In May 2021, by a unanimous vote from the Nebraska School Activities Association’s (NSAA) board of directors, girls’ wrestling was officially sanctioned as a high school sport in the state of Nebraska.

Ballots were sent out last week for a March 12th special election concerning a $17,975,000 bond issue for facilities improvements to St. Paul Public Schools (SPPS). On Monday, Howard County Election Commissioner Brenda Klanecky said the county had already seen several ballots returned.

THE PLATTE VALLEY/TWIN LOUP STRIKE TEAM recently completed a Red Card certification class put on by the Nebraska State Fire Marshal’s training division. Wildland fire behavior, fire suppression tactics, and life/property protection strategies were a few of the concepts participants learned and put into practice over the twenty-two hours of class time and ten hours of hands-on application. The volunteers in this task force and local departments are dedicated to the protection of life, property, and the environment. Departments that attended include Boelus, Cairo, Chapman, Dannebrog, Elba, Farwell, Grand Island Rural, Loup City, St. Paul, and Wood River. Members of the striketeam said they were thankful to the instructors from the state fire marshal’s office from across the state, as well as to the Janulewicz family of Boelus for the use of their land during hands-on training.