The Bloomfield City Council will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 3, at the Bloomfield Public Library. The agenda includes four public hearings followed by action — deciding on retaining ...

Charles Kenneth Whitacre, 74, of Glenwood, passed away at his home on Friday, June 20, 2025. Celebration of Life Gathering will be held on Saturday, July 19, 2025 1-3 p.m.

The Bloomfield Democrat IS offering a special during Experience Main Street week — 10% off all subscriptions! The special is good through July 3. Stop in the office or call ...

Check out the Hamilton Produce ad on the front page of the Bloomfield Democrat: “Get Your Grill On.” July 3rd only! 20% OFF all LP cylinder refills July 3 only.

The Bloomfield Democrat’s sports section and include “Mustangs split with Knoxville last week,” “Lady Mustangs beat Panthers with big third inning rally,” “Post-season pairings set for DC Sports ...

This week’s opinion page on or in the Bloomfield Democrat includes columns on “Iowa’s fangless watchdogs,” “These impressive graduates show how Iowa can save money and save lives,” PLUS ...

Check out this week’s Bloomfield Democrat or for “Fire destroys barn full of hay on Yahnke farm,” “Warning named to Des Moines Register’s list of top 10 Iowa students,” ...

The Mustang baseball team suffered a 2-0 loss to Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Tuesday night. The Rockets scored both runs in the bottom of the first inning as a result of a Mustang ...

The Lady Mustang softball team held off a late rally from Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont to score a 5-4 win over the Rockets. Davis County led 4-1 until the Rockets rallied in the ...

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 ...