A new vending machine outside of the Polk County Health Department offers condoms, naloxone and other harm-reduction supplies ...

The vending machine, provided by the Family Planning Council of Iowa, has been installed in front of the Polk County Health ...

A new harm reduction vending machine has been installed outside the Polk County Health Department to offer free health and ...

One man is dead after being shot by a Polk County deputy late Friday night.Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said the suspect, 37-year-old John Snyder, advanced on deputies and ignored commands to ...

Polk County will transfer autopsy services to the Iowa Medical Examiner’s Office, aiming to save $1 million annually. The move comes amid recruitment challenges and rising costs for the county's ...

STILL FACING UNCERTAINTY. BACK HERE AT HOME NEW AT NOON, THE POLK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVED A SEVERANCE AGREEMENT WITH THE MEDICAL EXAMINER AT THIS MORNING’S MEETING. DOCTOR RORY DOLE ...

The Polk County School Board voted 6-0 to offer the general counsel position to James Greene, current general counsel for Pasco County Schools. Greene was selected over two other finalists ...

Unincorporated areas of Polk County, along with other cities within the county, are now under a burn ban as dry conditions ...

No cost, ID or registration is required. The health department said the machine will be monitored and restocked regularly to ...

Polk County’s tourism director warned this could be an “economic disaster,” costing the county millions in revenue and thousands of jobs. The proposed bills have already passed a House ...

FLORIDA — Back in the fall, Cleo Davis was driving past the railroad tracks near Hillcrest Road and Recker Parkway in Polk County when he noticed the school bus headed toward them.