Wheeler Wins Football Contest For Week Four

Dean Wheeler of Osceola is this week’s Polk County News Football Contest winner! He only missed two entries. Runner-up also missing two was Dennis Koinzan of Stromsburg. They both missed the upset games of Texas versus Texas Tech and Oklahoma losing to Kansas State.

Governor in favor of voter ID

Gov. Pete Ricketts said Monday that Nebraskans should be required to show photographic identification before voting, even though he acknowledged there have been few cases of voter fraud in the state. “The time to try to correct your system is not after you discover there’s fraud,” he said.

Tree Planted in Memory of Hughes

This tree was planted last week in memory of Julie Hughes, who passed away recently. This was given by her family to the city of Stromsburg and is located in the arboretum near the campground in Buckley Park. Photo provided.

FROM THE FILES of The Headlight

TEN YEARS AGO September 20, 2012 Cross County 2012 king and queen were crowned. King was Coleman Baker and Queen Anna Kutschkau. The Fair Family from Arkansas was scheduled to perform at the Stromsburg Civic Center on Saturday October 13th at 7 p.m.

COUGAR ACTIVITIES

September 29 - VB Tourney at Hastings St. Cecelia 29 - SB at Pierce 4:30 PM 30 - FB vs. Madison 7 PM October 1 - Harvest of Harmony Parade 1 - VB Tourney at Clarkson- Leigh 3 - FB (JV) vs.

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.

Stromsburg News In Brief

Used Book Sale Stromsburg Public Library September 26-October 8 Used DVD’s and free magazines will also be available Thrift Shop Open The Annie Jeffrey Thrift Shop will be open Wednesday to Friday. Hours will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.