Democrats Lisa Chiodo and Luisita McBurney are competing to replace longtime Polk County Recorder Julie Haggerty, who is ...

Democrats Joe Gatto and Heather Jones-Brown will square off in the June primary to represent District 4 on the Polk County ...

Two candidates will face off in the primary for District 1, which represents Des Moines' southwest side, West Des Moines, ...

Incumbent Jeremy Gordon is facing a field full of experienced elected leaders in the race for Polk County Commissioner ...

Polk County Commissioner Michael Scott said April 7 he will tour animal shelters in other counties after complaints about ...

Oak Knoll Golf Course, a century-old Salem area landmark, has closed after being sold to Wandering In Time Holdings LLC.

The announcement comes as North Florida braces for extreme wildfire conditions brought by near-record heat, drought ...

After Fort Meade officials unanimously approved plans for a massive “hyperscale” AI data center, the state reminded the city ...

Under the plans, the Polk General Hospital would be demolished and rebuilt, and more income levels would qualify for Polk's ...

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Keep Polk Beautiful will sponsor an event as part of The Great American Cleanup Saturday, April 11, at Hematite Lake in northwest Polk County. The cleanup will last from 9 a.m. to noon and volunteers ...

Polk County Sergeant Kevin Haynes and Deputy Kelly Lorence each fired twice at Baltazar Escalona-Baez, 17, of Silverton on Oct. 28 after he pointed a knife at Haynes and walked toward him despite ...