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Hastings, Neb – In the weekly COVID-19 update on February 15, South Heartland District Health Department (SHDHD) shared information on COVID-19 treatments and reported three additional deaths attributed to COVID-19. The department also reported a continuing decline in positivity and case rate, although both metrics are still indicating high community transmission of the virus that causes COVID-19. Due to the improving metrics, SHDHD downgraded the department’s COVID-19 Alert to a COVID-19 Advisory. SHDHD executive director Michele Bever sai...
I can’t understand when someone says music doesn’t mean much to them. Music has been a must in my life. I believe it was instilled in me before I was born. My mother loved country music. Her favorite singer through the years was Ernest Tubbs. She would listen to his singing on the radio show, The Grand Ole Opry. Her favorite song to sing to me as a baby was “Sioux City Sue.” It was made popular by Gene Autry in 1946. My father, who also loved music, often sang with his brothers forming a quartet in their early years. One of my father...
A recent story in/ the Council Grove Republican newspaper by Marcus Hernandez and Diane Wolfe reminded me of a nearly forgotten chapter in local history that involved the Ground Observer Corps. I suspect this area’s proximity to the Naval Ammunition Depot at Hastings, the SAC base near Omaha and Wichita’s aircraft manufacturing facilities all influenced the location of the Ground Observer Corps facility. It was here about the same time that a field hospital was stored in the city auditorium and local buildings were surveyed to determine whi...
Presenting Biblical answers to tough questions Q: If God is sovereign, he could have chosen to let history play out in any way He wanted; why did he allow the human race to get into such a mess and then die to save it? What was the point? A: Christian thinkers have fairly consistently held the perspective that God’s fundamental purpose in creating the universe was self-expression. Like many human artists, God wanted to express Himself and reveal His character and nature through His works. God’s work in Creation reveals His power and authority (...
Have you noticed . . . things don’t always turn out the way you hope? About a year or so ago, my trusty, old, $12.98 Timex watch quit. Just didn’t want to run any more. So I went looking for another. This time I had to pay a little more ($24.98), but I attributed the increase cost to inflation. Little did I know that included in the package of the watch was a nice shinny money clip. Now, I don’t ever remember having a money clip before, so I thought this was great. I always thought people using a money clip were cool, so I started to use it. I...
Members of the Superior City Council made it official Monday evening. Approximately 50 percent of the land enclosed within the city limits of Superior is now designated as blighted. While blighted is often a term used to describe the slum areas of our metropolitan cities. A different criteria is used when applying it to cities of Superior’s class. Bobbi Pettit, a representative of 5 Rule Planning, the consulting firm hired by the city to conduct a blight and substandard study and general redevelopment plan, was present at the council meeting to...
Many years ago this year's Express Valentine's story began in Grand Island. Janice (Foulk) Dangler was 14 and Rob Green was 17 when they met while participating in a production called, "I Remember MaMa." Originally it was a 1948 black and white movie starring Irene Dunn, Cedric Hardwick and Philip Dorn. Janice and Rob seemed to like each other but with the age difference it was difficult to be a couple. They remained casual friends until Janice was 16 and Rob was 19. They then began to date....
A motorist traveling on Highway 14 asked this newspaper why there was so much weekend traffic on the highway. Thankfully the traffic wasn’t being diverted from another road because of an accident or natural disaster. The traffic was caused by the annual youth basketball tournament held in the Superior school gyms and sponsored by the Red Caps. That answer led to another question, “Who are the Red Caps and what do they do?” Red Caps is the name of the Superior School Athletics Booster organization. Organized more than 60 years ago by the Super...
Fire calls for many rural fire departments can be 'few and far between'. Or, they can 'come in bunches.' For the Lawrence Volunteer Fire Dept. this winter has been interesting. They had been making plans for a "Practice Burn" on a structure in Lawrence when they got surprised . . . in fact two surprises, this past week. Last week Tuesday, they were called to the Cliff Mazour home northeast of Lawrence, just into Clay County. Mr. Mazour had just finished feeding cattle and he returned the...
Monday evening, Matt Sullivan, Superior Board of Education president, recognized Jennifer Utech as Superior Teacher of the Quarter for the second semester. First quarter recipient, Katrina Hansen, was unable to attend the meeting and will receive her award during a faculty meeting. Members of the Superior Board of Education, accepted the resignations of Bailey Elwanger, Katrina Hansen and Marissa Asche effective at the end of this school year. In addition, the board accepted the voluntary early retirement incentive program applications and...
The induction ceremony for the National Honor Society for 2022 was held at the Superior High School this week. Bob Cook, principal, inducted the new society members with the assistance of the 2021 members The 2022 Superior High School National Honor Society members are Mikynzie Hansen, Clayton Morris, Seth Schnakenberg, Dane Miller, Shayla Meyer and Luka Benjamin. New members are Brett Miller,Taygun Rothchild, Neah McMeen, Hailey Balckstone, Owen Perrie, Atlee Kobza and Brooklynn Grabast. The...
Kiers Thriftway reported a good turn out for the first round of the Simply Produce program. They sold 118 baskets that were distributed to customers on Feb. 1. The Simply Produce program has been in the planning since fall. The program started in Smith Center where it received positive outcomes. The K-State Post Rock Extension office hopes to bring the Simply Produce program to other rural counties as well. For $15, a customer receives 15 pounds of produce and a healthy recipe that uses the ingr...
Jewell County Historical Society met Jan. 20 at the Mankato Christian Church. The meeting was called to order by Jack Alcorn, president, with 19 members and one guest present. Carlton Wright led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance. Those present were: Jack Alcorn, Delvin Hanson, Nancy Hanson, Jane Pahls, Roger Fedde, Becky Wright-Fernandez, Carlton Wright, Shelley Alcorn, Karen Mauerhan, Harlow Vader, Bill Thomas, Barb Thomas, Brett Ernst, Leon Boden, Karen Boden, Dale Wright, Noah Shipman (guest), Marty Sorensen and Lisa Sorensen. The...
From Feb. 7 to Feb. 13, there were ten 9-1-1 calls, one accident, five animal calls, two arrests, seven civil paper services, one criminal damage, one domestic violence, 11 EMS runs, two fires, 153 phone calls, one theft, two traffic stops, one traffic citation, seven VIN inspections and two welfare checks....
Rock Hills High School will hold Sweetheart on Friday,Feb. 18, at the HS basketball game against Thunder Ridge. Candidates are Roger Meier, Jr., Raylynn Felio, Cesar Gloria-Ortiz, Kit Wagner and Caitlynn Scarrow. Roger Meier Jr. Roger Merier is a senior at Rock Hills and the son of Maryann and Roger Meier. He enjoys time with his niece and riding around with friends. His plans after high school are to work at Jewell County Hospital and the Nurses Company as a CNA for few years then get his LPN...
Two long-time Kansas journalists were honored as Huck Boyd Leaders of the Year for Community Journalism on Feb. 14. The winner in community newspapers is the late Dick Boyd and family from Norton, and the winner in community radio is Kelly Lenz of Topeka. They were recognized at an online meeting of the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development and the Huck Boyd National Center for Community Media at K-State. The awards were presented virtually on Zoom following the annual Huck Boyd Lecture in Community Media, which took place on the K...
The Mankato Chamber of Commerce met last Wednesday. Seven members were present. Haley Nelson gave an update on the 2022 membership drive. So far this year, there are 27 members with $1,805 in dues income. She mailed out membership letters to the remaining members who have not yet paid dues for this year with a March 1st due date to stay active on the website. There are still a few community calendars to be sold. They are available at State Exchange Bank, Farmway Credit Union, Mankato Plumbing, Paul Wilson’s office and Hair & More. A list of a...
The Jewell County Commissioners, Steve Greene, Brent Beck and Keith Roe met Feb. 7. Carla J. Waugh, county clerk, attended the meeting. Shannon Meier, ambulance director, provided the January activity and billing reports. He said COVID-19 testing has decreased for his department. The Proclamation for February as Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month passed unanimously. Joel Elkins, general superintendent, discussed bridge and road maintenance projects and equipment repairs. He said the tubes are expected to be delivered in February. Don Jacobs,...
The Rock Hills Scholars Bowl team of Jacob Underwood, Davin Coil, Hannah Simmelink, Arielle Jacobs, Allison Ost and Aaron Underwood placed third at the state tournament on Saturday. The Grizzlies were second in their pool behind Spearville. The top three teams from each pool moved on to finals. The six teams that made it to finals competed in a round robin tournament. Rock Hills defeated Spearville, Oswego and Goessel in the finals. The Grizzlies lost to Cair Paravel and Hodgeman County in the finals. The final results were Hodgeman County,...
President Kenny Mizner called the regular meeting of the Board of Education for USD No. 107 to order Monday, Feb. 14. Those present were Kenny Mizner, Brenden Wirth, Marc Grout, Brandon Hollerich, Justin Angleton, Bobi Fogo, Wayne Frost, Rex Boley, Sam Meyers, Cassi Bozarth (Zoom) and Janet Higer. Guests were Danielle and Richelle Russell, Trevor Elkins, Jason Gillig and Darrin Headrick. An automated control system has been ordered for boilers at the elementary. This will allow controling boiler temperature to line up with current...
The Jewell Apartments Board of Directors met Monday, Feb. 7. Attending the meeting were Darrell Bohnert, Max Burks, Josh Burks, Bob Freeman, Gaye Daniels, Derek Birdsell, Jacque Williams and Kristie Anderson. Jacque Williams submitted her report of occupancy and monthly correspondence. She said they are starting to remodel room 101. She also said 202 is getting carpet put in....
The deadline for incumbents filing for county and local offices in Nuckolls County closed at 4:30 p.m., Tuesday. Non-incumbents have until Tuesday, March 1, at 4:30 p.m. to file for any office. The following offices have candidates who have filed for reelection. Incumbents are denoted by (I). Nuckolls County Commissioner-District 1-Kenneth Rempe (I), District 3-Timothy Zikmund (I). County assessor-Susan Rogers (I). County clerk-register of deeds-election commissioner-Carrie Miller (I). Treasurer-Laura Elledge and Tami Sharp. Clerk of the...
$5,923 . . . Short of $500,000 that is. If you’ve been watching the Community Sign on Main Street in Lawrence for the past year, you may have noticed the information about the Community Building Fund showed approximately $435,000 plus the firm American Legion pledge of $35,000 since July 2021. The Building Committee Fund Raising efforts have not been put on hold, but the COVID-19 Pandemic put a pretty severe damper on their efforts for most of the past two years. However, with the end of the year, new, current information has been updated on t...
The school year continues onward as high school wrestlers were involved in district competition last week. The top four winners in each weight class qualified for the trip to Omaha and the state wrestling meet. The South Central Red Raiders were in the Class C-1 Meet with Rowan Jarosik, Jacob Hagemeier and Nathan Elledge all competing. Rowan Jarosik (33-12) placed second in the 113 weight class and scored 16 team points. Rowan won his quarterfinal match with a fall over Waylon Warmeke of Elkhorn Valley. Rowan won his semifinal match with a 6-4...
Fire calls for many rural fire departments can be 'few and far between'. Or, they can 'come in bunches.' For the Lawrence Volunteer Fire Dept. this winter has been interesting. They had been making plans for a "Practice Burn" on a structure in Lawrence when they got surprised . . . in fact two surprises, this past week. Last week Tuesday, they were called to the Cliff Mazour home northeast of Lawrence, just into Clay County. Mr. Mazour had just finished feeding cattle and he returned the...
