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Former Dallas County Sheriff Brian Gilbert had to resign and faced corruption charges about two years ago, but he is back in the news after allegedly making death threats against two Iowans.

By most accounts, Iowa will be a key state in deciding who will be the next president, and the fight could begin and end in Dallas County, the fastest growing county in the state.

Voters in Polk, Dallas and Warren counties loudly said no to an initiative that would have raised the local sales tax from six cents on every dollar to seven cents on every dollar.

Of the many communities and unincorporated regions in the tri-county region only two communities approved the sales tax increase.  Overall only 15 percent [...]

With 146 of 148 precincts in the critical 8-city contiguous region of Polk County reporting results it appears that Project Destiny is headed for defeat.

Those voting “No” outnumber those voting “Yes” by a substantial margin, with 85 percent saying no and 15 percent saying yes.  The actual voting numbers were 6678 in favor and 38251 [...]

The polls opened in Polk, Dallas and Warren counties Tuesday morning for residents to vote on a proposed local-option 1 percent sales tax increase that would boost funding for cultural amenities and trails while lowering property taxes in the tri-county region.

The plan, known as Project Destiny, was created by business leaders and local officials in [...]

On July 10 residents of Polk, Dallas and Warren counties will head to the polls and decide the fate of “Yes to Destiny,” a proposed local option sales tax. Next Tuesday residents will have an opportunity to listen to one of the founders of the economic model upon which the plan was built. The speaker [...]