Above: Medalists for Polk County at state track included Brodey Spurling (HPC) 4th in triple jump and 5th in long jump, Alexis Burritt (OSC) tied for 7th in high jump and Danica Watts (SRC) 8th in 400m dash. See sports for more photos and article. PCN photos by Beth Sparrow and Kirk Sparrow.

Above: The Osceola Sons of the Legion sponsored their first car show with 21 cars. Charles Noyd was the winner with his car (pictured above). He is pictured to the right holding the trophy with runners up. Photos provided.

The legislative research office put together this map of Nebraska by county showing the percent voter turnout for the primary election on May 12. Seven out of the top 10 counties with the highest voter turnout in the Nebraska’s 2026 primary election were mail-in-ballot counties. Throughout the state, there are 11 counties that vote through mail-in-ballots only. For Dist 24 - Polk county had the highest turnout at 43.54%