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A Small Minnesota County Pumps Out 40 Percent of the State's Drug-Free Zone Sentences
In Minnesota, the epicenter of prosecutions for violating drug-free school and park zone laws isn't Minneapolis, but small Polk County. The county contains less than 1 percent of the state's ...
Washington County: Township annual meetings, two township elections set for March 11
Township Board Chairman John Pazlar is running for re-election, and he’s facing a challenger for the first time since 2013.
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Polk County takes legal action to shut down waste recycler BS Ranch. Trial set for May
Polk County officials have revived their battle to stop operations at an East Lakeland facility frequently accused of creating a stinking mess. Polk County Attorney Randy Mink and the county's ...
Des Moines Register9d
Polk County approves $500,000 in emergency aid for refugees abandoned after Trump order
Polk County supervisors have approved $500,000 in emergency funding to help 478 refugees resettle in the Des Moines metro, plugging a gap created by President Donald Trump's January halt of ...
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ICE makes arrest at Polk County Courthouse
DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) - Amid concerns of Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids across the U.S., the Polk County Sheriff’s office says ICE arrested one person at the Polk County Courthouse ...
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Polk County Schools: Most volunteers can avoid increase in cost for background checks
Not all volunteers in Polk County Schools will face an increased application fee, as previously announced. Volunteers who require contact with students out of sight of staff will need a Level 2 ...
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Polk County Sheriff's Office warns residents of bail bondsman scam
POLK COUNTY, Minn. — The Polk County Sheriff's Office on Feb. 7 received notice that a scam is affecting the region, and elderly residents are the primary targets. According to a press release ...
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Consumers Energy announces 'Liberty Farms Solar' park plans for Richland Township
RICHLAND, Mich. — Consumers Energy has announced plans to construct a solar park on farmland off of M-89 in Richland Township ...
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In rural Minnesota, a longtime township clerk puts his faith in neighbors
Loren Ingebretsen has been a politician for 45 years at the most grassroots level of American politics, the township board.
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Liberty Trustees push vote on whether to oppose increases
The commissioners do not have either increase on an agenda to vote on right now and say these are just discussions.
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ICE arrests 1 person at courthouse, rumors of multiple arrests untrue, Polk County says
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said reports of multiple arrests made by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Polk County Courthouse on Thursday morning were false. Social media ...
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Polk County residents at risk of flooding can apply for new state program to elevate their homes
There's a new state program that could financially help Polk residents whose homes are at risk for flooding. Florida Department of Emergency Management has launched a program called Elevate ...