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Warren Strandell and Joan Lee won their November reelection campaigns and took their Oaths of Office to begin their new terms Tuesday at the Polk County Government Center. The Oath was administered by Polk County Judge Jeffrey S. Remick. Strandell was named the chair and Gary Willhite was named as vice-chair for the Polk County […]
Dozens filtered in and out of the community room at the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Friday afternoon to celebrate the retirement of Sheriff Barb Erdman. Erdman says she is going to miss her co-workers and the interactions with the community. “I’ll miss all the people I work with, the opportunity to interact with the citizens,
THE COUNTY LINE By Warren Strandell, Polk County Commissioner, District 2 When word got out – although it was never a secret – that Polk County had spent $36,000 on a drone, there were questions about why the county needed such an expensive toy. But, you’ll come away convinced that it’s not a toy if
The Polk County Commissioners met on Tuesday in the board chambers at the Polk County Government Center. The commissioners approved the creation of a joint airport zoning board for the Fertile Airport, the hiring of a full-time extension coordinator for the 4-H program and a workforce center contract with social services in the amount of
Although election night is still over a month away (Tuesday, November 6), early voting is already underway in Polk County and around the state. According to a press release from Secretary of State Steve Simon’s office more than 42,552 ballots around the state had been accepted as of Thursday, October 4 through the no-excuse absentee
As a result of the severe summer storms, tornadoes, and straight-line winds during the Incident period of June 15 to July 11, 2018, Polk County is one of the 27 Counties and 3 Tribal Nations to be included in the Federal Disaster Declaration, number 4390. This declaration is for the FEMA Public Assistance Program, along
