Future Street Work Planned

GRESHAM — Miller & Associates, working as the Village Engineer, has put together the 1 and 6 year street plan. This plan is a list of future street projects we have designated for repair or replacement. Projects on the plan include 4 blocks of Elm Street (Main St.

GRESHAM

The Senior coffee group met Wednesday morning at the Gresham Community Center. Sunday afternoon visitors of Randy and Susie Tonniges were their daughter Staci and granddaughter Mackenzie Bolton of Lincoln.

Polk Library

by Becky Carlstrom, Polk Librarian I am sitting here all cuddled up in my soft, warm blanket hoping and praying that all the weathermen are wrong about the upcoming extremely cold weather! It is December, though! I am so excited for Wednesday!

Polk Senior Center

As I am writing this article and after listening to the weather forecast for the next couple of days, these words to a Christmas song keep popping into my head--”O the weather outside is frightful but the fire is so delightful.....let it snow”. Sounds like snow and cold temps are on the way.

High Plains FFA Members Punch Tickets to State

Two members of the High Plains FFA are heading to state. Peyton Hofmann won first place in Creed Speaking at the FFA District LDE Contest. Courtney Carlstrom finished third in Jr. Public Speaking. Rylee Hofmann finished fourth in Creed Speaking.

Swanson, Friesen Earn Scholarships at Challenge

Two High Plains students earned scholarships at the UNL Ag Commodity Marketing Challenge. DeAnnah Swanson placed first and was awarded a $3,500 UNL scholarship. Gage Friesen placed third out of the 127 competitors and was awarded a $1,000 scholarship.

Area Students Recognized, Named to Academic All-State

The Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) is pleased to announce the student recipients of the Fall 2022-2023Nebraska Chiropractic Physicians Association (NCPA) Academic All-State Awards.

Track Santa on Christmas Eve

Polk County residents are invited to track Santa Claus on Christmas Eve with the Polk County News. If you log onto the PCN website: www.polkcountynews.net you will find a box on the right side of the page for NORAD Tracks Santa.

Two Students Graduate from UNL

LINCOLN -- The University of Nebraska-Lincoln conferred 1,288 degrees during commencement exercises Dec. 16 and 17 at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The 1,262 graduates are from 50 countries, 41 states and more than 170 Nebraska communities. Sen.

Covenant Home Clips

Christmas is here! All the planning, decorating, baking and cooking and now the celebration. Whew! Where has the time gone?