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A new eagle sculpture can be found at the Osceola Cemetery. PCN photo by Beth Sparrow

A new eagle sculpture can be found at the Osceola Cemetery. PCN photo by Beth Sparrow

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Eagle sculpture at Osceola Cemetery

Beth Sparrow
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
OSCEOLA — There is a new bird overlooking the Osceola Cemetery. A sculpture of an eagle has recently been carved. The idea came to Elaine Jones as she has seen carvings around. She was at the cemetery at a memorial service and noticed a tree with dead branches.
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Speech Teams Return from State Competition

News Staff
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Matt DeMers and Hayden Lavaley brought home some hardware for Osceola at Class D1 Speech State. Lavaley was the champion for Oral Interpretation of Serious Prose and the runner-up for Oral Interpretation of Poetry. DeMers finished 5th in Entertainment Speaking.

Dancing with the Community Stars Competition

News Staff
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
The Osceola Community Players present...Dancing with the (Community) Stars! On April 1, 2023, the Osceola Community Players will host a “Dancing with the (Community) Stars” competition at the Osceola Auditorium to fundraiser for this June’s show.

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CRC Honor Band & Choir

News Staff
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Osceola students went to Nebraska Lutheran on Monday for conference honor band and choir. Participating were Matt DeMers, Kierra Rutter, Rihanna Ortiz, Braylon Peterson, Bransen Lavaley, Melinn Roberts and Hayden Lavaley.

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State Speech

News Staff
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
It was a good day for Osceola Speech. We had 7 kids that participated in 6 events. All participants competed and performed very well. Liam White in Extemporaneous speaking and Sadie Sterup in Program Oral Interpretation (POI), which is a new event to the State Meet and class D1 this year.

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Osceola Releases 3rd Quarter Honor Roll

News Staff
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Superintendent’s List: Seniors: Sierra Boden and Kolton Neujahr, Juniors: Matt DeMers, Kale Gustafson, Hayden Lavaley, Emma Recker, Creighton Sterup, and Courtney Sunday Sophomores: Savanna Boden, Bransen Lavaley, Kelby Neujahr and Liam White Freshmen: Addie Theis Seventh Grade: Layla Page and...

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Run Out For Pizza

News Staff
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Jeffrey Elementary School’s Girls on the Run program is having an impact night at Pizza Ranch in Columbus on March 28. Get pizza from 5-8 p.m. and 10 percent of the sales will go to the Girls on the Run program. Pizza Ranch in Columbus is located at 2266 33rd Ave, Columbus

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Osceola Community Action Group

News Staff
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
The Osceola Community Action Group will hold their March 2023 meeting on Thursday, March 23rd at the Osceola Civic Center at 12:30 p.m. Business and individuals are welcome to join us as we work together to improve our town Osceola.
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News Staff
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
The Polk County News certainly has been energized by an enthusiastic love of journalism, well evident within the Sparrow / Holtz families (now co-owners of the publication).