet, phone and cable TV services, and a proposal from SmartSource Consulting.