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Thursday evening residents of Superior were invited to attend a public meeting reviewing the results of a community attitude survey. In previous years such surveys were personally delivered. This year residents of the community were invited to respond to an on-line survey. This year’s participation rate was a fraction of what was obtained in the last go-round. That time the survey had a 72 percent response rate. This time it was only 16 percent. Forty-seven percent of those responding were in the 19 to 44 age group. The other 53 per cent w...
Brandi Erickson and her three children escaped without injury Monday evening when their Byron residence caught fire, but their lives will never be the same. The children include a boy and two girls between the ages of five and twelve. Around 11:30 p.m., their neighbor, Wendy Nutsch, directly across the street to the west came home from work and thought she smelled smoke, but could see nothing. She decided it must be smoke from someone’s fireplace. About an hour later Brandi’s oldest dau...
This is an election year and Jewell County candidates seeking who are registered as either a Republican or Democrat and seeing either a county or township offices must file before noon on June 1. The primary election will be on Tuesday, Aug. 4. The general election will be Tuesday, Nov. 3. As of Tuesday morning two men have filed in Jewell County. Nathan Greene is a Republican seeking a Buffalo Township trustee’s position. Shawn Frost, also a Republican, has filed for third district county commissioner. Candidates are to file in the county c...
We are sorry but a planned upgrade of our website has not gone as planned and since last Thursday many readers have been unable to reach some of the popular features. Hopefully, the problems will be corrected in the near future. Until then, digital reproductions of current and past newspaper pages can be found at http:\\spx.stparchive.com. We regret there is sometimes a day or two delay in posting the current issue. As the conversion progresses we will post updates on our Facebook page. The old site was available last Wednesday but by Thursday...
We continue to receive reports of mysterious sights and sounds but find few answers. Friday night a woman living near Superior’s Methodist Church said she saw a group of drones flying in formation above the church. She told a reporter for this newspaper that she was unable to count the number because they kept “turning their lights off and on” but she estimated their were 10 or 12 in the formation. She estimated their altitude was about twice that of the cell phone tower located just south of the church. Does she have photographic proof of what...
If a new community is built and people are to be reached, then a congregation must be established. On Dec. 14, 1872, at the courthouse located in Jewell Center, Kansas, (now Mankato) a meeting was called to establish a congregation. Eleven voting members were present. John J. Abbie was elected foreman and Jacob Tonning as secretary. The group resolved to affiliate with the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Synod. A letter received said there would be a visit by Pastor G. Erdakh. He arrived for his...
Rock Hills Junior-Senior High School hosted a scholars bowl meet Saturday. The high school teams competing were: Rock Hills, Flint Hills Christian, Smith Center, Clifton-Clyde, St. John’s of Beloit, Minneapolis and Republic County. High School results: first: Flint Hills Christian, second: Rock Hills, third: Clifton-Clyde. The junior high schools competing were: Rock Hills, Thunder Ridge, Flint Hills Christian, Smith Center, Clifton-Clyde, St. John’s of Beloit and Minneapolis. Junior High res...
Maleigh Boss is the daughter of John and Stacy Boss and Tonya Boss and Amanda Chaput. Maleigh’s hometown is Mankato. Maleigh plans to attend Cloud County Community College to complete her general education courses in the nursing field and then attend NCK Tech to complete practical nursing courses to become a licensed practical nurse. She has participated in choir for four years, FFA and tabletop club (board and card games) for three years, and spellbowl and Spanish club for two years. Kaycee H...
National Freedom Day is not a national holiday but one of the many “observed” holidays in the United States. Holidays such as Ground Hog Day (Feb. 2) or Halloween (Oc. 31) are also “observed” holidays. National Freedom Day observes the signing of the resolution that banned slavery in the United States. The resolution was the 13th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution. It would set millions of slaves free. It was 155 years ago on Feb. 1, 1865, that President Abraham Lincoln signed the joint resolution of the United States House and Senate proposi...
On Friday, the Wildcat wrestlers went to Thayer Central to participate in the Thayer Central Meet. The Cats wrestled throughout the day, not getting finished until after 1 a.m. All the wrestlers did well in their weight divisions. Payton Christiancy and Hayden Neeman both took home medals for their efforts. Payton Christiancy wrestled in 285 and received second place. Hayden Neeman wrestled at 106, and received fourth. Next, the Cats will compete in the SNC Wrestling Meet on Saturday....
On Friday, the Wildcat wrestlers went to Thayer Central to participate in the Thayer Central Meet. The Cats wrestled throughout the day, not getting finished until after 1 a.m. All the wrestlers did well in their weight divisions. Payton Christiancy and Hayden Neeman both took home medals for their efforts. Payton Christiancy wrestled in 285 and received second place. Hayden Neeman wrestled at 106, and received fourth. Next, the Cats will compete in the SNC Wrestling Meet on Saturday. Wildcats...
Just about every loyal and dedicated Kansas City Chief’s fan is anxiously waiting for Super Bowl Sunday to arrive. I’m proud to admit that I too am one of those Chief fans. During the fall and well into the winter months, Chief fans have been cheering them on through every NFL game they have played. The amazing quarterback, Mahomes, twisted and threw the football to the receivers leaving all the sports announcers and fans amazed. Fans worried and shot up prayers when Mahomes was injured having to sit out a few of the mid season games. Tha...
There was a time when I was awed by politicians and hoped I could be one when I grew up. When I was a wee lad I played on the floor of my family’s home while my father listened to radio broadcasts originating at the major national political conventions. At one of the conventions, there was an unplanned back stage fire which added to the excitement. At the time I thought it a big deal but this week I couldn’t find a story about it on the internet. But I did learn about other fires which destroyed the Democrats’ convention halls. I didn...
Steven Allen Kile, 62, died unexpectedly at his home in Nelson. Steve was born to Janet and William Kile on Nov.14, 1957, in Red Cloud. The first few years he terrorized the neighbors before moving to the farm just east of Red Cloud with his parents and little brother, Pat. It was clear early on, that Steve was born to be an animal agriculturalist. The farm is where his interest for 4-H and FFA began. After little sister, Lorri, entered the picture, breeding and showing cattle became a family affair. Steve had a keen eye for good cattle and...
Geraldine Ann Wright, 83, the daughter of Orin and Florence McLane Smith, was born Oct. 10, 1934, at Thermopolis, Wyo. She died Jan. 26 at the Perkins Pavilion in Hastings. Mrs. Wright was cremated and there is to be a spring burial at the Evergreen Cemetery in Superior. Condolences may be sent to wmshf.com. Williams Funeral Home of Superior is in charge of the arrangements....
DeWayne Donald Schilling, 93, of Deshler, died at Heritage Care Center in Fairbury Jan. 18. He was born on April 16, 1926, in Ogallala, to parents, Paul and Frieda Schilling. He was one of nine siblings. DeWayne is survived by his daughter, Linda McCoy of Deshler and son, Gary Schilling of Englewood, Colo. DeWayne has three grandchildren: granddaughter, Mrs. Jeff (Misty) Feightner of Temecula, Calif.; granddaughter, Mrs. Tim (Melissa) Steele of Vandergrift, Penn.; and grandson, Brent McCoy of Linden, N.C. DeWayne enlisted in the United States...
Lloyd K. Verhage, 81, of Manhattan, died Jan. 21, 2020, at Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan, Kan. He was born Dec. 16, 1938, in Jewell County,, the son of Martin J. and Marcial (Lessenden) Verhage. Lloyd graduated from Jewell County High School, earned an associate degree in San Marcos, Calif., and then a master’s from Kansas State University in civil engineering and human resources. He served for 32 years in the United States Navy and retired in 1987 at the rank of Lt. Commander. H...
Orena Marie (Maag) Spatz, 94, died last Tuesday, Jan. 21, at Jewell County Long Term Care. Orena was born to Clarence and Erma (Lansden) Maag on Nov. 24, 1925, at Otego. She was blessed with one younger sister, Maxine Bownman of Lebanon, Kan. She grew up in the Ionia area and graduated from Esbon High School in 1944. On Dec. 23, 1946, she was married to Duane Arthur Spatz. During their marriage they lived in towns of Jewell, Mankato and finally made their home at Burr Oak. They started the...
Scott Andrew Marihugh, 49, of Esbon, died Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020, at Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit. He was born on Feb. 16, 1970 in Long Branch, N. J., to Glenn and Shirley (Hughes) Marihugh. Scott was a 1988 graduate of Downs High School. He attended and graduated from North Central Kansas Area Vo-Tech School, Beloit, in the diesel mechanic program. He married Sherry Dryden and to this marriage there were two children Cody and Trevor. He later married Jody Wherry and to this marriage...
Douglas Ray Frasier, 70, the son of Margaret E. (Montey) and Richard R. Fraiser, was born Aug. 8, 1949, at Red Cloud. He died Jan. 8, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Doug grew up in the Burr Oak community and graduated from the Burr Oak High School with the Class of 1967. He continued his formal education, attending college at Colby, and Pittsburg, Kan., studying drafting. Doug moved to Bakersfield, Calif., in 1970, where he pursued his interest in motocross racing and...
