Polk County News

08/14/2024

The City of Stromsburg met in open and public session on Monday. The report of the Personnel Investigation Report done by Woods-Aitken LLP was available and discussed.

08/14/2024

GRAND ISLAND - Congratulations to the 4-H State Horse Expo exhibitors from Polk County! Here are the results from the event that was held on July 14-18th in Grand Island.

08/07/2024

The Polk County News is closed tomorrow (Thursday). Please use our dropbox, email or contact us Friday.

08/07/2024

Highway 81 in Stromsburg has been under construction since April, and it looks like little progress has been made. Phases 4 and 5 were to begin in June with a detour. Now it’s August and they are not to that point yet.

08/07/2024

Back to school time

School is starting in this coming week, so I asked local students and schools how they are preparing to go back to school. Many students said that they were unprepared to go back, but they had made plans to go back.

08/03/2024

They will probably play for another hour. Head down to the square

08/02/2024

First Friday in Stromsburg with Moore Brothers, two of whom graduated from Cross County.

08/01/2024

Sales tax breaks this weekend in nearby states

Want to save money on school supplies this year? Well, you will need to travel, but not that far.

07/31/2024

No farmers market in Shelby tonight. Stay home where it's cool and dry.

07/31/2024

Come to a fundraiser for a veteran memorial wall that is planned. More info in today's PCN.

The Sons of the Legion in Stromsburg are planning to replace the paper roster at the Stromsburg Cemetery that has been behind the glass case near the stand. They have worked on a final draft for the last 18 months with three different ideas.

07/31/2024

150 years of ministry will be celebrated in September in Osceola

OSCEOLA - The Osceola First United Methodist Church will be celebrating its 150th year of ministry on Sunday, September 22nd. You are invited to come to the Fellowship Room at 9 a.m. at which time you are welcome to enjoy rolls, coffee etc. and lots of conversation. The worship service will begin at...

07/25/2024

Kale Gustafson (Osceola Boys Basketball) was selected for the 2024 NCA All-Star basketball game which took place last night at Lincoln North Star High School. Here are a few pictures. Kale ended up with 6 points and 5 rebounds, according to PCN stats.

07/24/2024

New business feature. Be sure to contact us if you have a new business in the county.

OSCEOLA - Best friends Val Marak and Emily Carlson started balloons for their kids’ birthdays. They started playing with balloon arches and someone reached out to them for an event. That was the beginning of Balloon Bliss. The moms say they “love doing it and have so much fun doing it together.....

07/24/2024

The evening events included young men and women from the county. Find out who right here.

OSCEOLA - Several Polk County young men and a couple young women participated in the evening events. One was in motocross and several were in the demolition derby.

07/24/2024

Full fair coverage in this week's issue. Read about two tween boys fair experience.

OSCEOLA - Athletes put in many hours into weightlifting, practice, camps and games. They aren’t the only young people who work hard to achieve.

07/20/2024

Beef show this morning at Polk County Fair.

07/19/2024

Pigs, goats and sheep today at the fair. Here are a few of many photos we took.

Pigs, goats and sheep...Oh my! Friday at the fair was full of animals. Some were more cooperative than others.

07/18/2024

Ice cream rolling in action

07/18/2024

About 25 kids in ice cream rolling, twice as many as last year

07/18/2024

The poultry show is finishing. Ice cream rolling at 2 pm. Polk County Fair happening now.

07/18/2024

The PCN office will be closed periodically today and tomorrow while we cover fair: today from 10 to 11:30 AM and 2-3 PM; tomorrow from 8-9 AM and 11:15 AM to Noon.
We appreciate your understanding; feel free to use the dropbox.

07/17/2024

Our thoughts and prayers are with his family

Allen Robert Willits, age 68, of Clarks, Nebraska, passed away July 14, 2024 at Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Hospital in Osceola. Funeral services will be held Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 10:00 a.m.

07/17/2024

Security of information is high priority. Read about MCH's breach.

STROMSBURG - Midwest Covenant Home reported a data security breach on June 28th that may have resulted in unauthorized access to some individuals’ sensitive personal information. According to the information on the MCH website, on April 29, 2024, the Midwest Covenant Home experienced a network dis...

07/17/2024

Thank you veterans.

Shelby Legion Auxiliary and the Polk County Veterans’ office has partnered with the US Vietnam War Commemoration to recognize and honor our veterans who served during the Vietnam War era. As we observe the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, here is a long overdue thank you.

07/17/2024

PCN has fair coverage starting with last week's events. More in next week's issue with the fair starting today!

OSCEOLA - The Polk County Fair kicked off with some events held prior to the official week. Tuesday evening 4-Hers participated in archery (the second year for this event) and Wednesday afternoon they participated in the culinary challenge and horticulture.

07/13/2024

Lots going on tomorrow:
Garage sales in Stromsburg, 37 to visit
Osceola garden tours
County fair horse show in Osceola

07/10/2024

Online exclusive, first look at the first county fair events!

The county fair kicked off this week with archery on Tuesday evening and culinary and horticulture on Wednesday afternoon.

07/10/2024

Polk County News will be out of the office covering fair from about 1-2:30 PM today. We will also be closed Friday.
Come tomorrow as we will be here ALL day!

07/10/2024

Summer Slammers state results

HASTINGS – A 4-1 loss to NCN of O’Neill ended the Polk County Slammers’ summer season at 26-7 last Saturday, with head coach Justin Sunday’s team finishing a three-season run with 92 wins and a Class C title in 2022. On Friday, the Slammers lost 8-3 to Norfolk after having taken a 3-0 lead a...

07/10/2024

There are more open positions than workers, and this is true in schools as well as many other job positions. Schools are finding other ways to fill positions, when advertising, interviewing and selecting a candidate just aren’t working.