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Veteran's Affair under new leadership in Benton County
One of the state-mandated departments funded by Benton County is the Benton County Veterans Affairs Department. This office serves veterans of every age. It doesn't matter if you're young, middle-aged... IA Senate approves bill on arming school staff, providing immunity to districts
By Robin OpsahlThe Iowa Senate approved a bill Wednesday that would create a permitting system for Iowa school employees wanting to carry firearms on school grounds.House File 2586, approved on a 30-1...
Gates submits resignation from 4th Ward Council Seat
The Vinton City Council received a recognition letter from 4th Ward Councilwoman, Bethany Gates. She will be moving away from the area, and her resignation will take effect at the end of April. Gates ... Benton County releases possible road and bridge projects for 2024 and 2025
At Tuesday's Supervisor meeting, Benton County Engineer spoke to the supervisors. Along with the budget discussion, he shared with them maps of some of the proposed road and bridge projects that the c... Secretary Naig Invites Students to Enter the 2024 Choose Iowa Calendar Contest
Contest winners to be honored at the 2024 Iowa State FairIowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig is encouraging school-aged Iowa students to participate in the 2024 Choose Iowa Calendar Contest hosted...
Operation Quick Find
UPDATE:The Benton County Sheriff’s Office reports that missing Rhiannon (Rainy) Walter, age 11, was located in Keystone IA at about 310 PM on 4-11-24. She was found unharmed but is being medic... During Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Iowans Must Stand with Victims
by Rob Sand, Iowa State AuditorLots of topics get swept under the rug because they’re not comfortable for us to confront. Sometimes we’d rather pretend the problems don’t exist or couldn’t hap... Missing Report Canceled
The Missing Person Report issued on 4-2-2024 regarding Zander McClintock has now been canceled.On 4-9-2024, Benton County Deputies located the vehicle of the missing subject approximately 5 miles sout...
House passes bill adding regulations, limits on traffic cameras
By Robin OpsahlThe Iowa House approved a bill Tuesday to regulate traffic cameras, despite criticisms from some lawmakers who said the bill unfairly limits local control, and others who said the autom...
Traffic Stop Leads to Discovery of Large Quantity of Meth and Federal Sentence
A woman who possessed over 50 grams of actual (pure) methamphetamine was sentenced today to more than seven years in federal prison. Rebecca Ann Rose, age 36, from La Porte ...