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Our Kansas subscribers had an opportunity to go to the polls Tuesday and select those who will serve on school boards and city councils. This is an off-year in Nebraska and the polls were closed. That wasn’t the case in Nuckolls County in 1903. Had we gone back in time 120 years ago this week, we would have had an opportunity to select those who were to fill various county offices. From the stories printed in the 1903 papers, it appears it was a spirited election with many folks seeking a county job. In the days preceding the election, well a...
The country roadways in most areas locally have become bumpy and are now rough for traveling. A driver has to watch out for pot holes filled with nothing but rock dust along the roads. I’ve been told, the rock road conditions were brought on by a really dry year, and recently from harvest trucks hauling grain into the elevators. It is hoped the road conditions will improve. Regardless of the native rock country roadway conditions, my husband and I decided to take a route homeward from Superior that I hadn’t traveled for some time. It brought ba...
Q. If the Bible says that those who kill should be put to death (Genesis 9:5-6), wouldn’t that mean that those who put them to death would have to be killed themselves? A: Well now, that would cause quite a problematic chain-reaction, wouldn’t it? While there is plenty of room for sanctified common-sense in understanding Scripture, it is also okay to examine its moral teachings more closely on occasion. When we do, we discover that the moral code of the Bible does in fact rest upon a rational basis, and teaches just and consistent ethics for...
I need to rant just a bit. I was reading Senator Ricketts weekly column and it brought up a lot of irritation I have with our government. Where in the world do we get all this money we spend on foreign aid? I thought we were broke and in the hole for a whole ton of dough! Where is that money coming from? Are we borrowing it just to send it overseas? If so, I think that is the dumbest thing I have ever heard. I better stop there or I might get myself into trouble. George is always telling me I’m too conservative to be a Democrat, I keep m...
It was approximately 25 degrees outside last Tuesday night (Haloween), so it was good to be in out of the cold. It was warm indoors at the Superior Auditorium for the Fall Harvest Festival sponsored by Living Faith Fellowship Church. Even though is was below freezing outside, Special Scoops ice cream was a big hit indoors as some people asked for two scoops, not just one. All time favorites of hot dogs, provided by Ideal Market, and 20 pounds of Sloppy Joe meat was cooked up by Sharon Crowl...
Members of the Ruskin Volunteer Fire Department were called to battle a house fire about 8 Saturday morning. The little blue house north of the C&M Supply office at the northwest edge of the east central Nuckolls County community was on fire. The Express has not been able to confirm all the details associated with the fire but from what we have gathered no one was home at the time of the fire and there were no injuries. J. D. Marquart was the renter of the home that was the former home of Olga...
This newspaper is regularly receiving calls and emails from subscribers who are unhappy because of postal delays. For example on Monday we received an email from a Lincoln subscriber complaining because she had not yet received her Nov. 2 paper. Not so many years ago we could count on papers being delivered to Lincoln on Thursday and Kansas City on Friday, but that is no longer the case. Here at the newspaper office, we did not receive our copy of the Nov. 2, Hebron paper until Monday. The Red Cloud paper no longer arrives on Thursday. It is...
The Nuckolls County Human Interagency Services (HIS) Team is again sponsoring a “Giving Tree” for residents of Nuckolls County this Holiday Season. The HIS team is comprised of Deb Ostidiek, Verlene Watson, Peggy Meyer, Janice Reinke from Hope Pregnancy Center, Ashlei Roesti from Community Action Partnership and Maddie Peterson from Brodstone Healthcare. The Giving Tree project is a coordinated effort with many area businesses, organizations, groups and individuals. The Giving Tree also coordinates with the Coats for Kids Project, Toys for Tot...
With Thanksgiving Day on the horizon, Hope Pregnancy Center would like to thank the community and surrounding counties for their generous sponsorship. Hope was conceived by Wellspring Pregnancy Center (formerly the Hastings Pregnancy Resource Center) in November of 1998, 25 years ago. In the beginning Wellspring financed the satellite office. Eventually, Hope Pregnancy Center grew into their own 501c3 organization and landed at 1109 Washington Street in 2011. The center has had board members...
In January of this year, Paul Hutchinson, known for his jaw-dropping, custom automobiles, finished restoring his 1927 Model T. This torch-red classic has a custom frame and a Chevy 350 engine. The canvas roof panel was replaced by a ridged panel out of a 1958 Ford station wagon. Originally the gasoline tank sat between the passengers and the engine. Paul designed a new tank out of irrigation pipe that sits in the rear of the vehicle and a special, modern-style fuel door sits discreetly behind...
Nebraska’s 2023 pheasant and quail season opener Oct. 28 greeted hunters with a front of cold winter weather and variable success. Based on field reports from Nebraska Game and Parks Commission staff and law enforcement, pheasant hunters found better success in parts of northeast, central and south-central Nebraska. Many hunters also found good numbers of quail, especially throughout their core range in south-central and southeastern Nebraska. Success during the opener was more limited in Nebraska’s traditional pheasant strongholds. The sou...
As part of a comprehensive plan for Nuckolls County being developed by a consulting firm based in Kearney, county residents were asked to complete a survey in the summer of 2023. A report based on that survey was delivered to the county commissioners on Monday. Some of the highlights follow. Just less than half of the respondents have lived in the county for less than a decade and close to one-third have lived in the county for more than 40 years. Several age groups were represented by those who responded and the respondents appeared to be...
In honor of veterans and active military service members, Nelson American Legion Post 187 will be raising American Flags at the Nuckolls County Courthouse on Saturday, November 11. Community members are also moved by and respectful of the flag display at the Veterans Plaza. Veterans, their families and friends, will be served dinner at the Legion Club at 6 p.m. on Nov. 11, followed by a program including a presentation by the Rev. Jose Flores. Those who were present at last year’s program have indicated they are anxious to hear the c...
Memorial Day, Armed Forces Day and Veterans Day all have to do with honoring our military service personnel but they are not at all the same. The days celebrate those “who died wearing the uniform,” those “who are currently wearing the uniform” and those “who have worn the uniform.” Memorial Day, celebrated on the last Monday in May, is a federal holiday in the United States. It honors those service personnel who died in the service of their country. They died “wearing the uniform.” The observance began as “Decoration Day” after the Civil War...
Mankato Volunteer Fire Department was one of 78 departments in Kansas awarded funding through the Kansas Firefighter Recruitment and Safety Grant (KSFRSG) Program administered by the office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM). The department was awarded $4,544.40 to be used for the purchase of fireman turnout gear. This year, more than $1.3 million was requested by 79 departments for safety gear, washer-extractor machines and firefighter physicals. Departments received more than $350,000 to be used for safety gear, $45,000 for nine washer-extracto...
Sandra Wick, Post Rock District, Crop Production Agent was recently recognized as one of two Communicators of the Year for K-State Research and Extension. The purpose of the Communicator of the Year award is to recognize extension faculty who uses multiple forms of communication, is available to media, and reaches out to the community through Facebook postings, newsletters, Twitter, Instagram, and other forms of communication. Blaire Todd, Post Rock Extension District, livestock agent and...
The Kansas Department of Transportation is committed to keeping the highways clear whenever inclement weather impacts the state. However, KDOT staffing shortages create the potential for highways to not be cleared of snow and ice in a timely manner. The agency is in need of equipment operators – the agency’s primary snowplow operators. The agency has dealt with reduced staffing in the past, but the shortages have been greater in recent years. Across the state, KDOT is about 25 percent short of its preferred number of snowplow operators nee...
The Jewell County Cinema, Inc. (JCCI) Board met last Monday, at the Mankato Christian Church and on ZOOM. Members present were: Thadd Hinkle, Janelle Greene, Phyllis Christie, Janis McDill, Sarah Ortman, Virgil and Linda Jones, and Kristin Underwood in person with Lisa Goodheart present on ZOOM. Janis McDill presented the treasurer’s report. She found she had mailed one movie payment to the wrong address but has corrected it. Phyllis Christie was asked to contact the gentleman in Hastings about repairing the marquee. She said she would work wit...
The Kansas Department of Transportation announces approved bids for state highway construction and maintenance projects. The letting took place Oct. 18, in Topeka. Some of the bids may include multiple projects that have been bundled based on proximity and type of work. Bids approved for the District Two include: Jewell - 45 KA-7072-01 – K-128, from the U.S. 36/K-128 east junction north to the Kansas/Nebraska state line; and U.S. 36, from the K-128/U.S. 36 west junction east to the west city limits of Mankato, milling and overlay, 22.8 m...
Monica Hull of Goodyear, Arizona, died at home on Oct. 26, 2023, at the age of 62. She was born April 18, 1961, in Superior, Nebraska, to Arlen and Ada- lene (Freitag) Schlueter. She was preceded in death by her mother, Adalee Schlueter, and her grandparents, Fritz and Emma Schlueter, and William and Ella Freitag. Monica grew up on a farm near Hardy, Nebraska. She was an active child whose parents always hoped she would make it to her adult years. She graduated from Superior High School in...
Margaret Ann Breen, the daughter of Robert and Margaret (Dunable) Selvage, was born on July 2, 1933, in Burr Oak, Kansas. She died on November 1, 2023, at Brodstone Healthcare, at Superior, Nebraska, at the age of 90 years, 3 months, 30 days. Margaret attended schools in Superior, graduating from Superior High School. She married Clifford White on April 5, 1952, in Superior. This union was blessed with six children. He preceded her in death on March 24, 1978. On Oct. 13, 1984, she married Gail...
Lynda Kay Aksamit, the daughter of Marlen and Lola (Myers) Noble, was born on March 13, 1960, in Superior, Nebraska. She died Nov. 2, 2023, at Brodstone Healthcare at Superior, at the age of 63 years, 7 months, 20 days. Lynda was a Superior High School graduate. She worked in the Hotel Leslie kitchen for many years. She later was employed by the Superior Good Samaritan Society for 44 years, currently working as a CNA at the Victorian Legacy. She married David Aksamit on April 18, 1986, at...
Dwane Martin Hamel, 88, died Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, at his home in Clay Center, Kansas. Dwane was born July 10, 1935, at the family home located at the Ideal Cement Co Village west of Superior, Nebraska, to Gordon Keith and Lillian (Crandell) Hamel. Dwane graduated from Superior High School in 1953 and entered the U.S. Army in 1954. He served one year in the states and then one year in Germany before moving back to Superior. After returning to Superior, he began his career with the J.C....
Kevin Jon Wulf, the youngest child of Kenneth and Loretta (Henry) Wulf, was born on July 21, 1963, in Superior, Nebraska. He died Oct. 30, 2023, at his home in Superior. Kevin grew up on a farm outside of Guide Rock, Nebraska, with his parents, brother, Gary, and his sisters, Sandy and Theresa. Kevin liked growing up on the farm and taking care of the cows and calves. This was a passion that stayed with him into adulthood. His summers were spent on the road as a part of his dad’s (Wulf Custom Harvesting) crew. He enjoyed living in the t...
Arleta B. (White) Carlton died Nov. 2, 2023 at the age of 94. She was born Sept. 16, 1929, to Earl and Velma White, Glen Elder, Kansas. After graduation from Glen Elder High School, having earned a teaching degree, she taught grades 1 through 8 in a one room school house. On Aug. 8, 1948, she married Gerold D. Carlton in Glen Elder. To this union six children were born: Lavona, Lesa, Leila, Loeta, Lucille and Roy Jon. At the time of Gerold's death, they had been married 61 years. Arleta loved...
