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Job Opening Recorder Clerk II Posted 5/16/25
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News Pottawattamie County Emergency Drinking Water Distribution Site Posted 5/15/25
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May 20
Hitchcock Hike for Health Club | 7-Mile Hike
9:00am to 12:00pm
Hitchcock Nature Center
Honey Creek, Iowa 51542
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May 20
Board of Supervisors Meeting
10:00am
Pottawattamie County Courthouse
Council Bluffs, IA
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May 22
Hitchcock Insect Club | Butterflies and Other Wild Creatures of the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas
6:30pm to 8:00pm
Hitchcock Nature Center
Honey Creek, Iowa 51542
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Loess Hills National Scenic Byway

Rated among the best in the nation, the 220-miles of paved highway span seven counties along the Missouri River and offer views of the steep, sharply ridged hills, which support a number of rare plants and animals only found in the Loess Hills.

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Pottawattamie County

Pottawattamie County, Iowa, was established in 1847 and is named after the Native American tribe Potawatomi. Potawatomi is a Native American term meaning “Keepers of the Council Fires” or “Makers of Fire,” and the county is honored to carry on this name as it inspires residents and visitors to stay, play, and find their fire in Pottawattamie County.

Cities in the county include Avoca, Carson, Carter Lake, Council Bluffs (county seat), Crescent, Hancock, Macedonia, McClelland, Minden, Neola, Oakland, Shelby, Treynor, Underwood, and Walnut. The county is administered by a Board of Supervisors who are elected and include five members. Other elected officials include the Attorney, Auditor, Recorder, Sheriff, and Treasurer.

227 S 6th St.
Council Bluffs, IA 51501
(712) 328-5600
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