SPHS students earn accolades at state
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Multiple members of the St. Paul FFA Chapter competed at the 2026 Nebraska State FFA Convention held March 25th through March 27th in Lincoln. The chapter celebrated as seventeen senior members earned their State FFA Degrees, recognizing years of hard work and dedication. Members who earned their State Degrees included Layne Baker, Drew Becker, Gordon Coxbill, Zandyn Weller, Alex Meinecke, Emersen Hancock, Isabelle Vieth, Matthew Kramer, Covyn Larsen, Bradyn Hazen, Josef Kaslon, Natalia Matlock, Beau Paro, Landyn Rubesh, Grady Ryan, and Carly Stepanek.
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Taken from the files of The Wolbach Messenger Ten Years Ago, 2016 Nick Newsham, a junior at Central Valley High School, has been selected to represent Ray Mapes American Legion Post #236 of Wolbach at Cornhusker Boys’ State…Newsham is the son of Lori Newsham of Wolbach and Brian Newsham of Grand Island. His activities include American Legion baseball, hunting, and pool.
Sack honored with Swayne Award at conference
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The 2026 Nebraska Planning Conference included award presentations to several deserving honorees. Dave Sack of St.
Boelus News
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I checked the river flows after our family Easter gathering late Sunday afternoon. The South Loup River is up just a bit, reading 223 cubic-feet-per-second (cfs). I would think the measuring device is stuck, but during the week the river did fluctuate. The Middle Loup River is down following a high reading of 1,440 cfs after the nice rain we had.
Ten Years Ago, 2016
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Duane Altstadt of St. Paul was honored Saturday night at the 54th annual Omaha Bowling Hall of Fame Banquet…Altstadt, who is known more locally for his baseball knowledge, dedication to the Nebraska Museum of Major League Baseball, and author of the “Nebraska Diamonds” column that appears monthly in The Phonograph-Herald, was honored by the Omaha Bowling Hall of Fame for his contributions to the bowling industry in the state.
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A huge thank you to all of you who stopped by to wish me well on my retirement! I was completely surprised by the wonderful turnout! Thank you to everyone for all of your support over the past forty-five years. I’m incredibly grateful to have had Joan Koperski (my first office manager) and Lonnie Kowalski (my very first full-time welder) stop by. It brought tears to my eyes! I also want to mention a few others: Doug Derver for handling the intense growth of the shop, and Luke Burson, who worked with me for twenty-six years and helped through some very tough times. And a special thank you to my office manager of thirty years Carie Ohde! Thank you, thank you.