Government

The Benton County Republicans monthly meeting is coming up on Tuesday, June 14th, at 7 p.m. at the Van Horne Community Center.  The Community Center is located at 500 1st Ave, Van Horne. Our meeting agenda will include our upcoming fundraiser, county events, primary results, as well as planning for the November election.  Benton County Republicans are invited to attend.

Now that you have made it through the primary elections of this cycle, there is one more race to be decided by your ballot in November. Soil & Water Conservation District Commissioners will be elected in 100 districts throughout Iowa this November. These elected volunteers have been working with voluntary, private land soil and water conservation in Iowa since 1939.

May 31, 2016 The Benton County Board of Supervisors met in regular session with all members present.  The chair called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. Unless otherwise noted, all actions were approved unanimously. Wiley moved/ Hertle seconded:  Approve minutes of May 24, 2016.  Motion Carried. Wiley moved/Hertle seconded: Approve application for use of the Courthouse Grounds by Vinton Kiwanis Club for Saturday August 27, 2016.

The regular monthly meeting of the Benton County Democrats will be held on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at the Walford Community Building in Walford at 120 Fifth Street N.  at 7:00PM.   Anyone interested in helping the Democrats with the election this fall is invited to attend.  Note the change of location this month.

Below is the candidate profile for District 3 Supervisor candidate Joan Flecksing, in the candidate's own words. Benton County Supervisor democratic candidate in District III, Joan Flecksing is 38 years old and resides in Walford with her husband, Bob Ford Jr., and their three children, Olivia, Zoey and Dominic. She was born in rural Toddville and as the youngest of twelve children, raised in agriculture by her hard working parents, Robert and Barbara, neither of whom had a high school education, but who stressed the value of education for their children.

Today, we continue our series of candidate profiles with Lorin Potter, one of the candidates for Benton County Supervisor. As with all other candidates, we present the information in his own words. I am asking for your support and vote in the Democratic Primary election on June 7 and your vote in the general election on November 8 for Benton County Supervisor, District 3.

Next Tuesday, June 7, is primary election day across Iowa. Benton County voters will choose which candidates will represent their party in the November election. Along with state and federal offices, the ballot includes candidates for Supervisor, Auditor and Sheriff. Click HERE to see the list of precincts and polling places See sample b

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING June 7, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. Benton County Board of Supervisors Room 1. 9:00 A.M. Call to Order 2. 9:15 a.m. Benton-Iowa Decat re: FY17 Programming/planning, contracts, and fiscal agent services 3. 9:30 a.m. Board of Adjustment – Request for Compensation 4. 9:50 a.m. Marc Greenlee re: Board action on septic systems affected by secondary road activity 5.

Editor's Note: We continue our series of candidate profiles with Mark Zahradnik, a Republican candidate for District 3 Benton County Supervisor. As with all other profiles, the following is in the candidates' own words. Benton County Supervisor, 3rd District Candidate Profile Background Mark Zahradnik, 43 years old.  I grew up in Linn County.

Editor's Note: We continue our candidate introduction with Gary Bierschenk, one of the GOP candidates for District 3 Supervisor. As with the other candidate profiles, this one is in the candidate's own words.   I am 62 years old born in Benton County and have lived here my entire life. My wife Phyllis and I have raised our three children in Benton County as well.