The Bloomfield Democrat

03/11/2025

Vote Tuesday! Tuesday, Nov. 4 is the City-School Election. Davis County voters are being asked to go to the polls and cast their ballots in this hotly contested race for seats on city councils and the Davis County School Board. All Bloomfield mayor candidates, council candidates, and school board candidates have been profiled in the October 1, 8, and 15 editions of the Bloomfield Democrat. Election information was published in the Oct. 29 paper. Extra copes of all October editions are still available at the newspaper office at 207 S. Madison for those who need to check out this information before voting.

31/10/2025

The Davis County Board of Supervisors will meet at 8:30 .m. Monday. The board will meet with Pulaski City Clerk J. L. Stogdill regarding snow removal. The baord will host a public hearing a 9 a.m. for a proposed road vacation on Franklin Avenue in Bunch. the board is expected to act on a resolution following the public hearing. The board will meet with County Engineer Ryan Schock. and will host another public hearing at 10 a.m. for a 2025-26 fiscal year budget amendment. The board will consider the w**d commissioner's annual report, approve a service agreement with Iowa Investors' Club. The board will also hear committee and department reports.

31/10/2025

In this week’s Bloomfield Democrat…
“Des Moines couple sentenced in bizarre Lake Wapello incident,” “Voters to select school, city candidates next week,” “Firewall issue discovered with 911 monitoring system,” “Dog waste bags to be added around the square,” “Klaus selected for All-State Band,” “Davis County ready for trick-or-treaters,” “Stray Thoughts: Board of Regents should remember its freedom of speech policy,” “By the Hearth is Ernst’s Small Business of the Week,” “School Board prepares for two-year HVAC project.” “Smith, Hill named to SCC volleyball team,” and end of season sports stories.

24/10/2025

The Mustang cross country teams saw their season end Thursday with the running of the Class 2A District Track Meet in Pella. The girls' team finished seventh with 166 points. The boys' team also finished seventh with 173 points. Neither team was able to secure any individual qualifiers to the Iowa State Track meet.

23/10/2025

The stigma against recognizing the need for mental health care in Davis County seemed to dissipate Sunday afternoon as a wall-to-wall crowd attended the Mental Health Resource Fair at R&R’s The Spot (the former MPA building) on
the square. Tammy Roberts, who assisted Jessica Brassfield, PMHNP, in organizing the event, said she was “blown away by the crowd.” Brassfield is establishing a mental health practice in the area. Check out Wednesday's Bloomfield Democrat in print or online at www.bdemo.com for more.

+8 Eight school board candidates compete for four positions Updated 13 hrs ago Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Absentee voting begins Wednesday, Oct. 15, for the City-School Election.

23/10/2025

The four members of the Davis County Ministerial Association are frustrated by the increasing poverty they are witnessing in Davis County and the lack of financial resources and volunteers to help alleviate the problem. Jacob Sandholm of Christ Community Church, Don Naftz of Bloomfield Christian Church and Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Jeff Cummings of Pulaski Mennonite Church, and Freddy Finley of Grace Pointe Nazarene Church all agree: “We want to help, but we are having to turn people away because we don’t have the resources.” The pastors say there is a high increase in the number of people needing help with utilities, food, and gas. The reasons range from losing a job, to losing a spouse, surgery or medical issues, to domestic violence. To learn more about this story check out Wednesday's Bloomfield Democrat print edition or read the story online at www.bdemo.com.

23/10/2025

The Lady Mustang volleyball team saw its season come to an end Tuesday night with a 3-0 loss to Mid-Prairie in the opening round of the Class 3A Region 7 Tournament. Mid-Prairie won the match by scores of 25-16, 25-16 and 25-6. Davis County finished the season with a 9-26 record overall and a 3-4 record in South Central Conference play.

23/10/2025

A Memorial run has been set for Saturday in memory of former Davis County track runner Amanda Wakelin. Wakelin competed in the Iowa State TRack Meet all four years she ran for DAvis County High School. She was also inducted into the Davis County Track Hall of Fame in 2015. She also ran for Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa. The memorial run will be held at Bridgeview Center Saturday morning Oct. 25 and will begin at 7 a.m. with registration. The 5K race will begin at 8 a.m. Proceeds from the event will be used to develop a scholarship fund for student athletes who choose to run track or cross country and the college level. A registration form for the event can also be filled out at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeh73Ghpm5eTsQnZF-jSPMF9eFMS7Z_w1YE4xDmI58WSIbckA/viewform.

23/10/2025

The Bloomfield City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday night. The council will hear reports from police, fire, Mutchler Center, Main Street and DCDC. The board will consider approval of fiance reports for streets, a TIF debt certification report, an urban renewal report and will discuss a fee schedule for fire department services. The council will set a public hearing for Nov. 6 to amend an ordinance prohibiting entering the airport from private property. The council will consider an invoice to the Davis County Auditor for $110,743.66 for dispatch services. They will consider a resolution for the sale of lot 33 of the Northwest Subdivision to Nolan Stewart and authorize a quit claim deed. The council will consider applying for a Davis County Foundation grant for additional playground equipment and will discuss Main Street adding a dog waste system on poles around the square. The council will also consider an invoice from Baird Painting for painting parking lines. The meeting will conclude with reports from city officials.

23/10/2025

The Davis County cross country teams will run in the Class 2A District Cross Country Meet Thursday afternoon in Pella. Action begins at 4 p.m. at the Central College cross country course on the southwest side of the city. Runners will be battling for a chance to qualify for the Iowa State Cross Country Meet in Fort Dodge.

20/10/2025

The Mustang football team ended the season last Friday night with a 52-21 loss to South Tama in Class 2A District 7 action. The Mustangs finished the 2025 season with an 0-8 record.

17/10/2025

Mason Simmmons and Bradi Houston were crowned homecoming king and queen at Thursday night's coronation ceremony. Junior attendants were Zack Proctor and Mayson Utt. Sawyer Mayhew and Journey Al-Khanfar were the sophomore attendants. Drake Bos and Ally Batterson were named the freshmen attendants.