Polk County will pay $2.5 million to settle with the county's former human resources chief Jim Nahas, ending a yearslong ...

The construction of a new government center in Polk County is facing some pushback from residents who're concerned that the ...

Portions of Highway 640 and Highway 55 were shut down Tuesday afternoon while crews respond to a vegetation fire.

Polk County has reached a settlement with its former director of human resources, more than five years after he was ...

Polk County just locked in a major land deal for north Lakeland, signing off on a purchase agreement for roughly 26.79 acres ...

County commissioners approved the purchase of 29 acres off Kathleen Road, just south of Duff Road to build a replacement for the current Lakeland center.

$1 million will be covered by insurance. The remaining $1.5 million will be funded by taxpayers through the county's general ...

Polk County is now limiting the number of people who can speak during general public comment sessions at commission meetings.

It’s a big win for us. We’ve been talking about Publix for decades,” City Manager Ryan Leavengood said. “A good get for the ...

Wetlands are a natural, shallow water feature that once dominated much of Iowa's landscape and help clean water.

The graduation rate for Polk County Public Schools improved by 5.5 percentage points to an overall rate of 87.7% for 2025, ...