Local Wiki
Polk County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 14, 2026- County Board meets
- 1st, 3rd, and 4th Tuesday of each month at 9:30 AM.
- Meeting location
- The Boardroom, 2nd Floor, Polk County Courthouse, 400 Courthouse Drive, Osceola, NE 68651.
- County Clerk / Election Commissioner
- Debra S. Girard · (402) 747-5431 ext. 1 · clerk@polkcountyne.gov
- Agendas posted at
- https://polkcounty.nebraska.gov/commissioners
- Chairman, Board of Commissioners
- Board of Commissioners, 3 members elected by district (Districts 1-3). Chairman: Jerry Westring. Vice Chairman: Ron Boruch, elected annually by the board.
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
- Cross County Community Schools · School District
- High Plains Community Schools · School District
- Osceola Public Schools · School District
- Shelby - Rising City Public Schools · School District
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
- Central Platte NRD · Utility District
- Upper Big Blue NRD · Utility District
Source: Nebraska Natural Resources District (NRD) — State of Nebraska GIS, county resolved via polygon intersection against Census county boundaries
- Osceola · City
- Polk · Village
- Shelby (official website, opens in a new tab) · Village
- Stromsburg (official website, opens in a new tab) · City
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026