News
Roads discussion dominated the Howard County Board of Commissioners’ first regular meeting of the month of October last Tuesday.Chief among the myriad items…
By Michael Happ
Students at St. Paul Elementary School had the chance to acquire some real-world knowledge on Friday during the district’s Ag Safety Day.Students in…
By News Staff
Memorials have been made from friends and family in honor of Shirley Inman to the following organizations: American Legion #236, American Legion Auxiliary,…
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…
Sports
By Michael Happ
The Central Valley Cougars dodged some mud puddles and jockeyed for position in a field of fifty-two runners at last week’s NSAA District D-4 Cross Country…
By Michael Happ
It took five sets, but the Elba Bluejays didn’t let up on Saturday to place third in the Goldenrod Conference Tournament.On the court at Grand Island Lutheran…
By News Staff
The NSAA Class C State Cross Country Championships will take place on Friday, October 23rd at the Kearney Country Club in Kearney. The Class C boys’ race will…
By Michael Happ
A soggy course didn’t stop Centura’s Kasen Webb from qualifying for the NSAA Class D State Cross Country Championships last Thursday.On the course at the…
Opinion
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…
It’s been twenty-six years since Nebraskans voted to impose term limits on state senators.But in November, voters have a chance to extend the state’s term…
I have interviewed enough football coaches that, at this point, I can almost tell you which cliché quotations they are going to use and when they are going to…
Obituaries
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…
Grant Jacob Sullivan, 35, of Holdrege, formerly of St. Libory, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at CHI Health—St. Elizabeth in Lincoln.Memorial…