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FFA Leadership

News Staff
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Join the High Plains Community in wishing FFA members Good Luck at their District Leadership Development Contest. There will be eight high school and four junior high contestants traveling to Aurora on Wednesday the 13th.
Getting Results for Nebraskans

Getting Results for Nebraskans

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Getting Results for Nebraskans

Pete Ricketts
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
NEBRASKA SENATOR There are a lot of ongoing policy debates in Washington, D.C. We need to secure our border and rein in bloated federal spending that’s causing inflation. We need to pass a re-authorization for the National Defense Authorization Act and a comprehensive farm bill.

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Grace Notes

News Staff
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Thanksgiving Day has come and gone. “Black Friday” and “Cyber Monday” sales are history. By the time you read this, my very tolerant hubby will have patiently watched several Hallmark Christmas movies with me. All these are signs that Christmas is coming!
New Director for Living Water Rescue Mission

New Director for Living Water Rescue Mission

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New Director for Living Water Rescue Mission

Staff Report
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Polk County News Justin Fisher is the new Executive Director for the Columbus and Living Water Rescue Mission, as of November 1st. Here’s his introduction: Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ!

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Blood Pressure Clinics

News Staff
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Clinics to monitor blood pressure will also be held each Tuesday of the month. They will be held at the Senior Center and rotate between each town in Polk County.

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Immunization Clinics

News Staff
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
The Polk County Health Department will hold immunization clinics at the Polk County Health Department, Stromsburg, NE, on Monday, December 18, 2023, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Flu shots are available. An appointment is required.
Covenant Home Clips

Covenant Home Clips

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Covenant Home Clips

News Staff
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
The halls of Midwest Covenant Home are “decked” with trees and wreaths. Carols are played and sang reminding us to be of good cheer. Our “crafty” residents created their own trees this week from Styrofoam cones and old pieces of jewelry.
Above: Osceola named Mark Erhart as the cheermeister. Other nominees included (left to right) Steve Rinehart, Erhart, Roxy Page and Barb Demers. Below: Shelby kids enjoyed the petting zoo provided by Horn T Zoo. PCN photos by Beth Sparrow.

Above: Osceola named Mark Erhart as the cheermeister. Other nominees included (left to right) Steve Rinehart, Erhart, Roxy Page and Barb Demers. Below: Shelby kids enjoyed the petting zoo provided by Horn T Zoo. PCN photos by Beth Sparrow.

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OSCEOLA & SHELBY HOLIDAY EVENTS

Beth Sparrow
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Osceola Whobilation Osceola celebrated Christmas on Tuesday night. It started with the nominees for Cheermeister judging fudge. They determined the winner was cookies and cream fudge by Janna Roberts and Emersyn Prososki of Osceola foods class.
Ted Turner’s Blue Creek Ranch, located north of Oshkosh. Turner, the billionaire who founded CNN, owned nearly 500,000 acres of Nebraska ranch land at his peak. Now 85 and living with Lewy body dementia, Turner is presumed to be transferring much of that land to a nonprofit ag research institute bearing his name. Photo by Ryan Soderlin for the Flatwater Free Press

Ted Turner’s Blue Creek Ranch, located north of Oshkosh. Turner, the billionaire who founded CNN, owned nearly 500,000 acres of Nebraska ranch land at his peak. Now 85 and living with Lewy body dementia, Turner is presumed to be transferring much of that land to a nonprofit ag research institute bearing his name. Photo by Ryan Soderlin for the Flatwater Free Press

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Ted Turner Still Buying Nebraska Land

Evelyn Mejia
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Long before anyone talked about China, Bill Gates or multinational corporations buying up Nebraska land, another name was spoken, with curiosity and frustration, on farms and ranches from Ord to Ogallala. Ted Turner, they said. Ted Turner is buying everything.
Senator Loren Lippincott of Central City visited Stromsburg at the invitation of the Polk County Republicans. PCN photo by Beth Sparrow.

Senator Loren Lippincott of Central City visited Stromsburg at the invitation of the Polk County Republicans. PCN photo by Beth Sparrow.

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Lippincott Visits Polk County

Beth Sparrow
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Senator Lippincott visited Stromsburg at the invitation of the Polk County Republicans. He talked about what makes America great. He mentioned other countries are following the model of our constitution which has stood for almost 250 years.