Polk County Elected Officials Take Oath of Office

County officials include (left to right) surveyor Chris Hays, Commissioner (district 1) Mike Boss, Commissioner (district 2) Ron Boruch, Sheriff Dwaine Ladwig, Attorney Chris Johnson, Assessor Jodi Krance, Treasurer Barb Swanson and Clerk Debbie Girard.

Sheriff Deputies Receive Promotions

Two Polk County Sheriffs Deputies recently were promoted. Eric Allen (left) was promoted to Chief Deputy and Jarred Norseen was promoted to the rank of Sergeant. Allen has served for 15 years and Norseen for 16 years, currently working on night shift.

SRC Speech Team Competes at Fairbury Invite

FAIRBURY — The Shelby- Rising City Speech competed at the Fairbury Invite on Saturday. SRC speech coach Emily Blackburn said they were pleased with the team’s results. “It gives us a good platform to begin the season and to work on improving our performances,” she said.

2022: Looking Back at Last Year

A new year is here and the staff at the Polk County News invites you to look back at some of the headlines from 2022. This week we will look at July through December. July: Osceola partied like it was 1871, kicking off their big 150th weekend.

2022: A Year to Remember

A new year will be here in a few days and the staff at the Polk County News invites you to look back at some of the headlines from 2022. This week we will look at January through June. January: Patrice Clifton retires from the Polk County News after about 40 years in the business.

Bayer Donated $5k to Shelby-Rising City

SHELBY— Local farmer Doug Moon recently directed a $5,000 Bayer Fund America’s Farmers Grow Communities donation to Shelby-Rising City Public Schools FFA Program. SRC’s FFA program will use the funds to Bovine Breeder artificial insemination simulator.

Dance Team Performs at Halftime, Joined by Tiny Huskies

Members of the Shelby-Rising City Dance Team performed Run Run Rudolph during the halftime of the boys basketball game on Saturday. In addition to performing the cheerleaders were joined by Tiny Huskies for Throwback Night.