Elba News
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Mark and Judy Dugan attended the youth basketball game at the civic center in St. Paul on Saturday morning to watch their grandson, Broc Porter, play.
Cotesfield News
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Arya and Ansley Exstrom of Kearney were Saturday guests of their grandparents, Greg and Vicki Keep. Elizabeth Exstrom joined them for the afternoon.
Candidates file for public offices in county
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The office of the Howard County Clerk recently released updated election filings for Howard County. The filing deadline for incumbent candidates has passed, but non-incumbents have until 5:00 p.m. on March 1st to file.
Country Quilters host February meeting
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The St. Paul Country Quilters met on February 19th at the Sts.
St. Paul students earn accolades for artwork
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The artwork of several St. Paul Public Schools (SPPS) art students has has been selected for the annual Scholastic Art Awards of Nebraska exhibition this year. Artwork for the annual exhibition is selected from the highest- quality submissions from across the state. In total, 2,600 individual entries and seventy-five senior portfolios were submitted this year.
DAYS GONE BY
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Ten Years Ago, 2014
A crowd of over 180 people attended the annual awards banquet of the St. Paul Chamber of Commerce on Sunday evening at the American Legion Hall. The theme this year was “Winter Gala.”
Centura seventh-grader Grace McDonald won the Howard County Spelling Bee that was held on Friday, February 21st. McDonald, who is the daughter of Brent and Amy McDonald of Rockville, will compete in the Midwest Spelling Bee in Omaha on Saturday.
Boelus News
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Moses and I took a walk down to the river on Sunday morning. Our side looked pretty dry, lots of sandbars.
“Hiccup” forces council to hold off on awarding bid
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Municipal leaders had been working for months to lay out the groundwork for construction to get underway at the Middle Loup Subdivision later this year, but those plans now hang in jeopardy following a notification about issues that surround a utility that lies below the project.
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Taken from the files of The Wolbach Messenger Ten Years Ago, 2014 A prime rib fundraiser for the Wolbach Community Center, which was held Friday evening, February 14th, raised over $2,800 for the center. One hundred fifty-five meals were served, including take-outs.