News
A proposed interlocal agreement in which the City of St. Paul would contract with the Howard County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) for law enforcement—and what…
The Bowder family will be featured on an upcoming episode of Backyard Farmer—a Nebraska Public Media program that aims to help Nebraskans find solutions to…
By News Staff
Notice is hereby given that a public meeting of the Board of Education of the Central Valley School District #39-0060 will be held on Monday, September 14th at…
By News Staff
Taken from the files of The Wolbach MessengerTen Years Ago, 2016The newly formed Centura/Central Valley softball team won three games and lost one last week…
Sports
By Michael Happ
St. Paul makes strides despite changes in lineupThe St. Paul Wildcats had six goals headed into Thursday night’s season opener against David City.As soon as…
After seeing their record fall to 2-3 with a loss to Grand Island Central Catholic earlier in the week, the St. Paul Wildcats got back on track last Thursday,…
If the Centura football team needed a period of time to adapt to the eightman game, it didn’t show.Friday night, on homecoming at Centura High School, the…
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…
Opinion
I got a second wind on Wednesday night, and after covering an event, mowing my yard, and making dinner, I decided that I was not yet ready for bed.Earlier that…
I’m no farmer. And I haven’t slept at a Holiday Inn lately.But I do know a few folks who work the soil and tend to livestock.And despite abundant rains lately,…
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…
Obituaries
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 was held…
Peggy Mae Cottier, 77, of Lincoln, formerly of Grand Island and Sidney, passed away on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, surrounded by her loving family.A funeral…
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…