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Serving a diverse Central Iowa community, Polk County is among the nation’s most innovative public institutions. We bring together creative leaders, collaborative organizations and key resources to empower our communities and make life better for all people in Polk County.
Beginning Monday, August 9 Polk County will require masks for all staff and visitors in Polk County buildings
June 14th, Des Moines Water Works will begin implementing Stage 1 of the metro area’s Water Shortage Plan because of drought-induced low river levels and record-breaking customer demand for water.
Yes, they will forward them to the Election Office. Polk County Election Office 120 2nd Ave, Suite A Des Moines, IA 50309
Interested in finding wild edible foods but not sure where to start? Fall is the perfect time of year to find easy to identify nuts, edible mushrooms, and other treasures. Story County Conservation Naturalist Jess Lancial will take us on and off trails in this fall foraging hike.
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Come spend your volunteer time outside alongside PCC staff collecting native prairie seed ready to harvest.
Pick up a COVID-19 Test Kit at PCHD!
National Public Lands Day is the nation's largest single-day volunteer event for public lands. This celebration welcomes thousands of volunteers to help restore and improve public lands around the country.
Supervisors Angela Connolly and Tom Hockensmith were proud to be part of the ribbon cutting for Hubbell Realty’s Extreme Build on Tuesday. Polk County presented a community development grant for a new Child Development Center for Easterseals Iowa & Camp Sunnyside.
This event and exhibition on September 25 & 26 at the Jester Park Nature Center will highlight 7 local artists as they create works outdoors around the nature center campus. During the event, artists will share their creative process with the public.
The Polk County Health Department will NOT start providing the community with COVID-19 boosters on Monday, September 20, 2021. The FDA and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) have not approved the booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Approval of booster doses is required by BOTH the FDA and ACIP prior to COVID-19 vaccine booster doses being administered.
Straight from the CDC
This event and exhibition on September 25 & 26 at the Jester Park Nature Center will highlight 7 local artists as they create works outdoors around the nature center campus. During the event, artists will share their creative process with the public.
Each year, flu season is unpredictable and severe. Some years, we have seen a mild flu season. Other flu seasons, such as when the H1N1 and H2N3 strains appeared, we saw healthy individuals, those with underlying health conditions, the young and old become sick, hospitalized and even die. The truth is we have no idea what this year’s flu season will look like. What we do know is that it is possible to get the flu and COVID-19 at the same time.
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Join us on Saturday, October 2 from 5:15 a.m. to noon at the Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt Longhouse for the 13th Annual Mentored Youth Waterfowl Hunt!