Polk County supervisors unanimously approve final phase of project to reduce ag runoff

The project's final phase aims to reduce agricultural runoff by scaling up cover crop adoption to 40,000 acres of farmland.
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Polk County faces more lawsuits initiated by ICE detainees

Polk County is facing more lawsuits brought by individuals detained in the county jail by U.S. Immigration and Customs ...
Des Moines Register

Polk County joins 51 Iowa counties in burn ban due to high temperatures, dry conditions

Polk County will join 51 other Iowa counties under a burn ban due to high temperatures and dry conditions. Polk County's burn ban begins at 6 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 9 until further notice. Polk ...

Polk County Sheriff’s Office warns residents of bail bond scam

"This is yet another attempt to collect money from individuals in vulnerable and emotional situations," the sheriff's office ...
KCCI Des Moines

Polk County funding supports Lutheran Services in Iowa's refugee efforts

TWO YEARS PROBATION. NEW AT TEN LUTHERAN SERVICES IN IOWA SAYS IT HAS BEEN ABLE TO HELP HUNDREDS OF REFUGEES BECAUSE OF THE HELP IT RECEIVED FROM POLK COUNTY. LSI WAS ONE OF THE GROUPS AFFECTED WHEN ...

Polk County Board of Supervisors to elect new leadership; new meeting time in 2026

The Polk County Board of Supervisors will convene Friday to elect new leadership and conduct a mandatory canvass of the ...

Polk County Board of Supervisors elect 2026 chair, vice chair

The Polk County Board of Supervisors announced the election of its 2026 chair and vice chair. The Board elected Democrat Matt ...
Des Moines Register

Push to move Polk autopsies to state lab gets pushback from undertakers, state attorney

Polk County is considering a partnership with the Iowa Medical Examiner’s Office due to rising costs and recruitment difficulties. But county officials and funeral directors are worried that joining ...
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Polk County crash claims lives of two people, injures one

POLK COUNTY, Iowa — Two people were killed and another was injured in a crash near Elkhart Tuesday evening. At around 7:35 p.m. emergency crews were called to the intersection of NE 29th Street and NE ...
Iowa Public Radio

Polk County schools continue to see declining vaccination rates

The number of Polk County students with religious exemptions from required school immunizations continues to rise. Students who opt out of the immunization requirements due to religious beliefs have ...
Yahoo

Early voting is now available in Iowa. Here are the locations in Dallas, Polk counties.

Busy on Election Day, but still want the experience of in-person voting? Iowa's early voting starts this week allowing people to vote in person before Election Day on Nov. 5. Iowa's in-person absentee ...
KWWL

Measles case confirmed in Polk County infant

POLK COUNTY, Iowa — The Polk County Health Department, alongside Iowa Health and Human Services, has confirmed a measles case in an unvaccinated infant from Polk County. The infant was too young to ...