St. Paul High School crowned their 2015 king and queen following the football game Friday night.

The ability to stick to a task or project until completion is a valuable trait in a world where many tasks are difficult and don’t go smoothly the first time around. Thomas Edison is said to have tried literally thousands of materials for the filament of the electric light bulb before hitting on carbonized cotton thread as the proper material. How much longer would humans have toiled in darkness had it not been for his dogged persistence?

As of Sunday evening, the website for river readings stated they are updated with limited support, due to a lapse in government funding. Taking that into consideration, the South Loup River has dropped a little, to 144 cubic-feet-per-second (cfs). The Middle Loup River at St. Paul has stayed almost the same, at 1,260 cfs. The North Loup River is only down twenty cfs from last week. That river has a reading of 1,130 cfs. The poison oak that vines up trees as it grows has its leaves starting to turn red. That, along with cottonwood trees starting to turn yellow, is giving the river the look of fall. Sue Rasmussen and I took advantage of the cool fall morning on Monday to take a kayaking trip down the Middle Loup and enjoy the beauty. We had a great trip. Come Tuesday, I sure could feel it in my arms and shoulders. I hadn’t done that in a while.

Last Monday afternoon, Dave and Barbara Tuma attended the Ravenna Junior High football game in Loup City. They went especially to watch Caden Moderow play. Wednesday evening, Dave and Barbara Tuma enjoyed a small gathering of friends for a card party.

The volunteer-operated Howard County Medical Center Auxiliary Thrift Shop will host its annual coat giveaway on Saturday, October 11th, from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.

Julie Spilinek was a Wednesday afternoon visitor of Marde Voigt in St. Paul.

From fairgrounds to classrooms, community gardens to robotics labs, 4-H youth in Howard County are proving they’re not just ready for the future—they’re Beyond Ready. During National 4-H Week, celebrated October 5th until October 11, 2025, local clubs will share how 4-H equips young people with the skills, confidence, and resilience to lead in a world full of opportunity and change. As America’s largest youth development organization, 4-H empowers six million young people nationwide with handson learning experiences through clubs, camps, school programs, and community events.