Government

Don't forget to fill out your Census Form

The U.S. Census Bureau is asking all Americans to send in their Census forms, telling who was living in their homes as of, April 1.Most Americans had Census forms mailed to their home addresses.The Ce...

Primary Election is just around the corner

The Primary Election is coming up on Tuesday, June 2. Most people will want to cast your ballot! In order to be ready for Election Day:Check your voter registration statusIf you would like to check to...

Governor Reynolds to travel to Washington D.C. tomorrow, no press conference.

Gov. Reynolds will travel to Washington, D.C. tomorrow to provide an [upd] to President Donald Trump and his Coronavirus Task Force on the status of COVID-19 in Iowa, including the state’s efforts t...

Benton County Arrests for April

(link is now fixed for those that tried to open this earlier! Sorry about that!)Click to view...

Report of domestic assault results in marijuana discovery

n 05-05-2020, at about 07:35 AM, the Benton County Sheriff’s Office received a report of possible domestic abuse assault incident at 303 NW Cottage St in Shellsburg IA.   During ...

Benton County Board of Supervisor Minutes 4/28/20

April 28, 2020                 The Benton County Board of Supervisors met in regular session with Supervisors Primmer, Bierschenk and Seeman were present. The meeting was called to ord...

Shellsburg City Council Minutes

Council Minutes 4-6-204-06-20 a regular meeting of the Shellsburg City Council was called to order by Mayor Speckner at 6:00pm via conference call.  Roll call was answered by Thorkildson, Blattle...

Vinton Police Department Log for Week of April 27 – May 3, 2020

 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...

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING May 5, 2020 at 9:00 a.m.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETINGMay 5, 2020 at 9:00 a.m.Benton County Board of Supervisors Room** Agenda is not printed in any particular order, only time specific items will be addressed atcertain times1...

Greetings from Under the Golden Dome

This week the governor announced some restrictions would be lifted for counties in Iowa experiencing decreasing or little to no COVID-19 activity. Starting May 1, restaurants, fitness centers, malls, ...