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All Charges are subject to review by the Benton County Attorney’s Office. An arrest or criminal charge is merely an accusation, and the Defendant is presumed innocent, unless proven guilty. Intrastate Warrants are issued by Law Enforcement Agencies for crimes happening in their jurisdictions.Two Adult Arrests the week of February 19-25, 2024February 20 Ryan Mahlon Mather, 27, Vinton, IAIntrastate Warrant ArrestFailure to AppearTheft 5th DegreeFebruary 24 Nathan Zachary Lovel, 32, Vinton, IAIntrastate Warrant ArrestViolation of ProbationZero Juvenile Referrals Five Code Enforcement ViolationsJunk x 3, Property Maintenance x 1Junk Vehicle x 1 Four Traffic Citations for Offenses were issuedNine Traffic Warnings for Offenses were issued Zero Reported Motor Vehicle Accidents71 complaints/calls for service were handled by the Vinton Police Department.

The Benton Community School District will be holding its second special election vote on Tuesday to improve the Benton Community School District. The vote will be to decide if voters want to pass a Physical Plant and Equipment Levy (PPEL). Last year a vote to pass a $48 million dollar bond measure failed in the district.The district hopes that changing the goal of the measure will bring different results for the school district.

Jennifer provides care for our community in the VGH Emergency Department. Recently Jennifer was honored by the University of Nebraska Medical Center as the UNMC PA Class of 2023 New Preceptor of the Year (unanimously selected)! The student who nominated Jennifer stated "She was the BEST preceptor by far" and "she was a true inspiration." Jennifer received her Physician’s Assistant degree from the UNMC PA Program in Omaha, NE.

Can you believe that it's almost time to celebrate Easter? Please email all of your Easter Activities to vintontoday@hotmail.com and I'll put together a list!

To help us better provide literary outreach for youth in our community, our library is in the planning stages of creating a bicycle-powered bookmobile.  We’ve developed a survey to help us gauge the interest/need in our community.Take a few minutes to fill out the survey!Click here!

Secretary of State Paul Pate is encouraging Iowans to turn to the Office of the Iowa Secretary of State and local election officials as the official trusted sources for election information leading up to the 2024 elections.Secretary Pate joins his colleagues across the nation and fellow members of the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) in participating in NASS’s #TrustedInfo2024 educational effort.

Caption: The Benton Community FFA Parliamentary Procedure team of Alex Welte, Tegan Bertka, Evan Patterson, JR Becker, and Belle Werner earned a gold rating and will be advancing to district competition on March 9th at Waukon High SchoolAmanda Schnor, Chapter ReporterOn February 21st, Benton Community FFA members gathered at Hawkeye Community College as thirty-three passionate members showcased what they have spent weeks preparing.

By Co-Reporter, Juliana LuisTuesday, January 30th was a spectacular day for Vinton-Shellsburg FFA seniors. Jerry Lee, Matthew Bookmeier, Kevin Heckmann, Laura Manning, Kelcie Appleby, and Grayce McClintock traveled to Des Moines to visit the capitol building. Throughout the day, members talked to Legislators and encouraged them to support future changes and policy-making decisions regarding agriculture education.

The Wesley United Methodist Church's Mobile Food Pantry had several helping hands (and feet) from Vinton-Shellsburg Community School's Scouts this past weekend. The Scouts and their adult leaders helped area residents by loading up and pulling the food in carts to area residents' cars. The pantry reported that it was another successful distribution.

Local farmer, Lance Lillibridge of Vinton, has taken several paths during his life. The latest is to run for elected office as a Benton County Supervisor. Lance and his wife Heidi farm north of Vinton. The couple have two children. Tess is a sophomore at the University of Northern Iowa and Ty will be graduating from high school this year.The family began farming in Benton County in 2002.