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ELBA HOMECOMING

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ELBA HIGH SCHOOL crowned its 2023 Homecoming King and Queen last Friday night during a special ceremony at the Elba Community Center. Jesse Mills was crowned king and Kayla Patton was crowned queen. Zariah Kadusale and Branson Fredrick were this year’s crown bearers.

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Days Gone By

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St. Paul held their homecoming on Friday. Following the football game with Central City that night, Mercedes Lassen was crowned queen and Vlad’a Nousek king. Mercedes is the daughter of Brad Lassen of St. Paul and the late Laura Lassen and Vlad’a is a Rotary Foreign Exchange Student from the Czech Republic whose host parents are Machell and Kent Naylor of St. Paul.

Village issues boil water notice

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Midweek last week, E. coli bacteria were found in the Village of Wolbach’s water supply. The presence of the bacteria indicates that the water may be contaminated with human or animal waste material. Bacterial contamination can occur due to increased runoff entering the drinking water source, such as following heavy rains; due to a break in a pipe composing the distribution system; or due to a failure in the water treatment process.

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Surveyor showcases local history

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On Friday, October 20th, Howard County Surveyor Tim Aitken and St. Paul Utilities Superintendent Matt Helzer led a group of surveyors with the Professional Surveyors Association of Nebraska (PSAN)—a statewide surveying association founded in 1964 with the mission of “advancing the science and art of the surveying profession”— on a tour around St. Paul, which had been a hub for land surveyors in the early days of the Cornhusker State.