September is College Savings Month

LINCOLN — Governor Pete Ricketts is calling attention to the importance of saving for a loved one’s future education by issuing a proclamation declaring September as College Savings Month.

MEALS ON WHEELS Thursday, September 8

PLEASE CALL BY 1:00 p.m. DAY BEFORE to RESERVE MEAL Osceola 747-8227 - Polk 765-2311 Shelby 527-5158 - Burg 764-2252 *All meals served with bread and milk.

Area residents Attend Nebraska Republican Convention

Report from Joe Rystrom, Delegate Grass roots movement bring changes to Nebraska GOP. It was an exciting time full of unexpected events. To begin with there were more people there than have been to the convention in many years. Many of the delegates were first-timers.

Rieken Wins Football Contest For Week One

Robert Rieken of Osceola, is this week’s Polk County News Football Contest winner! He missed two entries but was closest on the passing yards by the Huskers. Runners up also missing two were Bob Zelasney of Osceola and Betty Jorgensen of Cambridge.

BARGAIN SHOPPING

This last weekend was an event called “Bargains for You on 92”. It was put together by Sheri Steager of Surprise with help from ten other people, including Denise Andersen of Osceola, Maxine Goelz of Shelby, Lori Pesicka Frasch of Shelby and Ashley Eickmeier of Rising City.

AWANA & His Kids Begin Another Season

The Stromsburg AWANA Club begins their 42nd year on Wednesday, September 14, 2022 from 6:30-8:10 p.m. at the Stromsburg Evangelical Free Church, 9th and Main.

Gresham Man Changes Plea

Travis Patchin, age 40, of Gresham has pleaded no contest to a charge of possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) and carrying a concealed weapon. This is a Class I misdeanor.

Give Blood in Stromsburg

The Red Cross Blood Drive will be in Stromsburg on Monday, September 12th from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Stromsburg Evangelical Free Church. The Blood Drive is being sponsored by Chapter AR P.E.O. in Stromsburg. Appointments can be made for the drive.