Polk History

TEN YEARS AGO (2015) The High Plains Storm headed to the boys basketball state tournament in Lincoln. The Storm defeated Mead in District Finals by a score of 58-49. They faced Amherst in their first game scheduled for 3:45 pm on Thursday, March 12, 2015.

Enders Reservoir State Recreation Area Plans Prescribed Burn

Enders Reservoir State Recreation Area will temporarily close two sections of the park March 8-9 to conduct a prescribed burn. Nebraska Game and Parks is planning a burn on 155 acres on the south side of Enders Lake starting at 9 a.m. Mountain Time on March 9.

Bringing Americans Together to Confront Our Challenges

REPRESENTING YOUWhen President Trump took office, historic inflation and a failure of leadership by the Biden administration had hammered American families and small businesses.

HPC Quiz Bowl at Districts

God’s Word: Verses for this Week

Genesis 1:20-31 NKJV “Then God said, “Let the waters abound with an abundance of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the face of the firmament of the heavens.

Meet Pastor Owens

Stromsburg Baptist Church welcomes Pastor David Owens to serve as their new Head Pastor. David and his wife Lindsey have been married 13 years, and they have two sons, Cooper and Everett.

Novel Thoughts: Nebraska Writer’s Guild

by Tammy Marshall Originally published by The Norfolk Daily News Republished with permission The number one piece of advice that most established authors give to those who want to be writers is that good writers are also good readers.You can’t be a great writer if you’re not a reader.

Covenant Home Clips

Shamrocks, rainbows, pots of gold…all symbols of Saint Patrick’s Day, decorate the Art Gallery wall as we celebrate this traditional holiday. Some of the residents at Midwest Covenant Home enjoyed creating this masterpiece using watercolors, markers, and lots of glitter.

No STARWARS For You

ALL THINGS NEBRASKAIt’s daylight savings time, so let’s turn back the clock … to four years ago when the state was still contending with the COVID-19 pandemic.There was a silver lining of sorts to those awful days – a huge influx of federal funds to keep the economy going.

Enjoy Fun State Park Events This March

Spend some time this spring in Nebraska’s state parks. During March, a variety of events are planned for those for all ages and interests.Don’t forget to purchase a vehicle park entry permit to enter the state parks. Get one at OutdoorNebraska.gov or at state park entrances.