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Q. Is there a need to study the Old Testament since the teachings of Jesus are in the New Testament? Great question! The Bible is divided into Old Testament and New Testament (see the table of contents in your Bible). But many people struggle with reading the Old Testament since many passages do not seem to relate to our lives as easily as those of the New Testament. However we must be careful not to think that the Old Testament lacks the teachings of Jesus. In fact, when teaching his disciples after being raised from the dead, Jesus revealed...
I have at times admitted to watching too much TV, but sometimes it’s the only alternative to doing nothing. It is good entertainment (at times), but it can also be an annoyance, especially the TV commercials. Years ago I read an article about TV commercials and the intent of the item was that many commercials were aimed at the mind of a nine year old. That surprised me, but over the years, I tend to believe it. What brought this up was a comment Nancy made recently while we were watching TV one evening. After a commercial she said: “That was...
Last week was full of appointments, On Tuesday I took Mom to the dentist, on Wednesday I took myself to the doctor, and on Friday George had appointments at the VA. On the way to the dentist on Tuesday, I got to know the little car better. It’s not a fast car, that’s for sure! The top speed is 65 MPH. I could go faster but the motor might blow up. LOL! It has an awesome stereo system if you are a teenager. I was sitting in the car, waiting for Mom listening to the radio with the key on. and decided to turn the base down. I got it perfect but...
Community promoters sometimes wish Superior was located on a four-lane highway like Aurora or Belleville. To be on a four-lane might be okay but this week most agree routing four-lane traffic over our two-lane highways is not good. Last Monday the Nebraska Department of Transportation closed the south bound lanes of U.S. Highway 81 north of Hebron to allow for the emergency repair of a failing culvert. The original designated detour route was west on Highway 4 to the intersection with Highway...
Monday evening, the Superior Board of Education unanimously approved the 2024-2025 negotiated agreement with the Superior Education Association. The base salary increased $800. Thus, a beginning first year teacher will start at $38,800 for a 185 day contract. All other steps of the salary schedule are a percentage of the base salary. For a limited time, each year of experience increases a teacher’s salary by four percent and completing nine approved college hours increase a teacher’s salary five percent. The highest salary on the salary sch...
It was a warm sunny day when Camie drove up to the Petro Plus gasoline station pumps at the north location in Superior to get some gasoline for her car. Before she could get out, Todd Kroeger, the attendant and a local firefighter, darted towards her waving his hand. Onlookers may have wondered if there were car problems or perhaps, he saw a spark. Reaching the driver side of her car he crouched down. Camie peered through her open window at the man looking up to her, “Well, that is weird,” she thought to herself. Surely fueling the car was a le...
Happy Valentine’s Day! There are red and pink hearts displayed this time of year. There are those special Valentine’s cards sent and received and welcomed. Beautiful flowers are delivered and gifted to those special Valentines. Then there are the Valentine gifts that can be sentimental or lavish that are treasured. It can be a special time when that important romantic question is often popped. It’s a time when children prepare Valentine boxes and the friendly Valentine cards that sometimes contain candy are delivered secretly. Maybe, inste...
“We went to see a western movie in Deshler for our first date. After the movie I reached down and gave her a big fat kiss and she didn’t slap my face!” laughed Wendell Lowery as he began to share his courtship with Carol. The attraction was alluring. “I liked her from the minute I saw her,” said Wendell. She was a nice girl; wholesome.” Carol was quite captivated with Wendell as well. “He was tall, handsome, had good manners. He was a nice man. I really noticed him because he wore a long overcoat.” Carol had lived in Chester with her parent...
"The longer you're married the more you love. The other person knows all your weaknesses and still chooses to value you," said Dave Johnson. This is not looking through rose color glasses, but from many years of being together, Dave and Deb learned the art of honor and collaboration. "We can look back on some things we had tension about as being ridiculous," said Dave. "We have learned love and acceptance," said Deb. "We don't need our way on everything. It's easy to compromise," said Dave....
If you have a lead foot and are prone to speeding, the City of Superior has a new tool which may help you break your addiction to speed. The Superior Police Department has placed into operation new speed measuring radar equipment. The equipment became operational on Friday and by Monday 17 violators had been apprehended. Twelve of those stops were made on Monday. Many were related to Highway 81 traffic that was detoured through Superior. One driver was clocked at 62 miles per hour in a 45 mile per hour zone. In other police department related...
Customers served by the Rolling Hills Electric Cooperative were notified in their recent statements of a district wide inventory project which began earlier this month. The work will take about a year to complete. RMA Engineering personnel will be traveling about the district’s service area photographing lines and equipment for inclusion in mapping software. The project goal is to improve the district’s ability to design and repair the system, more quickly respond to outages and provide an accurate inventory of the system, It will also pro...
The Kansas Department of Transportation is now accepting applications for the Spring 2024 round of the agency’s cost share program. Nearly $140 million has been given to Kansas communities since the program began in 2019. The program provides financial assistance to local entities for construction projects that improve safety, leverage state funds to increase total transportation investment and help both rural and urban areas of the state improve the transportation system. This is the 10th round of projects to receive funding. An i...
Aviation stakeholders from accross Kansas will assemble to discuss jobs, infrastructure, and emerging technologies as part of Aviation Day at the Capitol from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today Thursday. The event is sponsored by the Kansas Department of Transportation and the Kansas Commission on Aerospace Education. Numerous organizations will be participating and have booths on the first floor of the rotunda with information and demonstrations for visitors. The event will help increase awareness of aviation industry opportunities across the state....
The Jewell City Council met last Monday at City Hall. Those in attendance were Mayor Darrell Bohnert, Council members Don Delzeit, Josh Burks, Gaye Daniels, Derek Birdsell and Bob Freeman, and Kristie Anderson, city clerk. Janet Worster was present and discussed purchasing property from the city to put a trailer house on. Don Jacobs, Jewell County Sheriff, was present and said the sheriff’s department is getting a new dispatch. James Reed, code enforcement officer, was present and discussed properties he is working with to get up to code. J...
This year Kansas will be holding a 2024 Presidential Preference Primary Election. It is called a “preference” primary because it is an election where the vote totals are given to a political party to allocate delegates to candidates at the national convention. This is not a primary where the voters selected the party candidate. This Preference Primary takes an act by the Kansas legislature to be conducted, and has only been used in Kansas twice, in 1980 and 1992. Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, is the deadline to register to vote or update voter regist...
The Jewell Apartments Board of Directors met last Monday at City Hall. Attending the meeting were Darrell Bohnert, Josh Burks, Don Delzeit, Derek Birdsell, Gaye Daniels, Bob Freeman, Jacque Williams and Kristie Anderson. Williams submitted her report of occupancy and monthly correspondences. There are nine current residents. Discussion was held around options to change existing policy to allow more opportunity for a higher occupancy. Williams will work to seek additional information from HUD prior to a decision being made by the board. Willams...
The regular meeting of the Mankato City Council was called to order by the mayor, Justin Schoonover Feb. 5. Councilmembers present were Sam Becker, Kevin Ost, Stuart Boyles and Rodney Payne. Councilman George Hennion was absent. Also present were Anthony Roy,city administrator, and Sharon McCormick, assistant city clerk. Visitors present were Brendan Wirth and Ethan Wirth. Ethan Wirth presented a project to place a sign for the golf course on Highway 36. The council approved the project and the purchased the concrete. The council reviewed the...
Publishing rules change for county’s delinquent taxes This week’s issue of the Nuckolls County Locomotive-Gazette contains the second of a three-week state mandated publication of delinquent property taxes. State law provides the tax list must be published in an official newspaper once in each of the first three weeks of February, And this year for the first time, the publication also includes the name of the registered owner. The three publication rule has long been the rule but some folks who didn’t know the legal description of their prope...
Many folks think our weather is behaving strangely. Some believe global warming is changing weather patterns and attribute global warming to the use of fossil fuels. A century or so ago the appearance of Halley’s Comet was blamed for undesirable weather. As a periodic comet it returns to the vicinity of the earth about every 75 years. It is was last here in 1986 and is projected to return in 2061. The first known observation of Halley’s Comet took place in 230 B.C. or perhaps 466 B.C. The comet’s appearance in 1910 was particularly spect...
Legionnaires, Sons of the American Legion, Legion Riders, and American Legion Auxiliary members from all eight counties in the district along with department representatives gathered in Nelson on Saturday, to conduct the business of the district, hear from department officers and guest speakers, conduct ceremonials and elect officers for the upcoming Legion year. During the joint session the POW-MIA Empty Chair and Post Everlasting Memorial ceremonies were conducted by District Chaplain Roger...
As of Tuesday morning the following have filed for positions in Nuckolls County for local offices to be filled in the 2024 elections. Superior: Marty Pohlman - airport authority for 6 years. For city council, incumbents Darrell Brandt and Sandra Foote for four year terms; Rob Williams and Craig Hale have also filed. James Flores, an incumbent, had not filed. Nelson City Council: Tammy Frahm, an incumbent, has filed for a 4-year city council term; David Palmer and George Bruce have also filed. Charles Tuttle, incumbent, had not filed. Oak:...
Aubrey Trail, who chose not to go through with a state court appeal of his death sentence for the killing and dismemberment of Sydney Loofe, has gone forward instead with a federal challenge. In it, his federal public defenders out of Kansas City, Missouri, raised two dozen claims, among them that Trail’s sentence amounts to cruel and unusual punishment because he is “severely mentally ill” and his previous counsel was ineffective for failing to raise the issue earlier. Attorney Laurence Komp, chief of the Capital Habeas Unit, said: “Mr....
The second annual Brodstone Big Idea event was hosted on Tuesday, Jan. 23, by the Brodstone Foundation. Similar to Shark Tank, Brodstone employees were encouraged to present their innovative ideas concerning equipment, technology or initiatives that could enhance patient care at Brodstone Healthcare. Out of the 12 proposals received from employees, ten finalists had the opportunity to pitch their concepts to a panel of judges, which included members of the Brodstone Foundation Board of Directors. The Brodstone Foundation pledged more than...
As part of Parent's Night, Lawrence-Nelson elementary students sang the Star Spangled Banner from the middle of the gymnasium floor at Friday's Lawrence-Nelson basketball games against Superior. They are directed by Kristen Janda. Elementary student singing (back row, from left) are Hanna Mazour, Sophia Koehler, Kynlee Peterson, McKenzie Pofahl, Brooklyn DeLoing, Brysen Grams, Ann Mazour, Emersyn Mazour, Josie Watts, Grady Mertens, Jarett Hoelting, Easten Petersen, Kallen Faiman, Breckyn...
Congratulations to the Rock Hills Scholars Bowl Team State Champions. Members of the team are (from left) Areille Jacobs, Bella Volker, Cooper Rhea, Hannah Simmelink, Calen Beck, Ethan Wirth and Chris Rhea....
