Christmas Light Contest Returns in Osceola

The Polk County RPPD and Osceola Community Action Group are having a Christmas Light contest. A team of judges will be out on December 16th to pick two winners.

Governor-Elect Jim Pillen Announces Superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol

LINCOLN, NE – Nebraska Governor-elect Jim Pillen announced he will be retaining Colonel John Bolduc as the Superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol.

Annie Jeffrey Health Center Receives Performance Leadership Award for Quality from Chartis Center for Rural Health

OSCEOLA — As part of the National Rural Health Day celebration, Annie Jeffrey Health Center today announced it has been recognized with a 2022 Performance Leadership Award for excellence in Quality.

PCN Contest Winner

Wendy Pokorney was the winner of the Polk County News online contest for the month of October. Subscribers were given the opportunity to send us an email to set up their free online account for the Polk County News website and be entered into a drawing for Chamber Bucks. Congrats, Wendy!

Enter the Christmas Light Contest

The Polk County RPPD and Osceola Community Action Group are having a Christmas Light contest. A team of judges will be out on December 16th to pick two winners.

Mayor Re-Elected; Hays, Miller Head to Council

OSCEOLA — Osceola residents went to the polls last week and Osceola Mayor Donald Graff was re-elected for another term. The mayor ran unopposed. Voters chose Charles C. Hays and Jerry Miller to serve on the Osceola City Council. Hays received 224 votes, while Miller received 175.

Osceola Library News

Happy November! There’s a lot going on a the Osceola Public Library this month! We are very excited to share that we’ve added an Onyx Deskset Portable Video Magnifier to our technology lab.

Sheriff to Serve on State Advisory Committee

LINCOLN — Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts announced appointments for numerous boards and commissions on Tuesday. Included in the list of appointments was Polk County Sheriff Dwaine Ladwig of Osceola being appointed to the Racial Profiling Advisory Committee.

Osceola News Briefs

Donate Books Students at the high school and middle school love seeing new books come into the classroom. To continue the love for reading in the classroom, please consider donating to the MS/HS Book Club! Contact Mrs. Baloun or the high school office if you have questions.