As of Sunday afternoon, the South Loup River was at 139 cubic feet per second (cfs), the Middle Loup River was at 1,520 cfs. The North Loup River went down, with a reading of 722 cfs. Duck seasons started west of us on Saturday October 26th and Monday, October 28th, Goose season starts for both sides of the highway by us. Statewide pheasant and quail seasons started on Saturday, October 26th.

A series of resolutions, passed without much fanfare, made for the briefest regular meeting of the Howard County Board of Commissioners in at least four years last Wednesday, October 22nd. Among the few non-resolution-based items on the agenda last week were a brief update on the new county roads building, which broke ground earlier this month; a brief public hearing; and a discussion pertaining to received mail.

A big thank you to the St. Paul, Elba, and Farwell fire departments for helping control and extinquish the hay fire at our feed lot.

November brings NSAA State High School volleyball and football championships to Nebraska Public Media. Volleyball championships are Saturday, November 9th, with Class D-2 at 9:00 a.m., followed by Class D-1 at 11:00 a.m., Class C-2 at 1:00 p.m., Class C-1 at 3:00 p.m., Class B at 5:00 p.m., and Class A at 7:00 p.m.