Commissioners Establish Drainage Permit

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Last Tuesday, during the Howard County Board of Commissioners’ second regular meeting for the month of May, Howard County Highway Superintendent Janet Thomsen had come before the board with a question regarding whether or not the county wanted to allow landowners to drain subsurface water into the county rights-of-way and how—if they did allow them—the county might grant such allowances.

Happ-enings

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I have come to learn that there is a special milestone that all people seem to reach in life. While Hallmark has yet to find a way to capitalize on it, and social media doesn’t remind you that it is approaching, it is still a big moment in one’s life.

Boelus News

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As of Friday morning, the river flows are down again. The South Loup River is at 208 cfs and the Middle Loup River near St. Paul is at 1,000 cfs. I saw four families of geese one morning walking from our smaller pond to the larger one. I think I counted fifteen babies, of all different sizes. I didn’t know we had that many.
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Hold On Tight

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MUTTON BUSTIN’ was once again one of the biggest draws at the Wolbach Bull Ride on Sunday. Above, one of the many young participants uses a unique strategy to try and win the competition. (Michael Rother)