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Benton County Sheriff Randall Forsyth reports that deputies answered 263 calls for service and investigated 29 accidents.  Deputies attempted to serve 138 civil papers and issued 36 traffic citations and 58 traffic warnings.   There were 29 arrests/juvenile referrals with 36 charges being filed in January 2016.  (6) were felony charges, (12) were simple misdemeanors, and (18) were indictable misdemeanors.

The next regular meeting of the Benton Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioners will be held on Wednesday, February 17 2016, at the District Office, located at 1705 West D Street, Vinton, IA.  The meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m.   Agenda items include:  approval of minutes, approval of treasurer’s report and payment of bills, approval of conservation plans, review of activities and bills for the Benton/Tama Nutrient Reduction Strategy Watershed Project, upcoming events, an update on NRCS activities, state cost share business, correspondence, and other routine business.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING February 9, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. Benton County Board of Supervisors Room   1.       9:00 A.M.  Call to Order 2.       Approve minutes 3.       Approve claims 4.       9:05 a.

Just  reminder before we get started, the Legislative Listening Post is in Shellsburg's American Legion, this coming Saturday at 1:30. Be there or be square. The Tax Coupling Bill The tax coupling bill has an impact on the FY 2016 ending balance and the FY 2017 on-going revenue levels. Any agreement will impact discussions on school aid and budget targets.

Senator Chuck Grassley will hold six town meetings in eastern Iowa Feb. 16 through Feb. 18 as part of his annual 99-county meetings.   “Representative government is a two-way street.  I’m one half of the process and the people of Iowa are the other half.  You can’t have representative government without dialogue between elected officials and the people we represent,” Grassley said.

January 30, 2016 Our third week was great. I worked on everything from school funding and the Rock Island Clean Line to the supervision of Physician's Assistants by doctors and then ended with city wastewater systems...with lots in between. Five bills I was assigned dealt with moving county elected officials to not Democrat or Republican.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING February 2, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. Benton County Board of Supervisors Room   1. 9:00 A.M. Call to Order 2. Approve minutes 3. 9:05 a.m. Ben Bonar Re: Appoint Member to IRVM Committee 4. 9:30 a.m. Rob Hanson Re: Discuss/approve ATV/UTV Ordinance (5-10 people) 5. Approve Vacation carry over for Lori Siela 6.

Dear Friends and Neighbors, Our third week was great. I worked on everything from school funding and the Rock Island Clean Line to the supervision of Physician's Assistants by doctors and then ended with city wastewater systems...with lots in between. But first, let me thank you for the wonderful responses I received back from you on the partisan/non-partisan county offices question I put out.

While Democrats deciding whom to support in Monday’s Iowa Caucus have three choices, the Republicans – even after a few candidates have dropped out – still have an even dozen names to choose from. In alphabetical order, the surviving candidates include: Jeb Bush Ben Carson Chris Christie Ted Cruz Carly Fiorina Jim Gilmore Mike Huckabee John Kasich Rand Paul Marco Rubio Rick Santorum Donald Trump Three Republican Governors or former governors have already dropped out: Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, Scott Walker of Wisconsin, and Rick Perry of Texas.