Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. To the annoyance of Polk County Assessor Randy Ripperger, an employee of another county office is appealing almost two dozen ...

Polk County officials announced Thursday that Assessor Jim Maloney is planning to retire.Maloney has been with Polk County for 45 years. He was elected County Auditor in 1969."Jim has been a terrific ...

Polk County Assessor Douglas Schmidt, 66, is retiring at the end of February, two years before his third term ends. He told his staff in December and submitted his resignation letter to Polk County ...