Sheriff Deputies Receive Promotions

Two Polk County Sheriffs Deputies recently were promoted. Eric Allen (left) was promoted to Chief Deputy and Jarred Norseen was promoted to the rank of Sergeant. Allen has served for 15 years and Norseen for 16 years, currently working on night shift.

Legion Auxiliary Fund-raiser Jan. 29

Join us on Sunday January 29th for our soup and dessert bar fund raiser at the American Legion Club in Osceola from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Our soup bar features 10 different kinds of soups and the dessert bar has many items to choose from. All money raised will go towards Girls State, and grave markers.

Aspects

“GREAT shot!” I thought, while skimming sports photos within the Polk County News of December 22, 2022, with one clearly capturing evident anguish as an opponent desperately tries to access a basketball, the element soon intended for increasing the opponent’s score!

Book Club

By Allie Ray The Osceola Public Library’s Book Club meets on Mondays. Get a head start on our 2023 Reading List!

Library News

Is one of your New Year’s resolutions to read more? Stop by the Osceola Public Library to register for a library card! It’s totally free, and we keep the cards so that you don’t have to.

Auxiliary to Meet

American Legion Auxiliary Unit #91 will meet on Thursday, January 19th, at the Osceola Legion Club at 7:00 pm, Pearl Laycock is hostess.

Osceola Schools Announce First Semester Honor Roll

Superintendents List Seniors: Sierra Boden, Kirsten Glatter, Alexx Winkelman. Juniors: Matt DeMers, Kale Gustafson, Hayden Lavaley, Emma Recker. Sophomores: Savanna Boden, Bransen Lavaley, Kelby Neujahr, Sadie Sterup, Liam White. Freshmen: Braylon Peterson, Addie Theis, Taytum Tonniges.

1998 Osceola Graduate Part of Winning FCS Championship Team

Head Athletic Trainer, Charlie Miller who is a 1998 graduate of Osceola High School, proudly holds the Division 1 FCS National Football Championship trophy earned by the SDSU (South Dakota State University) football team this last weekend in Frisco, Texas.

High Plains Hall of Fame Class Announced Jan. 28

The #HPCStorm Hall of Fame was created to recognize and honor outstanding alumni, contributors, and teams of High Plains Community, Polk, Hordville, Clarks, and Polk-Hordville. The Hall of Fame Committee is always accepting nominations. Send your nominations to: https:// tinyurl.

Attorney General, Governor Announce Human Trafficking Awareness Month

On Tuesday, Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined Governor Jim Pillen to recognize January as Human Trafficking Awareness month.