Letter to the Editor

Those who vote decide nothing. Those who count the votes decide everything. On October 4th, members of the Polk County Patriots met with the Polk County Commissioners and Election Commissioner/County Clerk Deb Girard.

Grace Notes

Devotional Reflections by Caroline Russell Note from Caroline: Each October many church congregations observe Clergy Appreciation Month. While I would hope pastors are appreciated all year long, October has become a time when that appreciation is especially expressed in various ways.

Letter to the Editor

My name is Douglas Burritt and I am running for the Polk County Rural Public Power District Board of Directors in Subdivision two. I am a lifelong resident of Polk County, Nebraska. I grew up on the family farm between Osceola and Silver Creek. The family farm has been in our family since 1884.

Improving Disaster Relief

Nebraska’s family farmers and ranchers have long had to grapple with the effects of natural disasters and extreme weather. Droughts, flooding, hail, wildfires – all of these events can heavily impact farmland, grazing areas, and livestock.

Sasse Wants to Leave the Circus in Washington

I will admit that I have never been very excited about Nebraska’s representation in the United States Senate. I blame it on growing up in the Curtis-Hruska era when it seemed like we just kept sending the same two guys to do the work of the nation.

Community Connection

Call Annie Jeffrey Health Center at (402) 747-2031 for more information October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The sooner breast cancer is detected, the less likely a woman will need highly invasive and uncomfortable treatments and the more likely she will survive the disease.

Grace Notes

Next Sunday, October 16, has been designated as National Dictionary Day, in honor of Noah Webster’s birthday. Noah Webster is considered the father of dictionaries, publishing his first dictionary in 1806. Dictionaries change from year to year. Some words are deleted.

Halloween Costume Fun

REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK Last week I shared how I am not a big fan of the fall. For those of you who missed it, I have allergies and am color blind. So harvest makes me sneeze and leaves changing do nothing for me. But one thing that I do enjoy about this time of year is Halloween.

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor, The leaders of the Young Patriots of Osceola wish to express that our goal is to help make the Osceola 3rd through 5th grade students better informed citizens by: appreciating our flag, our pledge, and our country’s patriotic holidays, singing and playing America’s anthems and...

Polling

ALAN SPARROW One way you know election day is coming soon is by how many political phone calls we get. I can’t believe how many calls come in from the party I’m registered with. It has become very annoying. I still want to continue to encourage everyone to vote this November.