Government

Meet the Candidate: District 3 Supervisor Candidate Joan Flecksing

Editor's Note: We continue our election coverage with this profile of Joan Flecksing, the Democratic candidate for the District 3 Benton County Board of Supervisor seat. District 3 covers the southern...

Assessor responds to candidate's complaints about commercial property appraisal process

Editor's Note: Assessor Larry Andreesen wrote this in response to comments made about the policies of the assessor's office by candidate Richard Primmer. See those HERE. By Larry Andreesen, Benton ...

Meet the candidate: Gary Bierschenk

Editor's Note: We continue our candidate profiles today with information from Benton County District 3 Supervisor candidate Gary Bierschenk. As with all other candidate profiles, we offer this informa...

Benton County Supervisors meeting agenda, Nov. 1

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING November 1, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. Benton County Board of Supervisors 3rd FLOOR JURY ROOM PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF LOCATION 1. 9:00 A.M. Call to Order 2. Approve minut...

Republican Leaders to visit Vinton

Campaign Rally 2016 Please Join Governor Terry Branstad & Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds along with U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley & State Senator Tim Kapucian Iowa State Senate District 38 & R...

Meet the Candidate: Dawn Pettengill

Editor's Note: Today we continue our election coverage with a profile of Dawn Pettengill, the Republican candidate for State Representative. As with other profiles, we offer this information in t...

Meet the Candidate: Terry Hertle

Editor's Note: Today we continue our election coverage with a profile of Terry Hertle, the Democratcandidate for County Supervisor. As with other profiles, we offer this information in the candid...

Meet the Candidate: Vicky Schwenker

Editor's Note: We continue our election coverage today with a profile of Vicky Schwenker, the Democratic candidate for Auditor. As with all other profiles, we offer this information in the candidate's...

Meet the candidate: Hayley Rippel

Editor's Note: Today we continue our election coverage with a profile of Hayley Rippel, the Republican candidate for Auditor. As with other profiles, we offer this information in the candidate's own w...

Election is two weeks away; 3,000 have requested absentee ballots

With the 2016 General Election just two weeks away, Benton County voters have been requesting absentee ballots, casting votes for candidates from President to Township Trustee. Nearly 3,000 request...