Polk County Teams Travel to Speech Events

Osceola went to Schuyler and competed against 22 other teams from class B to D1. The Bulldogs held their own with Oral Interpretation of Drama placing first (out of 14). The OID team includes Creighton Sterup, Matt DeMers, Joe Meyesenburg, Bransen Lavaley and Hayden Lavaley.

Library News

Wednesday, Feb. 15: Preschool Story time at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 16: Preschool Story time at 10:30am Friday, Feb. 17: Lego/Board Games Day at 12:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20: Library Board Meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21: Book Club at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22: Movie Day at 2:30 p.m.

Fischer Joins Bipartisan Challenge to Biden's 401(k)s Rule

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) recently joined 49 of her colleagues to introduce a bipartisan joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn President Biden’s environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) rule.

Covenant Home Clips

Happy Valentine’s Day! How can it be the middle of February already? Time flies by so fast these days so it is important to make the best of each day. February 12-18 is Random Acts of Kindness Week.

Gresham News

Gresham Softball signup deadline is March 1st. To register or for more information visit Gresham Softball Program Facebook page. Gresham Library is open to all ages on Saturdays from 9 to 11 a.m. For more information visit Gresham Public Library Facebook page or contact the Village Office.

Polk County RPPD’s Justin Sunday Completes Training

Justin Sunday, Polk County RPPD’s engineering and safety/ compliance manager, has completed an intensive program in electric utility safety and loss control.

Quilt Work Day

By Joelle Wacker Stars, Stripes, and Stitches QoV group will be working at the Shelby Senior Center from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023. Please join us for all or part of the day. *Note: We are meeting at the SENIOR CENTER, rather than the Legion, due to scheduling conflicts.

Polk Library

Hello from the Polk Public Library. This kind of weather makes me want to get out my lawn chair, grab a cup of coffee and a good book and sit outside and read. Want to join me? I have excess to many books and have lots of cups!! Thanks again to everyone who donated to our socks and underwear drive.

Senior Center

Everyone is welcome to come out on Valentine's Day to hear the musical performance of Ms. Hyde's music classes for grades 3-5 at Shelby-Rising City Schools. Please arrive at the Shelby Senior Center by 1 p.m. on Feb. 14 for the 1:15 p.m. performance.

Grace Notes: Growing and Growing in Christ

As I prepared to exit my local beauty shop recently, the inside doorframe caught my attention. Various colored tick marks and patches of tape with names on them bordered either side of the door. Some marks had been made with a blue ink pen, others with a black marker, and a few with crayon.