Local Services

Education

Area children, grades kindergarten through 12 grade can attend either:

St Paul Public School

1305 Howard Avenue
Phone: 308.754.4433

Elba Public School

711 Caroline

Box 100

Phone: 308.863.2228

Churches

St. Anthony’s Church, the oldest Polish catholic church in Nebraska, is located at 103 Kearns Ave. The history and hardships of this Parish are very moving. The church, originally built in the country, was cut in half to be moved. One section slid off the moving runners into a creek bed and was pulled out with horse teams and a steam engine. The two halves were finally set in place with a 40 ft. gap in the center which became the new addition to the church at its present location. St. Anthony's celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2002 and is currently a mission. St Anthony's is a mission of Sts Peter and Paul Catholic Church in St Paul, for more information contact 308.754.4002.

Police/Fire/Rescue

Howard County Sheriff Dept.

612 Indian St
St Paul, NE 68873
308-754-5433

Farwell Rural Voluntary Fire Dept. and QRT’s. Through several grants Farwell has been able to upgrade it's warning siren. With hard work and after several attempts the Farwell Fire Department received a generous grant from the government to purchase a new fire truck in 2004. Ambulance service is provided by Elba Fire & Rescue.

The annual fundraiser for the Fire Dept. is the Fireman’s feed held the second Friday in November.

Community Club

The Farwell Community Club meets the first Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Louis A. Palowski Center. The club sponsors Easter events, a July 4" celebration and Christmas soup feed with a visit from Santa.