blog.lib.umn.edu18d
University of Minnesota’s big support for small towns
Empowering Small Minnesota Communities champions communities with fewer than 15,000 people. We’ve created an interactive map to share the stories ... Photo: Andi Sutton Bridgewater Township is home to ...
Putnam Daily Voice12d
Rockaway Man Thought He Was Talking To Young Girl — It Was Actually Undercover Cop: Prosecutor
Andrew Ryan Hendershot engaged in sexually explicit conversations via Snapchat with what he believed to be a 14-yearold female child, but which was an undercover agent with the Polk County Sheriff's ...
KCCI Des Moines4d
Polk County supervisors approve settlement with county administrator
LET’S HOPE THEY CAN GET THAT CLOSURE. THE POLK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO APPROVE A SETTLEMENT WITH COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR JOHN NORRIS TODAY. NORRIS WAS PLACED ON LEAVE IN ...
KCCI Des Moines8d
Polk County unveils new data dashboard for arrests, jail inmates
New Tonight- The Polk County Sheriff's Office is giving the public a whole new look at the county's justice system. Today the Sheriff announced the new Data Analytics Dashboard. It provides the ...
The Ledger26d
Polk County will consider spending $10 million immediately on 75 new Fire Rescue positions
Polk County Commissioners will vote on adding 75 new Fire Rescue positions to address staffing shortages and mandatory overtime. The move comes after concerns that nearly half of newly hired first ...
West Central Tribune3d
Fahlun and Irving townships in Kandiyohi County report 2025 election, levy results
The levy was set at $165,000: $50,000 in revenue, $20,000 in fire and $95,000 in road and bridge, according to a report from ...
It’s Township Day, and Minnesota has more townships than any other state, despite declines
On Tuesday night, thousands of residents in Minnesota’s 1,776 townships gathered for annual Township Day meetings, voting on ...
USA Today16d
'A sense of relief': A years-long alternative water project for Polk County reaches milestone
a crucial part of a new water production facility in Southeast Polk County. The facility, expected to be operational by 2028, will initially produce 7.5 million gallons of water daily and includes ...
Valley News Live28d
House fire in Winger Township
WINGER TOWNSHIP, M.N. (Valley News Live) - A house fire caused substantial damage to a garage and had spread to a nearby tree in Winger Township on Saturday night, February 15. At about 5:30 p.m ...
hometownsource.com5d
Minnesota’s townships to hold annual meetings on Township Day, March 11
Minnesota’s 1,776 townships will hold their annual meeting on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. Known as Township Day, these annual meetings are held every year on the second Tuesday in March ...
The Ledger7d
These 19 Polk County food vendors fell short of inspection standards. See why
Nineteen Polk County food vendors fell short of inspection standards Feb. 3-16, according to state reports. But there were no emergency closures of restaurants during the two-week period and none ...