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Tammy Emmot has worked for Jewell County Hospital for almost 18 years, but her tenure as a the physical therapist at the hospital, serving both inpatient and outpatient residents of Jewell County and surrounding regions, has closed. A third party contractor, Rehab Visions, has been selected by the hospital board to provide physical therapy services to the hospital as of Jan. 20. Emmot was offered a position with Rehab Visions at the same pay level she was receiving but decided not to sign on....
Jewell County Senior Center has a new manager, Gail Lynn Neilson, a resident of Mankato. She started her new job on Jan. 21. Neilson took over the manager position in relief of Phyllis Briggs, who has been interim manager for several months. Briggs offered to fill in as temporary manager until a permanent replacement was found. Briggs is still strongly connected to the center, as she expects to serve casually to fill-in as manager, as needed. Neilson is mother to Samantha, age 25; Riley, age...
The Pike Valley Panthers won over Rock Hills 45-44, marking the third straight loss for the Grizzlies. The leading score changed from team to team as they battled to win in a PTL Tournament played at Lincoln Friday evening. The two teams had met in December and the Rock Hills Grizzlies won 67-55 after staving off Pike Valley's persistent comeback attempts. This week, Pike Valley's, 6 foot 3 inch Andrew Cooper, lead the Panther charge with 17 points, and 9 rebounds. Before the game, Rock Hills...
Effective Friday, Jan. 31, Shannon Meier, director of Emergency Management Services (EMS) for Jewell County, will retire from the position which he has held since January 2000. According to Meier, unless the county commissioners find a suitable candidate before Jan. 31, or designate a new hire to assume his current duties, Amber Harding, assistant director of EMS, has the requisite skills to fulfill the requirements satisfactorily of the position Meier now fills. However, Meier expects the...
The Superior Wildcats girls basketball team visited one of the newest schools in Nebraska - Standing Bear High School in Lincoln, easily winning the game 56-33, Saturday. The tempo of the game was strong in favor of Superior, as they played against the girls of Standing Bear with steady and consistent teamwork. Many players contributed to the positive outcome. Coach Chrissy Ehlers said after the game, "We did a good job at getting the ball to Reagan Meyers and that really helped us out because...
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...
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 by refs ag...
After a long and successful career in county government, Carla Waugh is retiring from her position as County Clerk for Jewell County, as she has been at the helm in the County Clerk's office since 1995. Myka Zadina has been elected by county voters to office as the new County Clerk in Jewell County and will be officially assuming her duties as such effective Jan. 13, 2025, when she is scheduled to be sworn in. Zadina has been office assistant in the County Clerk's office for more than years,...
Rock Hills Lady Grizzlies handily defeated the Thunder Ridge Lady Longhorns by a score of 55-29 in a pre-season tournament game held on Dec.10, in Stockton, dominating the offensive and defensive scheme of things from start to finish. Bethany Simmelink, the team’s leader, joined with her teammates in swarming the Longhorns enough with defensive pressure, including turnovers, along with a sharp offensive push, to prevent the Longhorns from scoring. Jenna Barnes of the Longhorns finally ended the scoring drought in the first quarter, when she s...
Alex Beckmann, owner of Crest-Vue Motel in Mankato, along with his wife, Lacey Beckmann, have taken on a new and exciting responsibility for business operations at Sweden Creme restaurant, as County records obtained from the county clerk's office indicates that on Nov. 12, Jewell County Justified, LLC, Formoso, Kansas, sold the property to Pleasant Springs Farm, Inc. Beckmann said Lacey works regularly at the restaurant. He also said he is happy with the current employees working at Sweden...
After a long and successful career in county government, Carla Waugh is retiring from her position as county clerk for Jewell County, as she has been at the helm in the County Clerk's office since 1995. Myka Zadina has been elected to office by county voters as the new county clerk in Jewell County and will be officially assuming her duties as such effective sometime in January 2025. Zadina has been office assistant in the County Clerk's office for more than two years, working as an election...
Jason Ortman, Mankato Chamber of Commerce president, said, "This has turned out to be a fantastic event. The set-up itself for Christmas in Mankato was a lot of work, which started early this year, but it was a lot of fun." Ortman spoke on microphone to the crowd gathered on Main Street, prior to one of the final events of the evening which was the lighting of the Christmas Tree in front of the community center. He thanked those who worked and supported the Christmas in Mankato event. Ortman...
Five members of the Mankato Garden Club gathered Saturday to decorate 24 pots for Christmas in Mankato. Marlene Brown was the first member to arrive and swiftly organized the members arriving so each person could uniquely decorate the pots with artificial Christmas tree branches, seasonal ribbons, acorns painted white and nice bold touches like lollipop shapes. Some pots were on the sidewalk in front of various businesses on Commercial or Main Street, and others were at locations including the...
