Community support shown for Simic Recreation Center

Overwhelming support was shown on a busy Sunday afternoon when nearly 400 people attended the open house and benefit lunch at Superior's Simic roller skating rink. It was but one several special...

4-way stops may be the future for Superior business district

Motorists driving in downtown Superior may soon have to learn new habits. Monday evening members of the Superior City Council reviewed the sign study report prepared by the city’s engineering consultants. Though no formal action was taken to...

Commissioners approve purchase of a 2024 tractor

The Jewell County Commissioners met Monday, March 11. Commissioners Keith Roe, Ed Duskie and Brent Beck were present. Carla Waugh, county clerk, was present for the meeting. Shannon Meier, ambulance director, provided the monthly activity and...

Government Day held at county courthouse

Nuckolls County high school students and their government teachers attended County Government Day at the county courthouse in Nelson on Monday. The day started with a general assembly, the pledge of...

Early spring storm causes power outage

Monday’s storm has been blamed by the South Central Public Power District at Nelson for a large scale power outage that left many homes without electric service. Power was restored to all of the district’s residential customers by 2:30 a.m....

Drailment derails crossing project

Replacement of BNSF railroad’s Central Street crossing was derailed this week by a train derailment. While the railroad was not explicit when reporting a change of plans, it is assumed section workers scheduled to come to Superior would be...

U.S. Senator visits Nuckolls Co.

Nebraska Senator Deb. Fischer was a lunch guest of the Nuckolls County Republicans at the Superior Estates Winery Monday noon. But the senator had to work for her meal. She was asked to speak about current affairs and update the local residents on...

Arbor Day Foundation names Formoso a 2023 Tree City USA

Formoso was named a 2023 Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation to honor its commitment-to·effeetive urban forest management. Formoso achieved Tree City USA recognition by meeting the program’s four requirements: maintaining a tree board or...

Highway resurfacting work starts Monday

Beginning Monday, April 1, the Kansas Department of Transportation schedule calls for the start of a millinf and overlay project on 22.3 miles of U.S. 36 and K-128 in Jewell County. Work on U.S. 36 will begin at the west city limits of Mankato and...

Victorian Legacy hosts appreciation supper Sunday

Sunday evening the Victorian Legacy staff assisted by other members of Good Samaritan Society’s Superior staff and members of the Superior Elks Lodge hosted an appreciation supper. Invited guests were members of the Superior Volunteer Fire...

SHS track opens outdoor season

The Superior High School boys and girls track and field teams opened their outdoor track season at the Sutton Invitational at Sutton High School last Tuesday. The girls team finished in seventh place, with 37 points, in the 11 team field of...

L-N Raiders switch to Outdoor Sports

If it's cold one day . . . warm the next day . . . and maybe snow the next day . . . its spring in Nebraska and for high schools across the state, it indicates the spring sports can begin. For the...

L-N Golf team begins season at Superior

The green, green grass of spring is slowly growing high enough that the old, brown grass of last autumn is being covered. Traveling the country side a person can see players on golf courses around central Nebraska. Yes Sir . . . the Golf Season is...

RHHS track opens season

The 2024 sesaon opening meet for the Rock Hills High School boys and girls track and field teams is at the Bennington Invitational at Bennington, Friday. The team will travel to Beloit, Tuesday, for the St. John’s Invitational. Shannon Meier,...

RHHS golf set for season opener

The Rock Hills High School golf team will open their 2024 season, Tuesday, at the Smith Center Invitational hosted by Smith Center High School to be played over the Smith Center Municipal Golf Course. The team features a core of experienced players...

SHS golf

The Superior High School boys golf team hosted a quadrangular match at the Superior Country Club Thursday. The match was moved from Tuesday, March 26, because of the impending threat of inclement weather. Teams from Bruning-Davenport-Shickley,...

Editor's Notebook

Last week’s entries in this space about the building of the Simic roller skating rink caused readers to ask about previous roller skating rinks. I don’t have the answers to all their questions but here is some information I gathered from the...

Love My Crazy Life

I was hoping to avoid the spring crud that I typically get this time of year, but unfortunately, it found me. I was feeling tired and run down for several days. Then over the weekend into Monday, I was having dizzy spells and had an upset tummy....

Ask a Pastor Column

Q: Is it sinful to have doubts or questions about God? If so, how can I get rid of them? A:  It is not sinful to have doubts or questions about God. There are far too many examples in Scripture of godly believers sharing their struggles with God...

Country Roads

Our calendars are telling us that spring arrived a week ago and Easter is just a few days away, but Tuesday morning as I looked outside, it didn’t look like spring or Easter. Blowing snow arrived late Monday afternoon and in our farm yard, three...

Puffs

I’ve watched my share of basketball lately, most of it being high school and college action. Last week, as I was watching the Cornhuskers play, a thought came to mind after watching those “big” men bump into each other. Many years ago, I...

Rag Top

We have been talking about ways to keep a car cool in the hot weather before air conditioning came into use. Of course, the easiest way to feel the breeze was to own a convertible (often known as a “Rag Top”) because it had a cover which could...

Store observing anniversary

A local market is turning 75 and still looks so young! The owners of Ideal Market will soon celebrate their store's 75th anniversary. Three generations, grandfather Russell McCord, father Larry...

Rebecca Avello

Rebecca J. Avello, 36, of  Grantville, Pennsylvania, formerly of rural Glenvil, Nebraska, and St. Louis, Missouri, died on March 16, 2024, in the Hershey Medical Center after a lengthy illness. She...

Willard Atwill

Willard Dale Atwill, Stockton, Kansas, died on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Solomon Valley Manor in Stockton, at the age of 91. He was born on April 6, 1932, the youngest of 11 children, to...

Marion Sather

Marion Ilene Sather, 98, was preceded in death by husband, Marvin, and son, Larry. She is survived by Clifford and Gary (Barb). She was born on a farm near Big Lake, Minnesota, on March 26, 1925, the...

Carol Hancock

Carol Darlene Hancock was born in Beloit, Kansas, on July 11, 1948, to Ivan and Eunice Hughes. She grew up in Burr Oak, Kansas, and attended high school there. Soon after high school she married...

Victoria Clairmont

Victoria Anne (McCormick) Clairmont, the daughter of Norman and LaVieve (Bethscheider) McCormick, was born on June 30, 1948, in Oakland, California. She died Sunday, March 17, 2024, in Superior,...

Lloyd Hanson

Lloyd L. Hanson, 84, of Rossville, Kansas, died Saturday, March 16, 2024. He was born the son of Harry C. and Ruth F. (Dunstan) Hanson on April 18, 1939, in Mankato, Kansas. He attended school in...

Pauline Gunn

Pauline Lucile Gunn, age 100, of Shingle Springs, California, died on March 16, 2024. She was born on Feb. 16, 1924, in Republic, Kansas, to Simon and Bertha Van Nortwick. She married her Republic...

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