Howard County Fair to Get Underway this Week
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GCA Days is just behind us and the Howard County Fair is just ahead, running from July 16th through July 20th at the Howard County Fairgrounds north of St. Paul.
Dannebrog-Boelus EMT News
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July 7, 2022 Captain Terry Webb called the Dannebrog-Boelus EMT meeting to order, at the Boelus Fire Hall, with eleven members present. Joan Kapustka read the minutes from the May meeting.
No Shortage of Fun at GCA Days
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BRAELYN SYNOWSKI and Greyson Knapp keep an eye on the finish line of the duck races on Friday afternoon. The event was a popular one, especially with the community’s youngest residents.
Parade a Pinnacle of GCA Days
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CALEB MEYER rode alongside his dad, Nicholas Meyer, in one of the St. Paul Volunteer Fire Department’s apparatus during last week’s parade.
Boelus News
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The water in the rivers has come up. That means someone upstream received some good rain. The South Loup River on Friday evening had a discharge of 123 cubic feet per second, up from 86.0 cfs, and the Middle Loup River discharge was 1,130 cfs, up from 396 cfs a week ago.
Royal Coachmen Set a New Standard with 2022 Show
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This year saw the Royal Coachmen Car Club’s GCA Days Car Show return to full scale at the city park after years of cutbacks due to COVID-19 and, in 2021, weather. Despite Despite following some internal rejiggering at the local car club, that return, said Royal Coachmen B o a r d Committee Member Brian Sack, was “an absolute success.
Railroad Crossing Maintenance Delayed Again
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Weather permitting, railroad crossing maintenance will begin July 25th on United States Highway 281, south of St. Paul, according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT).
Post 119 Cuts Ribbon
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CARL MOGENSEN AMERICAN LEGION POST 119 officially cut the ribbon on the post’s new American Legion Club in St. Paul last Friday afternoon. Pictured during the ribbon cutting are Incoming Commander Jim Bartels, Dale Rasmussen, Jack McMillon, Jerry Sack, Eddie Stepanek, Dave Rosenquist, Tom Schroder, Commander Chuck Schmid, District 6 Commander Julie Schnitzler, and Auxiliary Commander Char Schmid.
Holiday Weekend Sparks Excitement
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MAKAYLA COUFAL, and her son, Henry, took to the fireworks stands last week in preparation for the July 4th holiday weekend. (Courtney Leth).
County Board Hears Update on Complaint
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Last Tuesday, in addition to a discussion regarding Hornady Gun Club, the Howard County Board of Commissioners also had a prolonged conversation about another item that had come before the Howard County Planning and Zoning Commission on June 15th: allegations that runoff from Mamot Feedlot at 233 Friend Road, southwest of St. Libory, has been saturating portions of nearby land.