Wapello County
Recent News About Wapello County
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Wapello County Children's Alliance receives grant to prevent child abuse
The Wapello County Children's Alliance (WCCA) has received $95,000 in grant money.
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Test Iowa clinic approved for Wapello County
A Test Iowa clinic for the Wapello County area has been approved by the Wapello County Board of Supervisors, which will help take pressure off hospitals and other clinics with COVID-19 case surges.
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Wapello County approves food relief grant
A public hearing was held at the courthouse recently by the Wapello County Board of Supervisors to focus on the use of funds from a grant that was approved prior to this month for the Wapello County Emergency Relief Food Program.
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Wapello County residents are against hog confinement
After Wapello County officials proposed hog confinement, many county residents opposed the idea, but the decision will be left to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
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State grant purchases new supplies for Wapello County Sheriff's Office
The Wapello County Sheriff's Office was given over $8,000 to put toward traffic safety devices, which will help deputies control speeding.
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38.3% unemployed in Wapello County in 2017
38.3 percent of Wapello County residents between 16 and 65 years old were unemployed in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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37.8% unemployed in Wapello County in 2018
37.8 percent of Wapello County residents between 16 and 65 years old were unemployed in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Wapello county population decreases by 6 people between 2017 and 2018
Wapello county population decreased by 6 people between 2017 and 2018, according to American Community Survey.
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29.3 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Wapello County
29.3 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Wapello County in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Wapello County ranked 90th in Iowa for resident earnings in 2018
Wapello County ranked 90th among counties in Iowa by annual earnings per resident, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Wapello County ranked 84th in Iowa for resident earnings in 2019
Wapello County ranked 84th among counties in Iowa by annual earnings per resident, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.