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SPPS Board Selects Architecture Firm

3 years ago By News Staff

Body After hearing presentations from three architectural firms regarding master planning services for the district last month, last week, leaders with St. Paul Public Schools officially tapped the firm that they wish to have help guide them in developing a facilities master plan.

Wegner Honored by National Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame

3 years ago By News Staff

Body Terry Wegner, a Howard County resident and longtime employee of Drinnin West Cattle Co. in Palmer, was honored with the Arturo Armendariz Distinguished Service Award for feedyard employees at the 2023 Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame Banquet in New Orleans, Louisiana earlier this year.

TERRY WEGNER, who received the Arturo Armendariz Distinguished Service Award for feedyard employees at the 2023 Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame Banquet in New Orleans, Louisiana, is pictured receiving the award from his employer, Sam Drinnin, yard manager at Drinnin West Cattle Co. in Palmer. (Courtesy Photo)

Officials Break Ground on Solar Array

3 years ago By News Staff

Body Ground was broken for Howard Greeley Rural Public Power District’s (RPPD) one-megawatt solar array project in an official ceremony at 8:30 a.m. last Friday, with members of the RPPD, the City of St. Paul, and Today’s Power, Inc.

HELPING BREAK GROUND on the new solar array east of St. Paul last week were Jaden Garner, City of St. Paul; St. Paul Councilmember Chuck Schmid; HGRPPD Director Dan Scheer; St. Paul Mayor Joel Bergman; St. Paul Utilities Superintendent Matt Helzer; St. Paul City Clerk Connie Jo Beck; HGRPPD Director Loren Studley; HGRPPD Director Brian Lukasiewicz; Jordan Nielsen, HGRPPD employee; Kyle Kunze, HGRPPD employee; HGRPPD General Manager Dirk Dietz; and Bruce Woodson of Today’s Power, Inc. (Courtney Leth)

County Commissioners Tackle Busy Agenda

3 years ago By News Staff

Body Following a mid-morning executive session during last week’s regular meeting of the Howard County Board of Commissioners, the board reconvened in public session with Commissioner Gary Rasmussen moving and Commissioner Jessie Urbanski seconding to pay the Internal Revenue Service...

Cotesfield News

3 years ago By News Staff

Body Barb Tuma • 308-968-3348 Sunday dinner guests of Greg and Vicki Keep were Todd and Amanda Filipi and girls of Minatare, Eric and Elizabeth Exstrom and family of Kearney, and Ben and Jamie Keep and boys of Scotia. They celebrated several birthdays.