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News
The 112th annual Howard County Fair returns to the fairgrounds this weekend through mid-week next week, bringing livestock shows, family activities, grandstand…
By News Staff
The 104th annual American Legion Department of Nebraska Department Convention was held in Columbus from June 25th until June 28th with the theme Stirring Up…
By News Staff
Harriet Steenson hosted Monday Nite Bridge Club last week.The hostess won the high prize, Marilyn Paulman took second high, and Rose Ann Bouchard won the…
The river flows have been almost cut in half this week. The South Loup River is now flowing at 105 cubicfeet- per-second (cfs). The Middle Loup River is down…
Sports
By News Staff
JUNIORS WIN TWO AT DISTRICTS The St. Paul Post 119 Seniors benefited from a pair of byes in the Area C-5 Juniors Tournament and punched their ticket to Tuesday…
Twenty-five Broken Bow hitters stepped into the batter’s box against Christian Lemburg last Monday. None of them were able to get a hit.Last week in St. Paul,…
Central City’s Post 6 Juniors found themselves in a fourrun hole after two innings in Thursday’s Battle of the Kernels with Centura.However, with some lategame…
On their home diamond last Tuesday, the St. Paul Seniors suffered their fourth loss of the season when a late rally fell just short in their meeting with…
Opinion
Taken from the files of The Wolbach MessengerTen Years Ago, 2016The Central Valley Ponies went 1-1 in their tournament last week. Last Tuesday in Wolbach, the…
If there is a high point of my week, especially in the summer, it is that one evening each week when I leave the office early, go home and put on my grubby…
That time of year is nearing—the time when you have to pay the second half of your property taxes, due by the end of July.It’s a big check, and I write two of…
For nearly thirty years, I’ve been a season ticket holder for Nebraska volleyball matches.I also used to cover the sport.I was around when then-Coach Terry…
Obituaries
David John Carkoski, 61, of Loup City, Nebraska, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in Blackwell, Oklahoma.Mass of Christian Burial was held at 10:30…
Jacquelene Kay Nelson, born September 9, 1953, in St. Paul, passed away at home on June 28, 2026, at the age of seventy- two. She lived a life marked by her…
Carol Lee (Burke) Benson, 75, of Grand Island, passed away peacefully on June 26, 2026, at Emerald Nursing & Rehab Lakeview in Grand Island.Funeral…
Shirley Maxine Goldfish of rural Scotia passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, June 19, 2026, at the age of eighty-seven.Born on August 17, 1938, near…