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A little heat did not stop the crowd from attending the Figure 8 on Friday at the Polk County Fair.  Polk County News photo by Beth Sparrow

A little heat did not stop the crowd from attending the Figure 8 on Friday at the Polk County Fair. Polk County News photo by Beth Sparrow

Figure 8 Drives Crowds to Polk County Fair

OSCEOLA — The NeFigure8N race series rolled into Polk County last week for the Polk County Fair. Toby Beckmann won the Open contest. Darren Meinke won the Stock contest. Brian Pribyl won the Compact contest.
Gov. Ricketts (right) interviews former Iowa Governor & U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad during the 2021 summit.

Gov. Ricketts (right) interviews former Iowa Governor & U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad during the 2021 summit.

Register Today for the Ag & Economic Development Summit

LINCOLN — Governor Pete Ricketts, the Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED), and the Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) encourage Nebraskans to register for the Governor’s Ag and Economic Development Summit on Wednesday, August 10, 2022, at the Younes Conference Center in Kearney.

FROM THE FILES of The Shelby Sun

TEN YEARS AGO July 26, 2012 Shelby Food Mart was hosting an open house on Saturday, July 28th from 8 to noon in the morning. There were in-store specials and surprise give-aways. The annual Booster Club steak fry was going to be held August 25th at A & B Bar.

Daughters of the Nile Marathon Results

The Daughters of the Nile Marathon players have completed the 2021-2022 season and $108 was donated to the Convalescent Relief Fund from the players in the two leagues. That brings the donations to the Shrine Children’s Hospital to $34,811 in the past 38 years.

Booster Club Steak Fry set for Aug. 6

SHELBY — The Shelby-Rising City Booster Club Steak Fry is Saturday, Aug. 6 from 6-10 p.m. at the Shelby Legion Club. Couple tickets are $65 at the door. Individual tickets are $45 at the door. Tickets get you a steak dinner and membership to booster club.

Share Summer Activities with School

To all parents: please send any photos and write ups of your child(ren) who were doing things this summer (any fair activities, music, camps, etc.) because we would love to showcase all the awesome things our students are doing outside of the classroom and throughout their summer!
Briauna Rathje Attends Choir Camp

Briauna Rathje Attends Choir Camp

Briauna Rathje Attends Choir Camp

SRC's Briauna Rathje attended the All-State Choir Camp at UNK, July 10 - 12. About 40 students from across the state attended, and ended the camp with a public performance. The 3 day camp prepares high schoolers for their All-State Choir auditions in the Fall. Photo provided
Students Take STEM Journey

Students Take STEM Journey

Students Take STEM Journey

Over four weeks in the month of June, Jaxson Grey (above), Garrett Ruth, and Keira Garcia (below) embarked on a STEM journey at Central Community College for Verizon. They were able to program rovers, work with 3-D printers, and code virtual reality.
Declan Gable shows his bird in the Poultry Show. Polk County News Photo by Rick Holtz

Declan Gable shows his bird in the Poultry Show. Polk County News Photo by Rick Holtz

2022 Polk County Fair

The Polk County Fair is back and better than ever. Throughout the week we will be at the fairgrounds taking pictures and you can find them here. If you are out there feel free to take a picture and email it to us at polkcountynews@yahoo.com and we will add it to the photo gallery.