The Howard County Medical Center Foundation bought some big names closer to home last weekend for the foundation’s annual fundraising event. A near-capacity crowd filled the St.

The City of St. Paul recently received an $875,000 award from the Nebraska Department of Economic Development’s (NDED) Rural Community Recovery Program (RCRP). The city intends to put the funds towards renovating and expanding the tennis courts near Grover Cleveland Alexander Field, removing the skate park north of the St. Paul Water Park and replacing it with a covered picnic shelter and musical instrument playground, and making improvements to the sidewalks in the city parks.

Former Husker coach headlines fundraiser Former Nebraska Volleyball Coach John Cook capped his career with the Cornhuskers last Wednesday when he announced his retirement after twenty-five years leading the program. However, he capped his week in Howard County.

About twenty members of the Rotary Club of St. Paul and its youth service organization, Interact, made their way to Mercy Meals in Grand Island over the weekend, where they produced 5,400 meals for distribution to at-need children across the world.

Taken from the files of The Wolbach Messenger Ten Years Ago, 2015 Keely Butcher and Emily Houtby of Central Valley High School recently participated in STAR Events (Students taking Action with Recognition) at Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America’s (FCCLA) District IX Competition. Butcher, who is a junior at Central Valley and is the daughter of Ross and Patty Butcher of Greeley, received a Gold medal and was awarded the District Champion medal in the Focus on Children category…Houtby, who is a senior at Central Valley and is the daughter of Brett and Shelly Houtby of Wolbach, received a silver medal and was awarded the District Champion medal in the Job Interview category…Butcher and Houtby advance to the State STAR Completion in Lincoln on April 13th.