Juliann Van Liew, currently a director with the Iowa Department of Human Services, has been named Polk County Health ...

Polk County Health and Human Services Agency is accepting applications from Polk County households that include a resident who is 60 years of age and older or people with disabilities receiving ...

A Lakeland resident found the dead bat in a bag among her children's toys, the Polk County Sheriff's Office reported.

One person is in the hospital after fire destroyed a mobile home early Wednesday, according to Polk County Fire Rescue.

A dead bat was found under truly odd circumstances in a Florida home, and tests revealed it was also rabid, according to ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — A dead bat found last week in Lakeland tested positive for rabies — making for five confirmed cases of the ...

The fifth* case of rabies in Polk County this year has been confirmed in Lakeland. On Wednesday, November 27, 2024, a woman who lives on Palm Drive West in Lakeland found a dead bat in a bag among her ...

Iowa Department of Corrections officials say 38-year-old Patrick James Smith Jr. was pronounced dead shortly after 7:30 Sunday evening at Clarinda Regional Health Center. Smith was serving a five-year ...

The new director will begin her role on Dec. 18, training with Director Helen Eddy until Eddy's retirement in January.

Army general who oversaw Afghanistan withdrawal promoted to four-star officer after GOP senator drops hold China Announces a ...

Juliann Van Liew was selected to lead Polk County's public health department following the retirement of the department's ...