The Wolbach Senior Citizens met on August 26th at the Wolbach Community Center with two tables of pitch having been played. Paul Nielsen won high, Linda Peer low, and Kathryn Dubas traveling. The senior citizens will meet again on September 30th at 2:00 p.m. at the Wolbach Community Center.

An attempted abduction of an eight-year-old boy occurred in St. Paul on Thursday evening, August 25th…the youngster was on his way to visit a buddy when a masked man, wearing a black shirt, approached the boy.

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Looking at the Loup River flows on Sunday afternoon, the South Loup River is up. The river had a flow reading of 157 cubic-feet-per-second. The Middle Loup River is lower than the prior Sunday, at 899 cfs.

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The Howard County American Legion meeting will be held on Sunday, September 6, 2026, at the St. Paul American Legion. Registration will begin at noon with a meal following at 12:30 p.m. The meeting will be held after the meal.

The Nebraska State Fair officially got underway last weekend. Nebraska State Troopers and numerous first responder partners are teaming up to keep fair visitors safe in 2026.

Reminder: Mass will be held at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Elba on September 19th at 6:30 p.m.

Reminder: Mass will be held at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Elba on September 19th at 6:30 p.m.

Polish Consul General of Chicago Regina Jurkowska will be making stops around the Loup Basin this weekend.