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A World Marriage Day celebration was started in 1983 in the United States. It is celebrated on the second Sunday of February annually. In northwestern Nuckolls County the Catholic parishes of Sacred Heart in Lawrence and St. Stephen just south of Lawrence celebrated the event following the weekend Masses: Saturday evening at Sacred Heart and Sunday morning at St. Stephen. Couples celebrating five year anniversaries were recognized. Those couples included the following: Sacred Heart: Allen and Na...
Sydney Biltoft assists Danyelle Church with her shopping. The first ever Prom Dress Extravaganza was held at the Lawrence-Nelson High School Gym, Sunday. Vendors from within the community brought their gently used gowns creating a unique shopping experience for local students. The event, coordinated by Ashley Wit and Beth Himmelberg, brought in close to 100 dresses, with prices starting as low as $30. Girls from Superior, Blue Hill, Lawrence, Red Cloud, Nelson and even Kearney, came to browse...
The Lawrence-Nelson girls basketball team saw their path to the district finals blocked by Shelton. The one-loss Bulldogs put an end to the Raiders' hopes with a 65-18 walloping at Shelton Friday. Lawrence-Nelson earned their way into the sub-district D-2 6 final when they downed Heartland Lutheran 50-30 at Shelton last Tuesday. The Raiders opened up a 30-13 halftime lead and cruised to the win. Shelton has lost one game all season and is a favorite to win the D-2 championship at state. Katelyn...
The third quarter cost the Lawrence-Nelson boys basketball team an opportunity to defeat Deshler at Nelson Friday. The Raiders went down 41-30 in their final regular season game. They entered sub-district D-1 8 play Tuesday at Kenesaw where they took on Sandy Creek. Game results were unavailable at press time. Should the Raiders get past Sandy Creek, they will play in the final game Thursday at Kenesaw....
Joseph "Joe" Patrick Sullivan, the son Eugene and Velma (Bailey) Sullivan was born on a farm Feb. 16, 1939, near Superior, Nebraska. He died February 17, 2023 at the CHI Health St. Francis Medical Center at Grand Island, Nebraska at the age of 84 years and one day. He was baptized in the St. Joseph's Catholic Church of Superior where he was a lifelong member. In 1960, he was united in marriage to Nancy Harpham. To this union was born one daughter and four sons. They were later divorced. Joe...
The Rock Hills High School boys basketball team lost to Southern Cloud 44-39 at Miltonvale last Tuesday. They fared no better when they fell to Thunder Ridge 63-23 at Kensington Friday. The Grizzlies carried a 7-13 record into their game at Osborne Tuesday with results unavailable at press time. Statistics were unavailable for both games. Rock Hills opens post-season play at Downs Lakeside High School Friday....
The Rock Hills High School girls basketball team improved their record to 10-9 with two wins on the road. They dominated Southern Cloud 40-7 at Miltonvale last Tuesday. They handled Thunder Ridge 51-38 at Kensington, Friday. The girls closed out their regular season schedule with a game at Osborne Tuesday. Results were unavailable at press time....
Charles "Chuck" E. Persinger, Sr., 74, of Beatrice died Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, at Beatrice Community Hospital and Health Center. He was born Aug. 12, 1948, in Superior. Chuck was a hard worker and worked for more than 25 years on government contracts as a ration man on several Army bases. He was a thrill seeker who enjoyed amusement parks, casinos, dogs and especially his family and grandchildren. Chuck is survived by his son, Charles Persinger, Jr., and wife, Amanda Johnson of Beatrice;...
Ted Edwin Delka Jr, 61, the son of Myrtie J. (Bailey) and Ted Edwin Delka, was born March 17, 1961, at Red Cloud. Ted died peacefully surrounded by his family at his home in Guide Rock, on Feb. 16, 2023. Ted grew up in the Guide Rock community and received his formal education attending the Guide Rock schools, graduating with the Class of 1979. Working as a professional over the road truck driver, Ted was employed with a number of companies in his career. He covered all of the lower 48 states as well as Canada and Mexico. He enjoyed the challen...
Phillip Gleason, 77, of Guide Rock, died Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, at the Kearney Regional Medical Center. Services are pending....
The Superior High School boys and girls wrestling teams competed at the state tournament held at Omaha's CHI Center Thursday through Saturday. The event marked the first time Superior girls competed at the state event. They finished in 60th place, with six points, in the 74 team Class D field. The boys finished in 38th place, with 12 points, in the 54 team Class C field. Cheyenne Stacy earned six team points in the 115 pound weight bracket when she won two of her three consolation round...
It was a disappointing end to a stellar season for the Superior High School girls basketball team. They drew a favorable draw in sub-district C-2 8 where they would vie for a berth in the district finals and a chance to advance to the state tournament. They had downed both Thayer Central, the number two seed, and Sutton, the number three seed, twice during the regular season.Unfortunately for the Wildcats, Sutton refused to follow the seedings script. They downed Thayer Central, Tuesday, while...
Coe Nielson competed for Rock Hills at the Region 4-2-1A state qualifying wrestling meet at Beloit Saturday. He wrestled in the 113-pound weight bracket. He earned three team points but failed to qualify for the state meet at Hays. He finished the season with a 22-11 record....
Seven teams competed for the state drill team high kick title in Grand Island, Friday, at the Heartland Events Center. The Superior High School Drill team brought home the State Class C-2/D runner-up trophy. Stephanie Corman, coach, said, “ I am proud of this group of girls. Because of an injury, we had to redo the entire performance, last Monday.” This is Corman’s tenth year to coach the team. It is the fourth year in a row the team has brought home a trophy from the state competition. “It is awesome,” Corman said. “Every year I raise the b...
The Superior High School boys basketball team exited post-season play, Monday, when they lost to Thayer Central 59-44 at Alma. They closed out their regular season schedule with a 65-32 loss to Sutton at Sutton Friday. Ashton Grassman led the Wildcats scoring against Sutton with 12 points. Tanner Theis dropped in nine points. Colten Butler netted six points. Jacob Meyer scored four points. Tate Streit canned a free throw for a point. Meyer put up 20 points against Thayer Central. Tanner Theis scored a point. Roscoe Baumbach added seven points....
A boy, Ryley Donn, was born on Jan. 11, at Mary Lanning Hospital in Hastings to Derrick and Jacki Drohman of Oak. He weighed 6 lbs. 10 oz. and was 20 inches long. He was welcomed home by big brothers, Ryker and Rixten....
