Polk

Blood Pressure Clinics

Clinics to monitor blood pressure will also be held at the Polk County Health Department in Osceola, every 1st and 3rd Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. No appointment is necessary. Walk-ins are welcome any day during office hours.

Immunization Clinics Oct. 12,17

The Polk County Health Department will hold immunization clinics at the Polk County Health Department in Osceola on Wednesday October 12th, 2022 from 1:30 to 3:30 and Monday, October 17th from 3:30 to 5:30. An appointment is required for compliance to the COVID-19 directives.

MEALS ON WHEELS Thursday, September 29

PLEASE CALL BY 1:00 p.m. DAY BEFORE to RESERVE MEAL Osceola 747-8227 - Polk 765-2311 Shelby 527-5158 - Burg 764-2252 *All meals served with bread and milk.
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Group Asks County to Change Vote Process

OSCEOLA — A group of Polk County residents went to the Polk County Commissioners on Tuesday to ask the county to change how they handle elections.
Keep an eye out as we move into the harvest season. PCN photos by Rick Holtz

Keep an eye out as we move into the harvest season. PCN photos by Rick Holtz

HARVEST TIME

As combines pop up in fields across the Midwest, the Nebraska Corn Board and Nebraska Corn Growers Association encourage farmers, as well as local residents and visitors, to take a second for safety in rural areas this harvest season.
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Evening with Friends

Monday night the Polk Senior Center was filled with conversation and laughter as 60 women gathered for an “Evening with Friends.” The tables were artistically decorated each with a different theme that ran the gamut from glitzy “Stepping Out” to rustic cowboy, “Yippee Yi-Yo.

Polk Senior Center

We are all busy at the center with our upcoming events: Sunday September 25th: Hot Ham and Cheese fund raiser complete with salad and dessert bar from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Free will donation. Funds will be used for general expenses. Everyone welcome! Sept. 26th: County Pool at Shelby Sept.

2 die in Friday morning crash

OSCEOLA — Two people were killed in a vehicle accident just before 8 a.m. Friday morning. Polk County Sheriff’s Office and Polk County emergency personnel responded to a call at 7:41 a.m. Friday that two vehicles collided on State Highway 81/92 between Q and R roads, just east of Osceola.

Nebraska’s August Unemployment Rate is 2.1 Percent

LINCOLN - The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) announced today that Nebraska’s preliminary unemployment rate for August 2022 is 2.1 percent, seasonally adjusted. The rate is up 0.1 percentage points from the July 2022 rate and is down 0.4 percentage points from the August 2021 rate of 2.