Body Howard County Clerk Brenda Klanecky recently released the election filings for Howard County. The deadline for incumbent candidates wishing to appear on Nebraska’s primary election ballot is February 15th at 5:00.

Body When St. Paul Utility Department personnel came to work on Monday, it was discovered that a ten-inch water main under the water tower was leaking. They had to cut the water to the tower, drain it, then dig down to the main to find where the problem was.

Body THE ST. PAUL RESCUE SQUAD recently received some gifts from area sweethearts. The St. Paul quilting Group presented a dozen quilts to the EMTs to keep in the ambulance and distribute to those who need a warm comforting blanket.

Body We took a walk to the river on Sunday morning, and the sandbars are plentiful. The rivers are flowing below normal for this time of year. The South Loup River’s normal flow is 259 cfs, and the river is flowing at 210 cfs.

Body Following almost two years of construction, last week, St. Paul city leaders officially declared that construction on the city’s new wastewater treatment facility was complete.

Body Taken from the files of The Wolbach Messenger Ten Years Ago, 2014 Voters in the North Loup-Scotia (NL-S) school district approved a $3.125 million bond issue this week.

Body Lola Teter hosted the Monday Nite Bridge Club at the Marilyn Paulman home last week. Lola received the high prize, Rogene Vopat received second high, and Joyce Berney won the traveling prize. Joyce will host the March games of the group.

Body HOWARD COUNTY COURT Courtroom updates completed at county courthouse On Tuesday, February 6th, about three weeks behind schedule, a roughly $40,000 renovation was completed in the Howard County Courthouse’s courtroom.

Body Howard County Sheriff Tom Busch will be departing the Howard County Sheriff’s Office later this year. In an interview on Friday, the county’s top law enforcement official said that he was in a process of transition that would see him departing the office, likely this spring.

Body Nacho’s Tacos looks to duplicate success with second truck About nine months after becoming a fulltime operation and just under three years since going into business, a well-known local staple is expanding.