Newly elected Supervisors Mark Holm and Jill Altringer will work their full-time jobs as well as their $150,000 full-time ...

On Friday calls were made to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office about a dispute at the Polk County Administration building.

The dispute allegedly broke out after the Polk County Board of Supervisors decided to terminate Polk County Administration ...

Letters published Jan. 13-20, 2025, assess Polk County Board of Supervisors drama, property taxes and climate change.

Two new supervisors took office this year. This is a historic change to a board that doesn't see much turnover.

A Polk County Sheriff's Office report says Supervisor Tom Hockensmith allegedly threatened to fight other supervisors over ...

THIS TENSE FIGHT BROKE OUT AFTER SOME POLK COUNTY SUPERVISORS TRIED TO FIRE THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, JOHN NORRIS, IN A SPECIAL MEETING WEDNESDAY. THE BOARD PICKED NORRIS’S TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT.

Norris' leave comes as the Board of Supervisors recently named new leadership and welcomed new members to their ranks.

This found me when I was, like, 12.” For the past 24 years, Edwards has played an integral role in the democratic process as Polk County supervisor of elections. After conducting more than 200 ...

The board has the ability to hire and fire department heads ... That allegedly led to Supervisor Tom Hockensmith threatening to fight Holm and chair Matt McCoy. Polk County supervisors’ salaries and ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — On Friday calls were made to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office about a ... causing a disturbance and had made threats towards other board members. The officer first saw Supervisor ...