STUDENTS RETURN TO CLASS

Body CLASSES RESUMED at St. Paul Public Schools and across the area last week, with school districts hosting a variety of fun events to help welcome students back to class. Above, John Slattery looks over the variety of toys being given away during St.
Photos by Michael Happ

Remember when

Body Taken from the files of The Wolbach Messenger Ten Years Ago, 2016 Megan Beck of Wolbach showed the Reserve Champion Pen of Three Market Swine at last week’s Greeley County Fair Swine Show.
Remember when

DONATIONS

Body A memorial was recently made by Leroy and Lila Studley in memory of Betty (Rother) Ondracek to the Wolbach cemetery. Steve and Gayle Grossart recently made a memorial donation to the Wolbach Community Improvement Fund in memory of Berneta Bruenig.

Board approves increase in taxing authority

Body St. Paul school leaders voted last week to increase the district’s property tax asking authority by six percent, with the decision coming amid the board’s concerns about how changes in Nebraska’s state aid formula could impact the district’s finances in the future.

Boelus News

Body We have caught a few rains this past week. As of Sunday evening, the South Loup River is dropping 137 cubic-feet-per-second (cfs) earlier in the day to 118 cfs.

Days Gone By

Body Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in St. Paul held its groundbreaking ceremonies for their new Family Life Center on Wednesday evening, August 10th. Chief Construction will be in charge of building the project.
Days Gone By

Backyard Farmer returns to the state fair

Body “Backyard Farmer” will record a live episode at the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island on Monday, August 31st. Nebraska Public Media welcomes the public to this free event located in the Raising Nebraska Building, starting with a question-and-answer panel at 5:15 p.m.
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