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Richard Schmeling, a frequent contributor to this newspaper sent a story about his Aunt Freda and slip-on seat covers she installed on her new Pontiac with the expectation when it came time to trade-in the car. it would be worth more. His story sparked memories of things I have added to my vehicles. I started to do so in grade school when my vehicle was a bicycle. The first thing I added was a rear view mirror so I could see what was behind me without turning my head. I really liked the mirror and was heart broken when I broke it. I had gotten...
No, I do not have a New Year’s Resolution. I am just thankful to get beyond 2020 and into 2021. Now what’s to say 2021 will be any better? I don’t have an answer for that question but it’s at times like this it would be good to be able to see a little beyond and into the future. The closest I came to being able to see into the future was years ago when I was a sophomore at Burr Oak High School. Every year a high school carnival was held in the school’s gym. We all had such fun preparing for that carnival. I can’t remember how it was done bu...
There are some for whom practicing random acts of kindness is a way of life. Two such Superior residents are Diana Kranau and Judy Mohler. The two, who are cousins and were born and raised in Superior, saw a need for kindness with the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mohler, and her husband, Denny, returned to Superior, after a 28-year stay in Lincoln. Mohler has been motivated to help children with special needs over the years. The Mohlers purchased the house where Diana grew up. After...
The Nuckolls County Board of Commissioners met at the county courthouse in Nelson, Monday, for their regularly scheduled meeting at 8:30 a.m. The first order of business was the swearing in of Dave Mussmann by clerk-magistrate Diane Wehrman as county commissioner for district two. He replaces Darren Blackstone who opted not to run for reelection. The ceremony took place in the second floor courtroom. The bulk of the regular meeting agenda was taken up with the annual reorganization of the...
It may be mid-winter, a time when area residents don’t have to be on the lookout for construction projects but that is about to change. Before this month is over, the City of Superior expects to have a contractor move equipment in and beginning the next phase of a multi-year water system improvement project. This time the work will be along Bloom Street. Work is scheduled to begin Monday, Jan. 18. The project calls for the installation of a new water main along the east side of Bloom Street beginning at the intersection of Bloom and Second Stre...
Monday evening South Heartland District Health Department (SHDHD) officials reported 157 lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases in the past seven days (December 29 – January 4), averaging 22.4 new cases per day and bringing the cumulative number of cases in the four-county health district to 3,826. The new confirmed cases for the seven-day period include: 112 in Adams, 36 in Clay, 4 in Nuckolls and 5 in Webster. By county, the new cumulative totals are: 2,514 cases in Adams, 618 cases in Clay, 391 cases in Nuckolls, and 303 cases in Webster. Michele B...
Brodstone Memorial Hospital We are full of hope and optimism as we begin 2021. We are all very aware of how hard and difficult 2020 was. At Brodstone, it has been no different. Like many hospitals, we came together to make sure that our communities received the highest level of care possible. The teamwork that has been exhibited at Brodstone has been nothing short of amazing. I have worked in healthcare for 25 years and I have never been part of a team that is so dedicated and selfless. This team continues to show up every day with a positive...
Puffs 2020 . . . The year will not be the first, nor the last, to be cursed, and blessed. (I’m afraid from the current generations, more cursing than blessings.) However, we do move on and many of us will remember 2020 as the year of the battle . . . we fought many things in 2020: COVID-19 will maybe be the top battle for the year, but it will include many other things as well. It seemed the 2020 election campaign was all year long, rather than the usual four months or so, and it continues on in January in a fashion. We, in southcentral N...
Well, ya’all, 2021 did not bring with it the magical reset button I’m sure many of us hoped it would. I’ve never really understood the whole “New year, new me” concept. I’ve always found it to be a pain in the tuchus. I have to buy a new calendar and remember to write the correct year on everything. Plus, it marks the beginning of the longest two months of the year. Not to mention the fact that I turn another year older shortly after. The house is quiet. I’m enjoying it! I miss my brats, but as I look around at all they left behind, not a...
Area internships available for summer 2021. Jewell County area high school and college students are encouraged to apply now. All students are encouraged to apply for a Nex-Gen Round Up for Youth Internship. High school and college students are matched with local businesses throughout northwest and north central Kansas for both work study opportunities during the school year and paid, summer internships. Students gain professional skills and broaden their perspectives on career options. Local businesses benefit by networking with youth, bringing...
OCCK, Inc. Transportation, including Salina CityGo, Regional Paratransit, City of Abilene transportation and 81 Connection, will run shortened hours on Monday, Jan. 18. On Jan. 18, CityGo buses will run from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. with no peak routes running. Regional paratransit vehicles will run only essential trips. 81 Connection will run its normal schedule. Transportation services will resume normal operating hours on Tuesday, Jan. 19. For more information about OCCK, Inc., visit www.occk.com. For more information about CityGo and OCCK...
Board clerk and business manager of USD 107 Rock Hills, Janet Higer, attended school mostly in Mankato. She went to Jewell for one year. After a period of time living elsewhere, Higer moved back to Jewell County to be close to family. She wanted to live in the town where her children would go to school, so she chose Mankato. Higer and her husband, Dan, met in Mankato. She has five sons, Bret Engel, Travis Novak, Tycen, Mason and Nick Higer. She also has a daughter, Amanda Cudney. Higer has a...
If you are a motorist wanting to pass a KDOT truck plowing snow or putting down salt or brine to fight ice, you might not realize why it is moving so slowly. It comes down to physics and performance. Fact, the physics: A KDOT plow truck weighs around 26,300 pounds - and that’s unloaded - while the average vehicle weighs about 4,000 pounds. The KDOT operator is trying to keep all that weight under control in slippery conditions while pushing snow with a plow in front and maybe a wing plow on the side. That’s a lot of force exerting from dif...
Circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic are constantly changing and vary from community to community. Difficult decisions have to be made from week to week or even day to day. Each school has the authority to determine if it will continue to participate in the 2020-21 Winter Season. During the season it will be the responsibility of the host school to provide administrative oversight and compliance with established COVID-19 guidelines in accordance with their local health departments and facilities. For all winter activities The NSAA is...
With the holiday break over, the Rock Hills High School boys and girls basketball teams head back onto the court. The teams travel to Chase for contests with the Kats Friday. The Lawrence-Nelson Raiders visit Mankato on Tuesday. Rock Hills wrestlers, competing on the Beloit Trojans team through a cooperative program, travel to Norton Saturday for the Norton Tournament....
It was a mixed feast for the Lawrence-Nelson boys basketball team at the Hershey Holiday Tournament. The Raiders dropped their opening round game, 52-42, to the host Hershey Panthers last Wednesday. They rebounded with a 40-33 win over the Gothenberg Swedes to take third place at the tournament on Thursday at Hershey. Lawrence-Nelson competes in Class D-1 this season. Hershey is in Class C-2 while Gothenberg plays in C-1. The Raiders hosted McCool Junction at Nelson, Tuesday, with game results...
Things were anything but festive for the Lawrence-Nelson girls basketball team during their foray to the Hershey Holiday Tournament‑held at hershey High school. The Raiders, a Class D-2 school were up against C-1 opponents and it showed in the game results. The Raiders hosted McCool Junction at Nelson, Tuesday, with game results unavailable at press time The Raiders opened tournament play, Wednesday, against the host Hershey Panthers. They were mauled 62-20. Things got worse on Thursday. They w...
The South Central Unified District 5 Red Raiders wrestling team visited Geneva last Wednesday to participate in the Fillmore Central Holiday Tournament. The Red Raiders finished in 13 place, with 29 points, in the 16 team field. Two Lawrence-Nelson students wrestle with the Red Raiders. Nathan Elledge finished in eighth place in the 195 pound weight bracket. He earned no team points. Rocky Miller went out in the 220 pound weight class and finished in seventh place. He earned no team points. The Red Raiders scheduled Friday match with High...
The Superior High School wrestling team competed at the Fillmore Central Holiday Tournament at Geneva last Wednesday. The Wildcats came in eighth in the 16 team field with 72 points. Other teams participating at the tournament were York, Fillmore Central, Bishop Neumann, East Butler, Axtell, Palmer, Twin River, Oakland Craig, Weeping Water, Palmyra, Meridian, South Central, Hastings St. Cecilia, Doniphan-Trumbull and Louisville. Hayden Neeman took top honors and earned 22 team points for the Wildcats in the 106 pound weight bracket. Brett...
The Superior High School girls basketball team brought home a fifth place finish from the Runza Holiday Tournament. The Wildcats downed number four ranked D-1 Bruning-Davenport-Shickley 47-41 last Monday. They topped Class C-1 Cozad, 49-35 to take third place. Superior never trailed in their contest with B-D-S. They led 26-18 at the half and slowly pulled away for the 47-41 win. It was all Superior all the way against the Cozad Haymakers. Superior pulled out to a 30-17 half time lead and never looked back. When the final buzzer sounded, the...
Monday was Teacher Inservice so there was no school. High school boys basketball practice was held at the elementary gym from 1 to 3. Tuesday was the first day of second semester classes. (Bear Day) On Wednesday all make-up finals needed to be done. Grades were planned to be up by noon and grade cards printed to mail Today (Thursday) at 11 a.m., is the NHS Induction Ceremony, which will be broadcast on the USD 107 Live Stream link. Friday is wrestling at Concordia. High school basketball will be at Chase....
After the moratorium, Superior continued playing in the Runza Holiday Tournament. The Wildcats faced off against Bruning-Davenport-Shickley Monday, Dec.28. The game was a battle from the tip with many lead changes with BDS winning the close game 36 to 35. Tied at 8 after the first quarter, each team found themselves ahead by 7, at one point during the game. Superior held the lead for most of the second half, but two of Superior’s six turnovers in the game came late in the game when BDS put on a press. “We have handled the press very well as...
Maxine (Maag) Bowman, 94, died Dec. 31, at Holiday Resort. Maxine was born Oct.12, 1926, in Mankato and was a resident of Salina for 51 years moving from Lebanon. She was preceded in death by her husband, Max Bowman; daughter, Karen Bracy; grandson, Bryant Sanchez; and sister, Orena Spatz. Survivors include her children, Ron Bowman of Salina, Mrs. Ed (Judy) Adam of Tipton; nine grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren. A private family service and burial will be held, Jan. 9 at Roselawn Heights...
Irene Rosa Fintel, 94, was one of six children born to Henry and Hannah (Collmann) Peters, on Feb. 12, 1926, in rural Hardy. She died Dec. 28. Irene attended School District 87 rural Deshler. She was united in marriage to Vernon L. Fintel on Feb. 14, 1947, at St. John Lutheran Church, rural Byron. This union was blessed with three children: Warren, Charles and Vicki. They made their home on the farm between Byron and Deshler until 1991.They then moved into Deshler. Irene was a member of Peace Lutheran Church, Deshler, where she was a Sunday...
