Week of January 16, 2025
Week of January 16, 2025
Two Superior City Council members, absent when the council was reorganized on Dec. 9 for the current year, were sworn in Monday evening by Brenda Corman, the soon to be city clerk. They were Trent Morris, the newly appointed representative for the Beaver 1 District, and Sandra Foot, the reelected Beaver II representative. The first item for the utilities section discussion was the possible upgrading of the wastewater treatment plant's SCADA system. The SCADA system is a computer driven...
On Friday the Nelson American Legion had its annual chili cook-off. The event began at approximately 5:30 p.m. Those attending gave a free will donation and enjoyed several specialty home-made chili soups. Each one was slightly different from the other, several were made from secret family recipes. They were all delicious, which made it hard to choose a winner from the lot. Those who made chili for the competition, arrived early and paid a $5 entry fee. There were eight competitors all in...
K-State Research and Extension Post Rock District has named Emma Meyer to serve the local unit as a Family and Community Wellness Extension Agent. Meyer earned her bachelor's degree in agricultural economics and global food systems leadership from Kansas State University. While at Kansas State University, she was active in Food Security Scholars, Staley School of Leadership Ambassadors and Cargill Global Scholars. Additionally, Meyer gained experience serving as a resident assistant at Jardine...
On Sunday, Jan. 12, the Desire Tobey Sears Chapter NSDAR hosted a Vietnam Veteran's Recognition Ceremony at the Calvary Bible Evangelical Free Church in Jewell. The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution has for some time been encouraging chapters to recognize and thank those veterans who served during the turbulent years of the Vietnam War. At times those veterans did not receive the recognition they deserved when they returned from their military service. Desire Tobey Sears...
Superior kindergarten students, work together with a saucer to sled on the snow. A host of various activities is part of what makes going to public school fun for both teachers and...
Lead by No.1 Bethany Simmelink, for the Rock Hills Lady Grizzlies, the Lady Grizzlies showed consistent and disciplined playing style, and a ton of heart, in an unbelievable finish for the 60 to 58 win against St. John’s-Tipton, a traditionally top-3 rated team in the league, which was a close and highly competitive game from start to finish. St. John’s-Tipton in Beloit lost by two points in the last second of regulation against the Lady Grizzlies, as the Grizzlies dropped in two free throws because of the ‘moving screen’ foul called...
On Jan. 10 in Beloit, the Rock Hills Grizzlies, played a tough game and had a good run at a comeback towards the end of the game against St. John’s-Tipton Catholic boys, but fell to the Blujays by a score of 78 to 67 in the end. The Blujays started things off quickly with No. 23 Gabriel Roderick scoring for St. John’s-Tipton. The boys from Rock Hills found themselves down by 6 points rather quickly, but the Grizzlies Cooper McDill, made a play and scored a bucket to make it a 6 to 2 game in favor of the Blujays early in the first quarter....
The L-N girls' basketball team is about three points away from winning their last five ball games. A two point loss to McCool Junction prohibited that claim to fame, but winning four of their last five games improved the team's record to 4-6 after five tough games to start the season. The girls played the Giltner game without several of their starter and needed an overtime period to win. However, that game should build a little character for the team in weeks to come. L-N – McCOOL JUNCTION:...
Graham Beck and Augustus Harrison each earned 3 points for the Lawrence-Nelson Raiders at the Franklin Boys Wrestling Invitation Saturday. Beck wrestles in the 157 pound class. He won the consolation round one with a fall over Justin Bartels, Meridan, to earn three points. Harrison wrestled in the 165 pound class. He won the consolation round one with a fall over Peyton Saner, Sandhills-Thedford to earn three points. Other Raiders who competed Saturday were Brody Buescher...
Basketball Team win last 4 of 5 games Last week the Raider boys basketball team had the usual two games and may have added two victories if it wasn’t for the last eight minutes of the first game. However, the loss and then the later victory gave the boys a record of four wins in their last five games. The loss came from a highly rated larger school and the win came from a D-2 school with a good record. L-N – McCOOL JUNCTION: 46-63: The opponent for last week Tuesday was a powerful team from McCool Junction (MJ). The McCool team now sports...
Whenever possible here at the newspaper we try to anticipate our supply needs and order when we expect the weather will cooperate. But sometimes, it doesn’t work out like we expect. During the lunch hour on Monday a paper company truck driver appeared at the front counter telling us he had four pallets of paper to unload. When we placed the order, we knew the alley and the drive that serve our north storage building would likely be coated with ice and snow so we made other plans. We were thankful the paper was to be delivered on Monday, a...
Recently I was reminded of the several musicians that entertained my hometown area through the years. Someone shared online a historical recording of two Burr Oak residents that were always willing to share their musical talent. I’m sure that would be from the 1920s, and maybe even earlier, through the 1960s when I remember listening to their talents. Those two men died long ago but listening to their online recording, brought back memories. They were Bill Yetter and Dan Petitt. Bill worked in the town’s lumber yard and Dan worked with...
Q. Before Jesus Christ was born, how were people saved? A: One of the core teachings throughout Scripture is that eternal life is, and always has been, obtainable only by grace, through faith. Ever since Adam and Eve sinned in the garden of Eden humanity has been unable to earn forgiveness or eternal life on our own (Romans 3:10-12). Only those who trust in God’s mercy and forgiveness can hope to enter a right relationship with Him and gain eternal life (Romans 4:5). Paul makes this point in Romans chapter four, where he gives two examples...
I have had many flocks of chickens. One of the benefits is, of course, fresh eggs. I have also found that when they can "free range," there are very few flies and mosquitoes in the yard. Sitting in a lawn chair watching the antics of a chicken flock can provide hours of entertainment. At one time, when I would fill water jugs at the outdoor faucet to water the livestock, a chicken would sit on my head. Coming home one day, my daughter caught sight of this spectacle and posted a picture on line....
With the beginning of the second semester of the 2024-25 school year, a little quiz is in order for all the readers. This comes from ‘The Old Farmer’s Almanac, 1899.’ They reported that a schoolteacher lately put the question to her class: “What is the highest form of life?” A little girl in the class responded: “The giraffe.” A O I’ll never forget the killing of President John F. Kennedy. Many things have been retained these many years since that day. Most of the memories are good, but the one that somehow seems to come out...
Rocky Miller, a 2024 Nelson High School graduate, is thriving at Wesleyan University. Graduating from a class of 16 and then attending a college where hundreds attend classes and lectures, was quite a transformation for him. Rocky is pursuing a degree that will enable him to get a job as a physical education teacher, and football coach. Rocky is the son of Brent and Carrie Miller, Carrie is the current Nuckoll's County Clerk. He has also been working at the court house as interim custodian,...
With fertilizer one of the most expensive components of a cropping system, it is increasingly important for producers to properly manage their agricultural inputs. To address the topic of fertility management, K-State Research and Extension, has scheduled four regional programs during the month of January 2025. These schools have been designed to help producers understand the fertilizer soil relationships to achieve a greater return from an investment in fertilizer especially in this farm environment. The meetings schedule is the following:...
