308.968.3348 On Friday morning, Gary and Charlotte Rasmussen attended the Marvin Schwenk funeral service at the United Methodist Church in St. Paul.

308.968.3348 Kayann Skibinski and Kaitlyn Skibinski of rural Loup City were Friday evening visitors of Dave and Barbara Tuma and Markus. Greg and Vicki Keep were Sunday dinner and afternoon guests of Ben and Jamie Keep, Miles and Riley of Scotia to celebrate Mile’s third birthday.

A new partnership between Nebraska Public Media and the Omaha Symphony will bring the symphony’s music to television viewers across the state. The first in a series of televised concerts, “Omaha Symphony in Concert: Emanuel Ax,” premieres at 9:00 p.m. on Friday, January 26th on Nebraska Public Media.

The St. Paul Fire Department and Rescue Squad received the following donations: • LaVerne Hansel donated $300.00 to the EMTs and rescue squad..

A family of five was left homeless following a residential fire in St. Paul on Sunday, January 12th. The Jacob Weddle/Stephanie Lambracht family lives in the mobile home at 1121 Fourth Street in St. Paul. St. Paul Fire Chief Mike Becker said the three-bedroom home and all of its contents were destroyed in the blaze….When the St. Paul fire department arrived on scene, the home was fully engulfed in flames… Several explosions could be heard. Becker said they had been caused by propane tanks in the camper and the grill…Becker said that the fire marshal had been unable to determine the cause of the fire. He said the last truck left the scene at 12:30 a.m.

As of Sunday, the river was still frozen over. No open flow. We will see what this week brings, if the warmer weather opens it up without ice jams. The geese are still around. I see a rabbits occasionally running through the snow. On the cold, windy days, the deer were not moving much. At least, there were not many pictures on the game cameras.