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Arthur (Archie) Leroy Thompson, age 70, died Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023, at Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita, Kansas. He was born to Glen S. and Iris A. (Maley) Thompson on Aug. 2, 1953, in Beloit, Kansas. Archie married Donna Mallory on Oct. 26, 1973. To this union they were blessed with three sons; Shane, Curtis and Kevin. After the Dubuque Packing Plant closed in Mankato, Archie started his career on June 24, 1974, at the Randall Farmers Co-Op Union. He started as a feed truck driver and over...
It may look and feel like winter today, but planning is already underway for the arrival of spring and the celebration of Easter. The Superior Area Community Chorus has begun planning for their annual Easter cantata which will be presented at 3 and 7 p.m. on Palm Sunday. This year Palm Sunday is March 24. Easter will be March 31. This year the chorus will be presenting Pepper Choplin’s Come Touch the Robe. Heather Dahl will be the accompanist. The director will be Teresa Christensen. Rehearsals begin at 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 14, in the s...
Not everything improves with age and experience The Superior Express reported on Jan. 9, 1913, that “Parcel Post has made good.” The story continued as follows: “Great public service reforms usually require time for usage to oil the wheels of their machinery. “But parcel post made good the first day! “The first real test between the new government experiment and the old established express companies was made out of Chicago the very first day of the parcel post. A parcel mailed at a Chicago parcel window was delivered in Milwaukee eight hou...
Nuckolls County Republicans have invited a former federal intelligence agent, now retired to discuss current affairs at a public meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday at the Nelson Community Center meeting room located directly south of the Nelson Auditorium. The speaker will be Anthony Neidhardt. He was raised on a small farm near Albion. After graduating from Albion High School in 1990, he enlisted in the United States Air Force and eventually became a special agent for the Air Force Office of Special Investigations. His first assignment was...
About 3:15 Tuesday afternoon the Kansas Department of Transportation closed Kansas Highway 148 between Kansas Highway 15 and U.S. Highway 81 because of numerous vehicles sliding off the road or becoming stalled. At that time Westbound I-70 from Salina to Oakley was still closed but the east bound lanes had been reopened...
I was shocked this week when an 18-year-old woman visiting the newspaper office asked if she could touch and closely examine the Burroughs cash register that sits on our front counter. I’ve had a love-hate relationship with that machine since I joined the newspaper staff more than 50 years ago. I’ve never considered it old, since it is newer than the first cash register I used. I’ve forgotten the maximum sale that could be entered but expect it was less than $100. Perhaps less than $10. It was used as a cash drawer in the fireworks stand...
With the heavy snowfall and anticipated high winds, Chris Peterson, the mayor of Superior, declared a snow emergency Monday morning. According to the news release from the city office, a snow emergency means weather conditions have made travel extremely hazardous. If a resident of Superior has an emergency, they were told to contact the Superior Police Department or the Nuckolls County Sheriff’s department dispatcher for assistance. During snow emergencies, city street workers attempt to maintain access to the Public Safety Building and the B...
