News
Polish Consul General of Chicago Regina Jurkowska will be making stops around the Loup Basin this weekend.Jurkowska, who has been the consul general of the…
By Michael Happ
St. Paul city leaders agreed last week to move forward with transitioning the city’s law enforcement services to the Howard County Sheriff’s Office.During the…
The Centura Volleyball team came one win short of a trip to Lincoln last season. Now, with another year of experience under their belts, the Lady Centurions…
Going into his third year as head cross country coach at Centura High School, Nathaniel Ruhl says that the Centurions will focus on improvement while competing…
Sports
Under the guidance of second-year head coach Cory Valasek, the St.Paul Wildcats come into the 2026-2027 season looking to improve on their 2-7 mark from the…
For the first time since 2022, the Elba Bluejays will field a varsity football team.While no starters remain from that team to make their return, the Purple…
After making their first state tournament in program history last season, the Centura softball team has once again formed a co-op with Central Valley High…
Four golfers are ready to hit the links this season for Centura as the Centurions attempt to qualify for the NSAA State golf championships for the first time…
Opinion
You’ve barely stepped out of your car at the drug store when a disheveled person, toting a couple of clipboards, confronts you.“Are you a registered voter in…
Each week, I get my fair share of local history.All five weekly newspapers that I publish feature some sort of historical section, and in many cases, I either…
I have a dream (no, not that famous one).It’s about a great idea for a movie. Its superhero would be Larry the Cable Guy, a truly funny guy from Nebraska who…
Earlier this month, while visiting with my transplant doctors in Omaha, one of the practitioners commented that my blood pressure seemed to be a bit high.She…
Obituaries
Fr. Richard L. Piontkowski, Jr., J.C.D., 70, of Ashton, died unexpectedly Thursday, August 20, 2026, at his home in Ashton.Mass of Christian Burial was held on…
Eric James Patten, 35, of Bali, Indonesia, formerly of Boelus, passed away on July 25, 2026, at the Kemenkes RS General Hospital in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia…
Janelle R. Lang, 69, of St. Paul, passed away peacefully with her family by her side, on Friday, August 21, 2026, at her home.Mass of Christian Burial will be…
Laci Dawn Mai (Heckadon) passed away on July 18, 2026, at the age of 43. She was born in Osborne, Kansas on August 2, 1982. She will always be remembered as an…