Ex-Polk County HR chief Jim Nahas' claim of extortion by Polk County leaders, dismissed in 2023, is reinstated as the case heads for trial.

The report caps a two-year-long research review by a team of 16 scientists that focused on pollution patterns in two ...

Polk County's fractious supervisors tapped interim County Administrator Frank Marasco in a 3-2 vote to occupy the position permanently ...

This is the latest change in monthslong drama regarding the position, which involved a former administrator being placed on leave and a lawsuit from the deputy administrator who was passed up for the ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed $3 million for an emergency operations center and fire facility in Haines City and $1 ...

Yellowstone County is reeling from the loss of a longtime local leader. Commissioner John Ostlund was killed Thursday afternoon when a plane he was flying hit a power line, flipped, crashed and ...

Board Chair Matt McCoy said he envisioned a nationwide search for a replacement. But the agenda for the supervisors' Tuesday, July 1, meeting includes a vote on making Marasco's ...

Polk County supervisors are expected to vote Tuesday on appointing a longtime sheriff's executive as the county administrator without conducting a job search. Why it matters: The decision to hire ...

Up to 20 Polk County veterans will get daily meal deliveries through a new Meals on Wheels and Polk County Veteran Affairs partnership.

Tiekei Dickerson was promptly arrested by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office on the outstanding warrant and transported to the Polk County Jail. He will be held pending extradition to Lowndes County, ...

A driver was killed after two pickup trucks collided at an intersection in Polk County Wednesday evening, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

POLK COUNTY, Iowa – The high heat indices expected over the weekend have caused the activation of Polk County’s Extreme Temperature Plan. It went into effect on Friday morning and is expected… ...