BIRTHS
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Jason and Kayla Hawkins of St. Paul, and big sister Oakley, welcomed their baby girl Ivy Kaye Hawkins on April 4, 2026.
Cotesfield News
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308.968.3348 Reminder: Mass will be held at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church this Saturday, April 18th, at 6:30 p.m.
Elba News
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308.968.3348 Reminder: Mass will be held at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church this Saturday, April 18th, at 6:30 p.m.
City to look into sale of properties
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concerning divesting the city’s ownership of both the St. Paul landfill site on Twin Forks Lane and the St. Paul Senior Center on Howard Avenue.
The council took no action on determining the future of either site, but St. Paul Mayor Mike Feeken said he would investigate the process necessary to divest the city’s ownership of both properties.
The first discussion came during a report by St. Paul Utilities Superintendent Matt Helzer concerning the two parcels the city owns north of St. Paul on Twin Forks Lane.
Show to feature nationallyacclaimed judge
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The fifth annual Loup River Preview Show will be coming to the Howard County Fairgrounds this Saturday, April 11th. The show gives youth exhibitors the chance to showcase their livestock and have them evaluated ahead of the summer fair season.
PREPPING TO DELIVER
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FARWELL IRRIGATION DISTRICT IS Drought to impact timing of deliveries this spring As the months move ever closer to irrigation season, members of the Farwell Irrigation District are hard at work. The irrigation district manages a system of canals and laterals responsible for diverting about 85,000 acrefeet of water from the Sherman Reservoir per year to approximately 68,381 acres of farmland in Sherman and Howard counties.
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.
Remember when
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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.