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Proceedings of the Howard County Commissioners

3 years ago By Howard County Board Of Commissioners September 27, 2022
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.

City Council Votes to Vacate M Street North of Medical Center

3 years ago By News Staff
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.

Library Control Discussed by School Board

3 years ago By News Staff
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.
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE Timm Hoff and Art Instructor Catherine Lemmerman stand before several linoleum blocks Hoff has created. Hoff exhibited the blocks to SPPS art students as he taught them about relief printing last week. (Michael Rother)  

New Art

3 years ago By News Staff
St. Paul Public Schools (SPPS) eighth through twelfth grade art students received a crash-course in relief printing last week with help from Artist in Residence Timm Hoff. Last Wednesday, the third day of Hoff’s four-day residency, the Alliance-based artist had already made quite the impression. Beyond printmaking, Hoff displays a broad range of artistic interests—including photography, sculpture, writing, digital illustration, and working in augmented reality. Operating out of an art studio in his family’s 110-yearold greenhouses, Hoff strives to create art that tells stories “through many mediums.” He has a growing list of exhibitions to his credit in Nebraska, Colorado, and South Dakota, including “200 Boots,” an installation on display in the Governor’s Residence Gallery through November 4th.
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Searching for Space

3 years ago By News Staff
As the November general election approaches and as the St. Paul Volunteer Fire Department’s 135th year serving the community comes to a close, a great deal of hope among members of the local fire department is riding on a ballot question that would increase the City of St. Paul’s sales tax by half a cent. If the question should pass, the half-cent increase would be used to fund the construction of a new fire station.
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City Council Approves Cost of Sign Survey

3 years ago By News Staff
Efforts by the St. Paul Development Corporation to construct a pair of welcome signs along United States Highway 281 on both the north and south sides of the City of St. Paul encountered another hurdle last week, with the state’s department of transportation requesting that the city conduct a professional survey of the property on which the south sign will sit. Last Monday night, during the St. Paul City Council’s first meeting in October, members of the council voted to approve paying for Olsson Associates to survey Lot 20 of the Middle Loup Subdivision for the new St. Paul welcome sign. “The [Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT)] requested that we have Olsson survey that one lot,” said St. Paul Utilities Superintendent Matt Helzer. “These are the fees for them to come up and stake that one lot out.” The lot, which is on the southeast corner of the intersection of United States Highway 281 and the future extension of Adams Street to the east, will be the site of the city’s new welcome sign. However, before the sign can be erected, the state’s transportation department wanted to see where the property lines were. “NDOT said that we had to do it,” Helzer said. “They wanted to see exactly where the property lines were, because we gave them additional state rightof- way for that turning lane.
RANDY RASMUSSEN waves to the crowd prior to the start of Friday afternoon’s homecoming football game in Elba. (Michael Rother)  

Rasmussen’s Return Home Headlines EHS Homecoming

3 years ago By News Staff
Last Friday, October 7th, at 2:00 on a mild afternoon, the Elba Bluejays took to Randy Rasmussen Field for the school’s 2022 homecoming contest against the St. Edward Beavers. Although the Howard County boys would ultimately fall to the Beavers, it had doubtless been, the eponymous Randy Rasmussen said, “a great day for football.”
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