Polk County News

Wrongful Firing Suit Leads to $377K Settlement in Iowa

Iowa has settled a case with a state worker who had sued after being fired from the Polk County Clerk of Court’s office in 2004. The Des Moines Register says the state agreed to pay Tina Lee more than $377,000 …

Arkansas County Will Get $1.1M in FEMA Funds

U.S. Senator Mark Pryor says Polk County will receive $1.1 million in disaster-relief funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Pryor announced the funding Thursday and said it’s to help the county recover from damage caused by winter storms in …