Body The Howard County Board of Commissioners discussed many items during their last regular meeting of May last Tuesday.

Body Looking up the river flows Sunday morning, I found the South Loup shows a flow reading of 197 cubic-feetper- second (cfs), the Middle Loup River’s flow is rising reading 903 cfs, and the North Loup River is at 588 cfs.

Body Ten Years Ago, 2016 Howard County Medical Center in St. Paul recently received notification that the National Rural Health Association has awarded them a Top Twenty ranking for 2016 in “Best Practices in Quality.

Body Reminder: Mass will be held at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Elba on Saturday, June 20th at 6:30 p.m.

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Body The monument recently installed at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church and pictured in last week’s newspaper was donated by Cecelia Smydra, Richard Kosmicki, Randy Kosmicki, Kerry Kosmicki, Tim Kosmicki, and Melvin Kosmicki.

Body The Howard-Greeley County Food Pantry and Food Bank for the Heartland will be sponsoring a Mobile Food Pantry on Saturday, June 13th, from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. or until all the food is gone, whichever is sooner. Income guidelines must be met.

Body Children throughout the community are invited to take part in the 2026 Summer Lunch Bunch program, offering free lunches every Tuesday and Thursday throughout the summer. Lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m.

Body Twenty-one students from across the Cornhusker State have been selected for the newest cohort of the Nebraska Elite 11 Veterinarian Program, a competitive University of Nebraska– Lincoln initiative designed to address the state’s shortage of food animal veterinarians.

Body Reminder: Mass will be held at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Elba on June 20th at 6:30 p.m.