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A little heat did not stop the crowd from attending the Figure 8 on Friday at the Polk County Fair. Polk County News photo by Beth Sparrow

A little heat did not stop the crowd from attending the Figure 8 on Friday at the Polk County Fair. Polk County News photo by Beth Sparrow

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Figure 8 Drives Crowds to Polk County Fair

News Staff
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
OSCEOLA — The NeFigure8N race series rolled into Polk County last week for the Polk County Fair. Toby Beckmann won the Open contest. Darren Meinke won the Stock contest. Brian Pribyl won the Compact contest.
Polk County News photo by Beth Sparrow

Polk County News photo by Beth Sparrow

Quilt of Valor Presented to Boyd Johansen

News Staff
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
The 4-H presents a quilt of valor each year at the fair. The quilt was made by 4-H members with fabric from donated funds. This year's recipient was Boyd Johansen. Boyd was a former 4-H member, from about 1994-2004.
Polk County News Photo by Rick Holtz.

Polk County News Photo by Rick Holtz.

Dazzlers Raise Funds with Car Wash

News Staff
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
The Osceola Dazzlers held a car wash last week to raise money for uniforms and to defer the cost of various cheerleading expenses. Anyone who wants to support the team can contact the high school to make a donation to the program.
Polk County News photo by Beth Sparrow

Polk County News photo by Beth Sparrow

Carolyn Ekstrand Donates Car to Busy Wheels

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Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Pictured is Jack Anderson, Bob Greenwall, Kathy Hengelfelt and Steve Oquist with Carolyn Ekstrand’s car. Carolyn Ekstrand recently passed away, and she left her car to Busy Wheels. Carolyn was a Busy Wheels driver for many years.
Gov. Ricketts (right) interviews former Iowa Governor & U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad during the 2021 summit.

Gov. Ricketts (right) interviews former Iowa Governor & U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad during the 2021 summit.

Register Today for the Ag & Economic Development Summit

News Staff
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
LINCOLN — Governor Pete Ricketts, the Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED), and the Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) encourage Nebraskans to register for the Governor’s Ag and Economic Development Summit on Wednesday, August 10, 2022, at the Younes Conference Center in Kearney.

FROM THE FILES of The Gresham Gazette

News Staff
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
TEN YEARS AGO July 26, 2012 Among those attending the wed Among those attending the wedding of Brenda George and Nic Smith were Robert and Melinda Stoll, Carol Dey, Dean and Cindy Avery, Randy and Susie Tonniges and Bob and Adelle Tonniges.

Golf Scramble to Help Pay Camp

News Staff
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
The third annual Dennis Gray Memorial 4-Person Golf Scramble returns at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 6 The scramble is at Valley View Golf Course in Central City. Proceeds from the scramble help offset the cost for High Plains students attending summer camps for athletic and other activities.

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Judi Luettel 402-735-7438
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Intended for last week: Sunday dinner guests of Tom and Sunday dinner guests of Tom and Judi Luettel were Conner Luettel and Shirley Richter. They minded Conner of his 25th birthday.

Polk Senior Center

News Staff
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Greetings from the Polk Senior Center. Hope you all made it through the heat of last week and are enjoying the cooler temperatures we have this week and the rain we had. Congrats to the Polk men, they brought the pool trophy back to Polk on Monday. August is just around the corner.