308.968.3348 Reminder: Mass will be held at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church twice this month: Saturday the 16th at 6:30 p.m.

308.968.3348 Reminder: Mass will be held twice this month at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Elba: on December 16th at 6:30 p.m.

Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) removed twenty- seven impaired drivers from the road during the busy Thanksgiving travel weekend. Thanksgiving weekend coincided with the annual Buckle Up, Every Trip, Every Time national campaign.

As of Sunday morning, both rivers are down a bit. The South Loup River is at 149 cfs and the Middle Loup River is at 1,020 cfs. I’m still seeing some ice in the river, but again it is flowing nicely. We see eagles fly along the river quite frequently, and the geese stop in the pond most days. I’m still not tired of watching them set their wings and float on in. Not seeing much for ducks.

As the year approaches its end, Howard County is finishing up a longstanding project and in the preliminary stages of some new ones. During the Howard County Commissioners’ second regular meeting of the month of November last Tuesday, the commissioners met with Jerry Berggren, principal architect of Berggren Architects, about concerns regarding a change order for the courthouse steps project, accepted a quote for the refurbishment of the county’s Little Sherman tower, and accepted plans for the new county yards at the Howard County Fairgrounds.

NOVEMBER 27, 2023 The St. Paul School Board met in special session on November 27, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.