Government

Labor Day Crushing Results

Labor Day is the unofficial end of summer and we celebrate with barbecues and road trips. One of the deadliest and most often committed – yet preventable – crimes (impaired driving), has beco...

Benton County Board of Supervisor Minutes 8/23/22

August 23, 2022The Benton County Board of Supervisors met in regular session with Supervisors Seeman, Primmer and Bierschenk present. The meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. at the conference roo...

Benton County Vendor Publication Report 8/10-8/23/22

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Inside Lane closures on I-380 to begin Tuesday, September 6

Inside lane closures on I-380 from the I-380/U.S. 218/U.S. 20 interchange east to the I-380/U.S. 20 interchange in Black Hawk County to begin Tuesday, September 6.Grading work for installation of cabl...

Belle Plaine among 2022 Public Innovations and Efficiencies (PIE) Winners

Auditor of State Rob Sand today congratulated counties, cities, and school districts across Iowa for participating in the Public Innovations and Efficiencies (PIE) program. “The Auditor’s Offi...

Special Election: Benton Community September 13, 2022

BENTON COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT PHYSICAL PLANT AND EQUIPMENT LEVY BALLOT QUESTIONSHALL THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC MEASURE BE ADOPTED?Shall the Board of Directors of the Benton Community School District in ...

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING August 30, 2022 at 9:00 a.m.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING August 30, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. Benton County Service Center Conference Room 811 D Ave. Vinton, IA ** Agenda is not printed in any particular order; only time specific items ...

City Discusses UTV & Food Truck Ordinances, Beautification & Weeds, and Misc.

The City Council met on Thursday night before the official council meeting in a work session. They first discussed the UTV Ordinances in Vinton. You can find the section under review under 75.01A. Rec...

Benton County Board of Supervisors Minutes August 16, 2022

August 16, 2022The Benton County Board of Supervisors met in regular session with Supervisors Seeman, Primmer and Bierschenk present. The meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. at the conference roo...

Public input on pavement replacement on Hwy 218 2.6 miles north of Hwy 30

PROPOSED PAVEMENT REPLACEMENT OF U.S. 218 BRIDGE OVER ABANDONED RAILROAD CROSSING 2.6 MILES NORTH OF U.S. 30 IN BENTON COUNTY TO BE DISCUSSED ON AUGUST 30, 2022The Iowa Department of Transportation is...