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While looking through the back issues of this newspaper, I discovered a story about an attempted Nuckolls County jail break that I should have shared with the our readers when we printed stories about the razing of the Nuckolls County Jail. I did share part of the story. Back in the summer of 1972, a woman staying in the Superior motel was suspected of passing a forged check at a Superior business. Though a former resident of the Superior community, she gave a Colorado address. She was arrested by a Nuckolls County officer and housed in the...
It seems like every day is named a special day of recognition. Sometimes the day observes several events. Monday was not only the celebration of Martin Luther King Day but somehow it is termed to be of all things, the most depressing day in January. Another term was “the saddest day of the year,” which falls on the third Monday in January. You may ask who established this “saddest day of the year.” Well it was created by a Welsh psychologist. It’s terrible to tie a person’s negative sad, depressing emotions to a certain day. The reason given fo...
This week many Nebraska business firms will be filing their December sales tax reports as the last day to do so without penalty is Friday. And the Nebraska Department of Revenue has released a statewide report of sales for the month of October. October appears to have been a good month for many Nuckolls County businesses. When compared to the previous year, sales were up 12.1 percent from $3.24 million to more than $3.63 million. They were even better for Superior based businesses. Those businesses report a sales increase of 19.3 percent...
On Jan. 29, 1937, the Superior Auditorium was used for the first time. The occasion was a 55th birthday party honoring President Franklin Roosevelt with the proceeds going to fight infantile paralysis. Though it was an icy, miserable winter night, 544 people attended the party. The program featured a variety show in which one of the dancers was Superior’s own Patty Lou Mason of Our Gang Comedy fame. In many regards, the event planned for this Friday is patterned after the 1937 party though hopefully the winter storm predicted for this area o...
The printing schedule for this week’s edition of your newspaper was advanced with the hope it would be delivered to the entering post offices prior to the arrival of the predicted winter storm. When the paper is received may be an indication of the severity of the storm. While the models used by the National Weather Service when preparing forecasts have tended to be in agreement this time, the expected storm track keeps changing. When discussing this storm’s potential, the weather service staff based in the Hastings office divided their are...
For students attending the Superior Public Schools, classes had a fiery start last Wednesday morning. As the students arrived for the start of the school day, one of the students had the misfortune to have his ride catch on fire. The driver, Ja'Coby Beck, stopped his vehicle on Eighth Street near the entrance to the American Legion Hall parking lot. Marty Kopza, superintentdent of the schools, was one of the first to observe what was happening and ran to assist. The fire appeared to have...
Wendy Helfrich was visiting New York when she received a text message at 2 a.m. on Dec. 27, reporting her family’s flight home to Hebron on Southwest Airlines had been canceled. The flight was one of thousands of flights interrupted by Winter Storm Elliot. Before the flight mess was cleared up, nearly 12,000 flights had been disrupted by the storm. Wendy and three other family members, Todd, Logan and Laken, headed to the airport hoping to catch another flight. Logan told a Hebron Journal-Register reporter, “We went to all the terminals and...
For the first time since 1969 there is not a member of the Thornberry family serving the residents of Nuckolls County at the county courthouse. Doris Thornberry began working in the county clerk’s office in 1969. With the retirement of her daughter, Vicki Thornberry Ensign, the family presence at the courthouse ended. Vicki was raised on a farm north of Nelson. She is a Nelson High School graduate. After graduation, she worked at the Nelson elevator and the Nelson Good Samaritan Home. She was a stay at home mother after that. She married J...
Tami Sharp was installed as the Nuckolls County treasurer on Jan. 5, 2023. She succeeded Vicki Ensign who opted not to run for reelection after 40 years of service in that office. Sharp graduated from Lucas-Luray High School. She attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for one year. She has been married to Lance Sharp for 27 years. They have two children: a daughter, Gabriel, who resides in Fairbury, and a son, Jacob, who is attending Hastings College. Sharp has served as the administrator for Kingswood Court and Victorian Legacy in...
The Nuckolls County Board of Commissioners met at the county courthouse in Nelson Tuesday. The meeting was held Tuesday because of the Monday holiday. The board attended to routine business approving claims. Susan Rogers, county assessor, and Royce Gonzales, district court clerk, were appointed as the Nuckolls County 2023 budget authority. The mileage rate for county employees using their own vehicles was set at $.65. Nick Elledge presented the board with options for secondary heat sources at the courthouse. A wall mounted gas heater system...
This week area residents received various forms of electronic communication warning of a winter storm expected to impact the area. Based on those warnings the printing schedule for this newspaper was changed. As we listened to the forecasts, we wondered what the Superior weather flag would have been telling early residents of the community. The Superior weather flag served a useful purpose and was looked at daily by the people of the community just as today we turn on our radios or glance at our telephones for weather bulletins. The weather...
Tragedy struck Jewell County about 7:35 Friday morning when the driver of a Rock Hills School vehicle transporting students lost control of her vehicle. The accident happened on the Randall Road about one mile south of Highway 36. The northbound 2011 Chevrolet Suburban driven by Audra (Whelchel) Wilburn, 43, first went off the east side of the road and traveled along the ditch before returning to the road. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported when the vehicle returned to the road, it went into a...
Post Rock Extension District Livestock Production Agent Drought conditions are a common occurrence and livestock producers consequently plan for the worst and hope for the best. Complicating matters this year is the extent to which drought is impacting areas of the U.S., the dramatic increase in feed cost and transportation cost for purchased feed. How does a producer adapt to the current situation without affecting cowherd productivity, while also keeping feed costs from breaking the bank? First, conduct a forage inventory and calculate...
The Jewell Chamber of Commerce met for the first time in 2023 at the Jewell Community Center on Monday, Jan. 9. The meeting began with a prayer by Pastor Dan Daniels and a meal served by the Jewell J-Janes. The business meeting was called to order by newly elected president, Peg Bohnert. Frank Shelton was elected treasurer, Kerma Crouse is vice-president and Stacey Delzeit is secretary. During the business meeting, the group established two new standing committees. The Aisle of Frights...
On Jan. 9, Carla Waugh, Jewell county clerk, administered the oath of office to Ed Duskie, county commissioner, with Marcia Duskie present. The Jewell County Commissioners Brent Beck, Keith Roe, and Ed Duskie met later with Carla Waugh present. Steve Greenewas appointed to the Jewell County Hospital Board of Trustees, replacing Lila Frost. Brent Beck was appointed chairman of the board for 2023. Keith Roe was appointed vice chairman for 2023. The Jewell County Record was designated as the official county newspaper. All banks in Jewell County we...
An opportunity to have a voice in federal ag program planning An important meeting for local agriculture producers will be held later this month. The Local Work Group (LWG) Meeting will be hosted by the conservation districts in the Concordia Management Unit. The management unit includes the following counties in north central Kansas: Cloud, Jewell, Mitchell and Republic. This meeting will be held Monday, Jan. 30, at the Cloud County Co-op Distribution Center, 1401 E 6th Street Trafficway, Concordia. The complimentary taco bar meal, provided by...
The 2023 annual meeting for the Mankato Chamber of Commerce took place Tuesday, Jan. 10, at the Buffalo Roam Steakhouse with 12 members and nine guests present. Jason Ortman, president, called the meeting to order. The 2022 Annual Meeting minutes, the December minutes and the treasurer’s report were approved. Haley Nelson read a report from Emma Walker for Mankato Cares. There are still funds in the account and the committee wants to partner with other community groups to use the funds in the best possible places. Their grants specified any f...
The National Cattlemen's Beef Association's (NCBA) has selected four Nebraska Cattlemen members including one from Nuckolls County to serve as policy committee leaders at the national level. Nebraska Cattlemen now has leaders in four of NCBA's seven policy committees. The policy committee appointments are as follows. Ken Herz from Lawrence is the chairman of the agriculture and food policy committee. Jacylyn Wilson, of Lakeside, is chair of the international trade committee. Mike Drinnin of...
The Rock Hills High School girls basketball team crafted a two-game winning streak by defeating Lawrence-Nelson 45-39 last Tuesday at Mankato. The Grizzlies downed Lincoln 47-30 at Lincoln, Friday to win their opening round game of the Northern Plains League Tournament. Lauren Whelchel hit for 24 points against Lawrence-Nelson while Danica Frost dropped through 14 points. Whelchel led the Grizzlies scoring against Lincoln with 16 points while Frost contributed 14 points. The Grizzlies fell to Osborne 63-28 at Lincoln, Monday, to see their...
The Rock Hills High School boys basketball team lost to the Lawrence-Nelson Raiders 45-20 at Mankato Tuesday. Troy Duskie dropped through 10 points for the Grizzlies. Rock Hills forfeited their opening round game of the Northern Plains League tournament, opting not to play Southern Cloud, Friday. The death of a Rock Hills school system student in a vehicle accident led to the decision. The Grizzlies won their first tournament consolation round game, Monday, defeating the Chase Kats 63-31 at Tescott. Rock Hills played Tescott Tuesday with game...
Coe Nielson, a Rock Hills High School wrestler, who competes with Beloit as part of a cooperative program, recorded a second place finish at the Jay Husker 2023 at Marysville High School, Saturday Nielson competed in the 113 pound weight bracket and earned 15 team points. He has a 13-4 record for the season. He will compete at the Beloit Invitational, at Beloit, Friday and Saturday....
Lauren Whelchel of Rock Hills High School hit 1,000 points in her 4-years of high school during the Rock Hills' win in the NPL tournament on Friday. A first in school history! She also reached a career high of 500 rebounds. Congratulations, Lauren....
The Superior High School gymnasium was home to the Superior Invitational Wrestling Tournament Friday. The boys team finished in fourth place , with 102 points, in the 10 team field. The girls team finished in sixth place, with 30 points in the 12 team field. Cheyenne Stacy took second place honors in the girls 110 pound weight bracket while earning 14 team points. Carlee Hinz finished in second place in the 135 pound weight bracket. She earned 16 team points. Holden McDonald was in second place...
The Superior High School girls basketball team extended its win streak to six games when they downed Sandy Creek, 55-37, at Superior Saturday. Win number five was over the Heartland Huskies, 58-39, at Superior, last Tuesday. They made it seven consecutive wins when they squeaked by the Hastings St. Cecilia Bluehawks 36-35 at Superior. Superior jumped out to a 38-14 lead after two quarters against Heartland. They cruised to their 11th win of the season 59-39. The Wildcats dominated Sandy Creek...
The lack of consistency continues to hold back the Superior High School boys basketball team. The Wildcats hosted the Heartland Huskies at the Superior gymnasium last Tuesday. Superior held a 21-16 lead at the halfway mark. By the end of the third quarter the Wildcats were staring at a 37-26 deficit. They were unable to dig their way out and were handed their 11th loss of the season. Sandy Creek sprinted out to an 18-9 first quarter lead at Superior Saturday. The Wildcats trailed 28-20 at the...
