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After last week’s below zero temperatures, it almost feels like we are living in a tropical paradise. On Monday afternoon, at least one person called at The Express window in shirtsleeves. That didn’t happen last week. Following the death of Rita’s father on Feb. 4, we closely followed the weather forecasts and looked for a time when her mother could safely attend a graveside service. Because of the COVID regulations, Mrs. Chatham could not attend a traditional church or funeral home service. Thankfully, Saturday, the day picked for the funer...
Maybe I’m considered to be old fashioned in today’s society, but I enjoy holding a book in my hand to read instead of looking at the words on a tablet screen. When I go shopping for something, I like to hold it in my hands, look at the exact color and try it on if it’s clothing instead of looking at items on the computer screen. Though I do necessary online shopping from time to time, I still prefer to see what I’m getting. Another of my perks is I enjoy sending and receiving hand written notes and letters. Now I know a person these days ca...
The first copies of a soon to be released book arrived this week at the author’s home in Superior. Lew Hunter, the retired chairman of the University of California at Los Angles (UCLA) film and screen writing department, will soon have a new book available for those interested in screen writing. The book features transcripts from 22 Oscar winning screenwriters. A Southern Nebraska native, Hunter is an American screenwriter, author and educator and chairman emeritus and professor of screenwriting at the UCLA Department of Film and Television. M...
Last week cold weather strained the various fire safety systems installed in public buildings. It wasn't unusual for alarm systems to turn in false alarms. Sometimes water in fire sprinkler systems froze. Both happened at the Superior Auditorium. Sunday afternoon and again on Monday, the auditorium's automatic alarm systems signalled a false fire. Sunday afternoon members of the Superior Volunteer Fire Department responded to the call and with members of the auditorium committee checked the...
Residents of Superior were invited to attend a public hearing to review the community’s street plans for the next six years. The hearing was held when members of the city council met Monday evening. Though a representative of the city’s engineering firm was present to discuss the plan, the general public was not represented. The engineer did briefly review the plan with members of the council. The one year plan contains a number of smaller maintenance projects while city government continues to save for a major resurfacing project. That pro...
On Monday South Heartland District Health Department (SHDHD) officials reported three additional COVID-19-related deaths of previously reported cases, bringing the health district total to fifty-eight (58). Michele Bever, district director said the deaths were Adams County residents, including a man in his 80s, a woman in her 70s, and a woman in her 80s. Bever also reported 17 lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases in the previous four days (Feb. 19 to Feb. 22), averaging 4.25 new cases per day and bringing the cumulative number of cases in the...
After the arctic temperatures blanketed the region last week, the Superior Utilities Department is reminding residents they will likely see a sharp increase in their upcoming utility bill. On average the residential monthly gas usage doubled and the electric usage was not far behind that. Additionally, the cost for the commodity itself increased as gas usage skyrocketed across the country and several power plants went out of service because of the extreme temperatures. The local utilities tried to control these costs through a variety of real...
"I am an American; free born and free bred, where I acknowledge no man as my superior, except for his own worth, or as my inferior, except for his on demerit." -Theodore Roos- evelt These words spoken by Teddy Roosevelt have a special place in my heart because I was not born free. I was not born with luxurious rights people here in the United States are born with. So I show my patriotism any way I can. Some ways I show patriotism are by thanking veterans, voting and respecting the flag....
Terry Scott Pedersen, the son of Victor and Roberta (Klingenberger) Pedersen, was born on March 22, 1963 at Belleville, Kan. He died Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, at the Brodstone Memorial Hospital at the age of 57 years, 10 months, 29 days. Terry was a Superior High School graduate. For many years he worked at Reinke Manufacturing in Deshler. He did some truck driving and he worked at a pig farm near Fairbury. He enjoyed hand fishing, riding his motorcycles, his friends and talking with anyone close...
Douglas G. Sterkel, 54, of Madison, N.J., died at home on Feb. 13, 2021. A memorial service will be planned at a later date. Arrangements are by Wm. A. Bradley & Son Funeral Home in Chatham. Doug was born in Superior, the son of Darwin and Sandra (Klawit- ter) Sterkel. He grew up on a farm near Nelson, Neb., and graduated from Nelson High School where he was active in FFA, football and track. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where he was a member of...
Roy G. Lyons, 80, formerly of Mankato, died Monday at the Belleville Health Care Center. Arrangements are pending at this time with Melby Mortuary, Mankato....
Kenley Joe German, 86, the son of Kenneth Hadley German and Ellen Elizabeth (Shull) German was born March 9, 1934, in Glen Elder and died Feb. 18, in Deshler. Kenley grew up and attended the local public schools in Glen Elder, and later attended Kansas State University, Manhattan,. On June 6, 1954, he was united in marriage to Lela Don Fox. To this union three children were born: Craig, Deborah and Randall. After leaving Kansas State, Kenley worked in Concordia at a creamery, making ice cream for a couple of years. He began his long railroad ca...
Memories . . . Not all memories are great, but for the most part, it seems we remember the “good memories” more than other memories. (Or even the good things about bad events.) I don’t know if that is true or not, but I’ll go with it as that is what I think I do. In thinking about memories, I sure enjoy any eight-year-old boy (or girl) talking about “years ago” that were “the good old days.” What brought up this subject of memory was a reflection I read in a newspaper comparing the coronavirus of 2020 and 2021 with the poliovirus of t...
Even though there is still white stuff in the forecast, spring is on its way! I noticed a tulip pushing through the earth near my foundation and the tiniest buds on my lilac bushes. I enjoy watching nature come back to life. I can’t wait for the morning when I am awakened by a bunch of birds chirping. I’m excited about the warmer weather. I hope with this new vaccine folks are getting we can get back to somewhat of the regularly scheduled programming. My hope is I can get back into the world to report and write. COVID season has been pre...
Lawrence-Nelson will host their annual dinner theater (Dessert Theater) on Saturday, March 27, at the high school with doors opening at 5:30. Because of COVID-19 restrictions, some changes have been made to the night’s events. Masks will be required to enter and must be worn at all times. A dessert will be served, instead of a meal, in between the middle school musical and high school play. The reason for this is to limit the amount of time spectators will be unmasked while eating. Tickets go on sale ($10 per ticket) this week and will be s...
Royce Gonzales, clerk of the district court, grew up in Nuckolls County and has lived here most of his life. In 2005, Royce married, Nancy Hess. The couple attended Bible college together after they were married. They serve together as youth ministers and are active in their church. They enjoy the outdoors! Often they can be found at the lake enjoying a day of fishing and taking in the outdoors. Royce is the administrator of the district court. His duties include processing civil, criminal and...
After such a cold stretch of weather, it’s hard to believe spring is around the corner and so is severe weather. In an effort to help everyone prepare, the National Weather Service (NWS) is sponsoring the 2021 Kansas Severe Weather Awareness Week March 1 to 5. One key to surviving a natural disaster is preparedness. To that end, the NWS will conduct a tornado drill to help everyone practice their safety plan. The tornado drill will occur at 10 a.m., Tuesday. A test tornado warning will be issued by each local NWS office. The NWS suggests e...
The Jewell County Commissioners Brent Beck, Steve Greene and Keith Roe met Tuesday, Feb. 16. The minutes of the Feb. 12, special meeting were approved with the addition of “All commissioners received considerable input from the community.” The commissioners unanimously disapproved Jeremy Luedke’s application for an emergency for vehicle permit. Steve Greene seconded the motion. Don Jacobs, sheriff, advised two deputies were attending the law enforcement academy. He has been working on courthouse security. Jacobs gave an update on the Burr...
"I am the granddaughter of Margaret Breen and the daughter of Carl and Carla Waugh," Mankato resident, Jennifer Urbaniak said. "I also have a twin brother, Jeremy, who is a fire fighter in Olathe." Beginning today, Thursday, Urbaniak will be the branch manager of Farmway Credit Union in Mankato. She graduated from Mankato High. Urbaniak went to Fort Hays State University two times, once to get her associate's degree and the other to obtain her bachelor's degree. Urbaniak met her husband,...
The Class D state wrestling tournament took place Wednesday and Thursday, Feb.17 and 18 at CHI Health Center Event Center in Omaha. Superior's Hayden Neeman (40-2), a sophomore, won second place in the 106 lb. bracket. In Round 1, Hayden won by fall (Fall 0:49) over Dierks Nekoliczak (24-18) representing Central Valley. In the quarterfinal match, Hayden won by major decision (MD 11-3) over Layne Sturek (50-9) from Pender. In the semifinal match, Hayden won by major decision (MD 10-1) over Reece...
The Superior High School wrestling team had five members taking to the mats at the state wrestling tournament held Wednesday and Thursday at the CHI Center in Omaha. They faced off against the best of the best from across the state in Class D. When the event ended, Superior was tied for 24th place, with 27 points, in the 66 team field. Hayden Neeman, a sophomore, won his first three matches in the 106 pound weight bracket to advance to the championship round Thursday. He had lost only one match throughout the season. His opponent, Eli Lanham,...
Superior traveled to Sutton Friday night to end their regular season schedule. Sutton gained a 15 to 6 lead after the first quarter by hitting three 3-point shots in a row. Sutton extended their lead to 28 to 12 at the half. Turnovers plagued the Wildcats in the first half, committing 14. “Turnovers killed us in that first half. We have been working on moving the basketball and we decided to over dribble causing too many turnovers,” said Coach Chadwell. Superior cut into the lead a couple times, but each time Sutton responded. “Sutton is a goo...
It wasn’t easy but the Lawrence-Nelson girls basketball team swept their D 2-7 sub-district bracket to advance to the District D2-2 District final. One more win and the Raiders are state tournament bound. The Raiders entered the sub-district fray as the number three seed. They disposed of number 2 seed Wilcox-Hildreth 39-36 at Franklin, last Tuesday. The Raiders then ousted the number one seeded Franklin Flyers 32-30 in overtime, at Franklin, Thursday, to move on to the district finals. Lawrence-Nelson and Wilcox-Hildreth played each other even...
The Lawrence-Nelson boys basketball team ended the regular season portion of their schedule, Friday, with a 57-48 loss to the Deshler Dragons at Nelson. The Raiders opened sub-district D 1-6 play at Davenport Monday where they were downed 58-43 by fifth seeded Thayer Central. The Raiders entered the play-in game as the number four seed. Lawrence-Nelson finished with an 11-12 record for the complete season. The Raiders trailed Thayer Central 8-6 at the conclusion of the first quarter of play....
