The City of St. Paul is applying to renew its Leadership Certified Community designation from the Nebraska Department of Economic Development. A requirement for the application process is gathering public input regarding the satisfaction within the community with various services and amenities. A Community Needs Survey is used to gather input from residents. The city is encouraging all residents to complete this brief survey. The survey is available online using the following link: https:// www. surveymonkey. com/r/StPaul2023. This survey link will remain open until March 1, 2023.

Reminder: Mass will be held at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Elba on February 18th at 6:30 p.m.

The University of Nebraska Medical Center has announced its fall 2022 dean’s list for students enrolled in nursing, dentistry, pharmacy, and the allied health professions. To qualify for the dean’s list, nursing and the allied health students must be enrolled in twelve or more hours during the semester and have a grade point average of 3.75 or above.

The University of Dubuque held a Winter Commencement Ceremony on Thursday, December 15, 2022, in John and Alice Butler Hall, Heritage Center. Local graduates included Janet Rasmussen of St.

Reminder: Mass will be held at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church on February 18th at 6:30 p.m.

As I expected, both the South Loup River and Middle Loup River are listed as “ice” again. I did notice the river appears to be rising some, so there could be a jam somewhere downstream. When I looked at the gauge height, though, we are a long way from any flooding.

Ten Years Ago, 2013 Many people did a double-take on Thursday when a steer made its way down Howard Avenue in St. Paul. Jeff Christensen of Twin Loups Quality Meats was in hot pursuit as an animal went by The Phonograph-Herald office. The steer eventually crossed Highway 281 and was stopped at the Frank and Connie Beck residence east of St. Paul.