Government

Benton County Democrats to meet February 18

The Benton County Democratic Central Committee will meet on February 18, 2020, at 7 PM at La Reyna Restaurant in Vinton....

HELLO HOUSE DISTRICT 75 FROM THE STATE CAPITOL!

This last week started with the very important nation-wide process of Iowa leading the nation in the selection of our president beginning on January 20, 2021. I attended the Atkins caucus, which had a...

Vinton-Shellsburg School Board Meeting Agenda February 10

Click to view the agenda as well as minutes from previous meetings....

Senate Candidates Dawn Driscoll and Ivy Schuster attend Blueprint for Winning

Democrat Ivy Schuster and Republican Dawn Driscoll, both candidates for Iowa Senate District 38, attended a three-day training for female candidates and campaign managers in Johnston January 23-25. Th...

Benton County Releases Audit Report

Eide Bailly LLP today released an audit report on the Benton County, Iowa for the year ended  June 30, 2...

Proposed waterfowl rules available for public comment

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is accepting comments on proposed waterfowl and coot hunting seasons and bag limits, which includes 2021-22 season dates, and the proposed restructuring ...

Vinton-Shellsburg Announces Finalists for Superintendent Interviews

The Vinton-Shellsburg Board of Education is pleased to announce that they have selected three candidates to interview for their superintendent vacancy. The first candidate, who will interview on Thurs...

Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District Special School Board Meeting 2/6/20

Vinton-Shellsburg Community School DistrictSpecial School Board MeetingThursday, February 6, 2020 - 6:00 PMBoard Room1502 C Ave.Vinton, IA 523491. Call to Order2. Roll Call / Pledge of Allegiance3. Re...

Democrats to release majority of votes at 4:00 p.m.

IDP Communications Director Mandy McClure released the following statement on reporting the 2020 Caucus results: "Today we informed campaigns that we will be releasing the majority of caucus results ...

Benton County Board of Supervisor Minutes 1/27/20

January 27, 2020The Benton County Board of Supervisors met in special session at the Emergency Management Agency Office in the Benton County Law Enforcement Center. Supervisor Primmer called the meeti...