Several items of local importance dotted the agenda during the Howard County board of commissioners’ second regular meeting of September last Tuesday, including a vote on an interlocal agreement by which the Howard County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) would take over policing in St. Paul and absorb the...

St. Paul city leaders are preparing to challenge a potential referendum concerning a decision made last month by the St. Paul City Council to merge the city’s police department with the Howard County Sheriff’s Office.

The twenty-third annual Junk Jaunt brought another wave of shoppers to central Nebraska over the weekend, with early reports indicating strong activity along the nearly 500-mile route.

St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in St. Paul will celebrate its seventieth anniversary October 3rd and 4th with an open house, anniversary worship service, and a gathering of current and former members, friends, and community members.

Ronnette and Alan Schneider recently made a memorial donation to the Wolbach cemetery in memory of Michaelle Rother..

Taken from the files of The Wolbach Messenger Ten Years Ago, 2016 The Red Cross blood drive was held at the Wolbach Community Center on Wednesday, September 21st, with twenty-four units collected.

Mayor breaks tie, resolution paves way for October 1st transfer date At 12:01 a.m. on October 1, 2026, the St.

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Ten Years Ago, 2016 A traffic accident on Highway 11 on Friday night sent two people to the hospital. The rollover accident occurred in the Dannebrog area. A teenager walked to a rural residence to get help for his grandfather, who was trapped in the vehicle.

What a nice slow rainy week. It was good to see the sunshine on Sunday. The river flows are all higher. As of Sunday afternoon, the South Loup River is flowing at 217 cubic-feet-per-second (cfs), compared to 154 cfs last week. The Middle Loup River is flowing at 1,410 cfs; last week, it was 963 cfs.