Stromsburg

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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.
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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.
Photo: left to right: Jason Fellows, Kurt Moore, Brad Wilkins (NASB board president) and Aaron Phillips. Photo provided

Photo: left to right: Jason Fellows, Kurt Moore, Brad Wilkins (NASB board president) and Aaron Phillips. Photo provided

Moore Serves Schools for 28 Years & Counting

Kurt Moore recently received an award from the Nebraska Association of School Boards (NASB) for his dedicated service to a school board. Board members get points for participating in workshops and conferences to stay up-to-date on what is affecting schools statewide.
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.

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.