News
About forty people took to the streets of St. Paul on Sunday afternoon as a part of the St. Paul CARE Team’s fourth annual Mental Health Mile.The 2026 event…
By News Staff
CENTRAL VALLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS celebrated homecoming in downtown Wolbach on Friday afternoon with the school’s annual homecoming parade. In addition to a…
By News Staff
Ten Years Ago, 2016The Centura/Central Valley Lady Diamonds won one game and lost two games last week. A very good O’Neill team defeated CCV eleven to zero at…
St. Paul's 'only hometown gas station' recently made some improvements to help its growing customer base fuel up.The family-owned business, which turned fifty…
Sports
By Michael Happ
The Centura volleyball team managed to make some hay in Cozad over the weekend. The Centurions won a trio of matches at the Haymakers’ annual invite to emerge…
Centura/Central Valley went one for three at last Saturday’s Guardian Angels Central Catholic Invitational in West Point, shutting out Milford and dropping…
By Michael Happ
In their only outing of the week last Tuesday, the St. Paul Wildcats split matches against neighboring Lou-Platte Conference foes.At the Ravenna Triangular,…
By Michael Happ
Following the passage of some late-afternoon storms, last Tuesday, the Central Valley Cougars were forced to contend with both heat and humidity as well as the…
Opinion
For me, when it comes to writing a newspaper story, one mantra reigns supreme.Quotes are better than notes.Had I actually gone to journalism school and learned…
Just about every week, I drive by a massive construction project on the north side of Lincoln, next to Interstate 80.Construction cranes soar high into the air…
A fierce fight over a feline has erupted at the Nebraska State Capitol.Of course we’re talking about Cameron the Capitol Cat.Cameron was an ever-present…
There is really just one thing to say.Marlene, I am sorry. While I normally strive to keep the ins and outs of my private life out of this space— sometimes…
Obituaries
Larry D. Lange, 67, of St. Paul, passed away on Saturday, September 5, 2026, at the Grand Island Regional Medical Center.A memorialservice for Larry was held…
George Edward Bates died Wednesday, April 2, 2025 in Bethesda, Maryland, near his home in Kensington, at the age of eighty-five.George was born in Omaha on…
Duane L. Altstadt, 88, died September 5, 2026, in Red Oak, Iowa, at Montgomery County Memorial Hospital, with family members at his side.Born November 8, 1937,…
Evelyn Dvorak, 99, of St. Paul, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 10, 2026, at Matelyn Retirement Community in St. Paul, surrounded by her family.…