Elba News
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Reminder: Mass will be held at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church March 16th at 6:30 p.m.
Cotesfield News
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Reminder: Mass will be held on March 16th, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Elba, at 6:30 p.m.
Low water affecting boaters this spring
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People planning to launch boats in Nebraska this spring should beware low-water conditions. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission advises boaters to be patient and cautious when launching and loading boats.
COLLEGE NOTES
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DOANE UNIVERSITY Doane Athletics recently announced the Athletics Semester Honor Roll and High Honor Roll for the fall 2023 semester. The academic honor will be awarded to student-athletes who record a 3.0 or higher grade point average (GPA) in the semester, with the High Honor Roll awarded for a 3.5 or higher GPA.
DAYS GONE BY
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Captain Jon Nielsen, a native of St. Paul, received the twenty-sixth annual U.S. Army Europe-level General Doulas MaxArthur Leadership Award at a ceremony on February 21st. Nielsen is the commander of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) based in Vicenza, Italy. He is the son of Bob and Pam Nielsen of St. Paul. The MacArthur Award program began in 1987 and recognizes company-grade and junior warrant officers who demonstrate MacArthur’s ideals of “Duty, Honor, Country” and have a proven track record of extraordinary performance, leadership, and achievement.
Boelus News
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When I checked the river flows, the South Loup River was running a little higher than last week at 226 cfs and the Middle Loup River was down to 1,850 cfs compared to 2,030 cfs last Sunday morning. We still have geese and ducks, although I think they are headed north again. We saw a large eagle flying the river. I see my tulips and iris are starting to come up.
County gives green light to project near Dannebrog
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A project that will see the creation of a private church, cemetery, fellowship hall, and school building around three miles east of Dannebrog was given the go-ahead last Tuesday during the Howard County Board of Commissioners’ second semimonthly meeting of the month of February.
Remember when
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Ten Years Ago, 2014 The Greeley-Wolbach Board of Education will be holding an informational meeting for the public in Wolbach on Tuesday, March 18th at 7:00 p.m., in the school gym, to provide information on the proposed bond issues. Voters will be going to the polls on May 13th to decide the fate of two bond issues at the Greeley site.
MEMORIAL
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Memorials were donated to the Trinity Lutheran Church, American Legion Post No. 236, Wolbach Fire and Rescue, Wolbach Splash Pad Fund, Wolbach cemetery, and the Wolbach Community Center in memory of Richard Cordes from family members and friends.