Polk County homeowners will open their mail this week to find their home's assessed valuation has gone up despite the pandemic recession. Residential assessments have increased an average of 7.45%, ...

Two candidates with years of experience under their belts will vie for the nonpartisan position of Polk County Assessor on May 19. The race includes incumbent Valerie Patoine, who has been in the role ...

The property tax statements people receive at the end of a year are based on the status of their property as of Jan. 1 earlier that year. Each assessor has until mid-March of that year to figure out ...

If you have no intention of selling your Polk County home anytime soon, the new property tax assessment you received this week may make you want to. Homeowners in some neighborhoods are complaining ...

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 ...

NEW TONIGHT - POLK COUNTY PROPERTY OWNERS COULD SEE A SIZABLE INCREASE IN THEIR PROPERTY VALUES. KCCI'S LAUREN JOHNSON IS HERE NOW. AND LAUREN - IT'S A 22-PERCENT INCREASE IN YOUR HOME'S ASSESSED ...

The Iowa Public Information Board has charged Polk County Assessor Randy Ripperger with violating Iowa's open records law. The Des Moines Register says Ripperger is accused of wrongly denying public ...