Festival of Lights Scavenger Hunt Winners

Osceola Legion Auxiliary

American Legion Auxiliary Unit #91 will meet on Thursday, January 15th, at the Osceola Legion Club at 7:00 pm.Plans will be made to finalize our January 25th soup fundraiser.Pearl Laycock is hostess.Legion Open on SundaysSunday there are basketball games in town.

Senior Center

January 13 Bunco at 1 PM January 14 potluck at 11:30 with the Methodist ladies hosting and providing the casserole and dessert. You may bring a side dish to complete the meal. All are welcome!January 26, Polk County Pool at Shelby 1 PM Bible study 10 AM every Friday.Pool and coffee every morning!

Dazzlers Perform in GI

Nebraska Cattlemen Research and Education Foundation Awards $12,000 in Grants and McClymont Receives Friend of the Foundation Award

Nebraska Cattlemen Research and Education Foundation Awards $12,000 in Grants and McClymont Receives Friend of the Foundation AwardLincoln, Neb.

Hunters may start buying spring turkey permits Jan. 12

Hunters may begin pur- chasing 2026 spring turkey season permits from the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission beginning at 1 p.m. Central time Jan. 12. Hunters are reminded they may harvest no more than one turkey per calendar day during the spring season.

A Second Take

NOTHING TO BE LEARNED FROM THE SECOND KICK OF A MULEI’ve heard two proverbs about mules recently. The first is, ‘Any jackass can kick down a barn, but it takes a carpenter to build one.’ I learned about the second kick of a mule as well.

Cross County/Osceola Twisters Girls Wrestling Producing Medals

News Channel Nebraska to televise 2026 Nebraska Girls Basketball Showcase

KEARNEY, Neb. — News Channel Nebraska will televise the 2026 Nebraska Girls Basketball Showcase, providing statewide coverage of one of the region’s premier high school girls basketball events.The showcase, taking place at Kearney High on Saturday, Jan.

Library News

Stromsburg Public Library January Events Wed. Jan. 7th at 10:30 AM Storytime Tues. Jan. 20 from 1-2 PM Mobile Book Cart at MCH Wed. Jan. 21 at 1:30 PM Lego Day (early out CC) Thurs. Jan. 22nd at 10:30 AM Storytime Follow Stromsburg Public Library on Facebook and Instagram to keep up with events.