News
The St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce has a new director. Julie Nitsch, a longtime Howard County resident with a background in healthcare and small-business…
By News Staff
Multiple memorial donations were recently made to the Wolbach cemetery in memory of Shirley Inman.Among those making donations were Steven and Peggy Petersen,…
By News Staff
Taken from the files of The Wolbach Messenger Ten Years Ago, 2016The most recent improvement project in Wolbach became a reality last week when Phillip…
By Michael Happ
St. Paul chamber inquires about potentially renting space from citySt. Paul city leaders continue to discuss how to handle the aftereffects of “merging” the…
Sports
By Michael Happ
The Centura volleyball team ended the regular season with a 29-1 record after they beat Ravenna in four sets last Tuesday night.On the court at Ravenna High…
By Michael Happ
The St. Paul Wildcats closed out the regular season on the volleyball court with a pair of sweeps against LouPlatte Conference opponents.On Thursday, the…
By Michael Happ
The Elba Bluejays marked the end of a historic season with a shutout victory on Friday.Last week, Elba traveled to northern Knox County to play Santee in the…
By News Staff
CENTRAL VALLEY BESTS BURWELL Central Valley fought past a seven-win Burwell squad on Friday night, helping the Cougars enter the postseason with an 8-1 record…
Opinion
I am going to be completely honest, I have no idea how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop, but boy have I tried to keep count.When you…
By any measure, Nebraska needs folks pitching the economic opportunities in our state.We’ve got an abundance of hard-working people. We’ve got ample water and…
Proposed Constitutional Amendment 1: to expand term limits for Nebraska state senators from two consecutive, four-year terms to three consecutive, four-year…
Last week, a building in downtown Humboldt caught fire, and like just about everything else in modern-day America, the inferno and the Humboldt Volunteer Fire…
Obituaries
Mary Ann J. Rickertsen, 89, of St. Paul, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 23, 2026, at Brookefield Park Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation in St. Paul…
William James “Bill” Jerabek, Jr., 91, of St. Paul, died Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at CHI Health—St. Francis in Grand Island.Mass of Christian Burial was…
Joan Kay Oeltjen, 82, of Palmer, passed away on October 12, 2026, at the Howard County Medical Center in St. Paul, surrounded by her family.Joan was born on…
Shirley Mae Inman, 92, of St. Paul, formerly of Wolbach, passed away on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at the Howard County Medical Center in St. Paul.Funeral…