A panoramic 360-degree view of most Polk County properties was uploaded to the assessor's website this week. Why it matters: The new pics make it easier to do a little neighborhood peekaboo.

Polk County schools are seeing a significant rise in student absences due to illness. Fourteen schools throughout Polk County have reported sick absence rates greater than 10% at least one day so ...

Local developer Brian Clark has acquired three properties in Des Moines’ Highland Park business district including a 105-year-old building on Euclid Avenue, Polk County real estate records show. Clark ...

Patoine is the chair of the Polk County Planning Commission. Valerie Patoine, who has held the position since being appointed in 2019, was the only person wo filed to run for assessor. Sheriff ...