Members of Iowa’s congressional delegation love to cite the GAO. Since the dawn of DOGE, they have increasingly styled themselves as watchdogs against wasteful government spending. And in the process, ...

Such happy outcomes have been documented in multiple studies in Iowa and nationally. While results vary depending on many factors, graduates have lower rates of recidivism and substance use, and the ...

A long-awaited scientific report commissioned by Polk County says farm pollution threatens the ability to drink clean water and to safely interact with central Iowa streams, Iowa Capital Dispatch has ...

Bloomfield’s newest industry in the industrial park south of Bloomfield manufactures three products for use in the ...

The City of Bloomfield has updated its fireworks ordinance to match that of Senate File 303 as signed by Governor Kim Reynolds in May of this year which states, “A ...

The Bloomfield Democrat, along with all other Iowa newspapers, is uploading all legal notices to iowapublicnotices.com.

State Climatologist Justin Glisan said the June 23 through June 29 reporting period was the “wettest” of the season, with precipitation totals 2-4 inches above normal in some areas.

Healthy Kids Iowa is a summertime food resource for Davis County families with children in the 4-18 age range who meet eligibility requirements.

Dylan J Newberry of Bloomfield is a new junior member of the American Angus Association®, reports Mark McCully, CEO of the national organization with headquarters in Saint Joseph, Missouri.

Transit, in partnership with Chariton Valley Planning & Development Council of Governments (RPA 17, Chariton Valley Transportation Planning Affiliation), is proud to announce the launch of a new non-p ...

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has confirmed a case of Theileriosis, caused by Theileria orientalis Ikeda, in a herd of cattle in southeast Iowa for the first time. Please log ...

Harold and Linda Yahnke who live north of Pulaski lost 216 large round bales of hay in a fire that struck mid-morning Tuesday ...