Three hundred and seventy- seven high school students and twenty-five teachers from forty-nine schools across Nebraska visited Dawes County this fall to test their knowledge of rangeland management during the sixty-seventh annual Nebraska State Range Judging Contest.

What initially looked to be a nail-biter for Centura High School’s football team quickly turned into a rout. Friday night, on their home field, the Centurions exploded for three second- quarter touchdowns, allowing the Centurions to jump out a twenty-point lead at halftime and, eventually, down Kearney Catholic 33-14. On senior night, it initially looked as though both teams were going to encounter some difficulties getting past the pylons, with Centura scoring the only touchdown of the first quarter when senior Quentin Morris busted loose from the Stars’ defense and toted the rock forty-nine yards for the team’s first points of the game.

The Howard County Board of Commissioners of Howard County, Nebraska, met in regular session at 8:40 a.m. on Tuesday, September 27th in the Commissioners Meeting Room of the courthouse in St. Paul, Nebraska. Chairman Boehle called the meeting to order. Commissioners present for roll call were Dave Boehle, Kathy Hirschman, and Gary Rasmussen. Also present was County Clerk Brenda Klanecky. Absent was County Attorney Dave Schroeder. Chairman Boehle stated to those in attendance that a current copy of the Nebraska Open Meetings Act is available for review and indicated the location of such copy in the room where the meeting is being held. Notice of the meeting was given in advance by publication in The Phonograph-Herald on the 21st day of September 2022 and the convened meeting was open to the public. The agenda was posted on the Howard County website; a proof of publication is filed in the clerk’s office. Copies of the agenda were posted in the courthouse, mailed to each commissioner, and kept current and available to the public at the clerk’s office.

October 10, 2022 The St. Paul School Board met in regular session on October 10, 2022.

St. Paul city leaders wasted no time earlier this week in making a change that will help the Howard County Medical Center meet some setback requirements for the hospital’s proposed wellness and therapy center addition. Monday night, during the St. Paul City Council’s final meeting of the month of October, members of the council voted unanimously to approve Ordinance 1032, which will vacate a portion on M Street on the north side of the hospital’s campus.

Three months after the St. Paul Board of Education passed a policy concerning the selection and review of library materials, the backlash from the board’s action and efforts to address concerns voiced in the wake of the policy’s adoption have left school leaders questioning exactly who is ultimately responsible for oversight at the library and what the school’s liability is if a situation should arise. Last Monday night, during the St. Paul Board of Education’s October meeting, members of the board were briefed by Superintendent Adam Patrick on the district’s ongoing work with the St. Paul Library Board to reconcile the school district’s new policy – Policy 6037, titled “Selection and Review of Library Materials” – with a procedure that the library board currently has in place to address patrons’ concerns.