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Auditor of State Rob Sand today released an agreed-upon procedures report on the City of Urbana, Iowa for the period July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020. The agreed-upon procedures engagement was performed pursuant to Chapter 11.6 of the Code of Iowa. Sand reported nine findings related to the receipt and disbursement of taxpayer funds.

Members of Benton County Conservation board faced outraged residents this time from southern Benton County. Residents came to oppose the dumping of wood chips on the Fry property near Hannen Lake. In areas near Vinton, residents opposed the same project at the beginning of February. The board had contracted to accept wood chips from damaged trees in Linn County following the Derecho.

CITY OF VINTONCOUNCIL MEETING AGENDA – MARCH 25, 20217:00 PMhttps://zoom.us/j/998686050781-301-715-8592 or 1-312-626-6799 or 1-646-558-8656 or 1-253-215-8782Webinar ID: 998 6860 50781. Call to order and roll call2. Pledge of Allegiance3. Approve agenda4. Consent Agendaa. Receive & file Council meeting minutes of March 11 & March 18, 2021b.

March 16, 2021The Benton County Board of Supervisors met in regular session with Supervisors Seeman, Bierschenk and Primmer present. The meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. at the conference room at the Benton County Service Center. Members of the public were provided the zoom access capability to join in during open session and livestream at https://www.

I hope you all are able to enjoy a little bit of the spring weather we’re having! It’s nice to see the winter weather over-with for the most part and spring flowers popping up! The Iowa House continued debating bills this last week, with some of them making big improvements on our rights as United States citizens.

Vinton Police Department Log for Week of March 15 - 21, 2021. 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.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING March 23, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. Benton County Service Center Conference Room 811 D Ave. ** Agenda is not printed in any particular order; only time specific items will be addressed at certain times https://www.youtube.com/bentoncountyiowa 1. 9:00 A.M. Call to Order 2.

This week was the tenth week of the legislative session. The Senate debated several bills to remove barriers to work, reward work and investment, and create a tax and regulatory environment conducive to creating new career opportunities in Iowa. Most of my week was spent speaking with lobbyists and people from my district about the legislation that has been brought forward so far and what they would like to see happen the rest of this session.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING Joined with Vinton City Officials and Vinton-Shellsburg School Representatives March 25, 2021 at 7:00p.m. Vinton Shellsburg School Central Office 1502 C Ave. Vinton, IA Open to the Public https://www.youtube.com/bentoncountyiowa ** Agenda is not printed in any particular order, only time specific items will be addressed at certain times 1.

The Iowa Insurance Division today announced that Trinity Healthshare Inc. (now known as Sharity Ministries, Inc.) has agreed to a consent order that says Trinity will cease operations in Iowa on June 30, 2021, following charges that were filed against Trinity Healthshare Inc. and The Aliera Companies in 2020.