Polk County joins the Children and Families Commission (CFC) in participating in the annual nationwide recognition of Child Abuse Prevention Month. CASA of Polk County, Polk County Family & Community Outreach and other community partners coordinate events to increase awareness and provide education on preventing child abuse, strengthening families, and building resilience.
On April 13, 2021 the Board of Commissioners signed Proclamation No. 21-01, in the matter of proclaiming the month of April, 2021 as Child Abuse Prevention Month.
The Polk County Board of Commissioners will be accepting applications for Commissioner Position 3 from April 2, 2021 through May 3, 2021 at 5 p.m. May 4, 2021 will be considered the first look date for the application process.
Due to an accelerated vaccine schedule that was released this morning Polk County will begin offering vaccine to group 6 in the OHA vaccine schedule on Monday, March 22nd.
You can find out who is eligible in group 6 by clicking HERE.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 921.2(a) and begining at 12:01, September 8, 2022, and lasting no longer than thirty days; the following public lands are closed to public entry.
Descriptions of Public Lands included in this closure:
The current activities permitted throughout Oregon are determined by the risk category within each county. For more information on the risk categories please visit the Governor’s webpage.
Most people infected with COVID-19 do not need to isolate for a set number of days. However, one should be aware of their potential to infect others around them.
This new health and safety framework uses four different risk levels for counties based on their level of COVID-19 spread—Extreme Risk, High Risk, Moderate Risk, and Lower Risk—effective December 3.
