On August 1, 2021, John and Anna Sterup of Sterup Enterprises, owner of The Pawnee Republican acquired another newspaper, The Polk County News. The Polk County News newspaper is located out of Stromsburg, NE. The paper was purchased from Dave and Sandy Thompson who are formerly from the Pawnee County Area. The Polk County newspaper was created by Bill Thompson, who was the former owner of The Pawn…