The St. Paul Board of Education is looking to remove cell phones from the classroom, but the district’s leaders have yet to agree on how to implement that shared vision.

The former roads building shop and yards on Block 26 in St. Paul have been approved for sale to two different buyers, Wilson River Bottom Express and Erik Mrkvicka, for just over $293,000. The northwest, southeast, and southwest quadrants will be sold to the former buyer, the northeast quadrant to the latter.

What a beautiful Sunday. We noticed our ponds were down, so I expected the rivers were also, and I was not wrong. Sunday afternoon, the South Loup River was down six cubic-feet-per-second (cfs) at 197 cfs. The Middle Loup River is measuring 1,070 cfs. The North Loup River dropped also reading 673 cfs, compared to 737 cfs last Sunday. We hear turkeys gobbling in the early mornings and evenings. I hear a pheasant occasionally. The songbirds seem happy with their unique songs.

The Howard County Ministerial Association elected new leadership during its 2026 annual meeting, appointing officers who will serve two-year terms. Elected to lead the organization are Pastor Janet Rasmussen as president, Pastor Nicole Schwartz-Eck as vice president, and Father Vince Parsons as secretary/ treasurer.

308.968.3348 Jamie Keep, Miles and Riley of Scotia were Friday afternoon visitors of Greg and Vicki Keep. Thursday at noon, Dave and Barbara Tuma attended the MOSAIC Partners in Possibilities Luncheon in Grand Island.

308.968.3348 Mark and Judy Dugan attended the confirmation Mass at Sts. Peter and Paul Church in St.