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Monday evening members of the Superior City Council approved the one and six-year street improvement plan proposed by the city’s engineering firm, Olsson & Associates. While the plans are subject to change as needs change and the weather forces adjustments, the city street deparment plans to armour coat about 20 blocks of streets and replank the Fourth Street bridge. It was hoped the bridge could be replanked last year but weather conditions did not permit. As a state highway construction project is expected to bring a hot-mix asphalt plant t...
The Rock Hills High School girls basketball team lost to Southern Cloud in a 39-35 heartbreaker at Mankato last Tuesday. They closed out their regular season schedule with a 59-22 loss to Thunder Ridge at Mankato Friday. The Grizzlies played their opening round regional 1A game against Logan at Mankato, Tuesday, with game results unavailable at press time. The Grizzlies progress through the regional ranks will depend on the outcome of Tuesday's game. The Grizzlies finished with a 7 -12 regular...
By now registered voters living within the three wards that compose the City of Superior should have received a large (10x15) envelope containing a ballot and instructions on how to voice their opinion in the special election called by the Superior City Council. For longtime residents, this will be the fourth time they have been asked to either approve or reject a city sales tax and economic development plan. The first time they went to the polls the voters approved the development plan but rejected the request to add a 1 percent city sales...
Superior School's successful after school Kids' Club for kindergarten through sixth grade students is well organized and run by adults, but there are five high school students who need credit for the success of the program. Luka Benjamin, Kaylee Flaata, Mikynzie Hansen, Haley West and Jayden Simmons are aides who work with students also. Flaata, Simmons Benjamin began in September working in the program while Hansen and West started after volleyball season ended. Flaata and Hanson enjoy working...
We won! Superior High School's drill team has plenty to be cheer about. Friday they brought home the first place trophy in the C2 High Kick division at the Cheer and Dance Championship hosted by the Nebraska State Athletic Administration Association at Grand Island. The team competed against six other teams in their division. Their coach, Stephanie Corman, said the Superior High School team would have been in third place point wise if all 28 teams were in the same division. Superior High...
The solar array located east of the Superior Wastewater Treatement plant has been in operation long enough to have allowed the collection of a full year’s worth of data. Thus far the results look good. Monday evening the operation was reviewed by members of the Superior City Council. Larry Brittenham, utility department manager, said the solar power generated locally contributed to the 2.2 percent average reduction of electric rates that took effect on Oct. 1. Further savings are expected to be obtained this year as the utility department c...
Seventy-five years ago, forces from both the United States Marine Corps and the United States Navy were involved in the fierce and bloody battle for Iwo Jima. The island was small, only 8.1 square miles in area. Equal in size to eight sections of land. Iwo Jima had three Japanese airfields, a principal reason for the decision to take the island. The battle was predicted to last only one week. Victory, however, required five weeks of the fiercest and bloodiest fighting in the Pacific Theater....
Eighteen new and current board members, city council members and county commission members attended a training at the Burr Oak Community Library Thursday night. The Jewell County Community Development (JCCDA) coordinator started off the training with a general overview about what community development is and what makes it different from other organizations, such as a chamber of commerce. She also explained how the organization is funded, how it is set up and what leads to the massive 333...
“Jewell – We’ve Got A Story To Tell”! This story is of the Saints who have gone marching through Jewell’s Sesquicentennial history. Nathan Carlyle Saint of Jewell is the sixth generation of the Saint family to farm in the Jewell area. Twenty-six-year old Saint is the son of Curtis and Annette Higgins Saint who have been farming west of Jewell since their wedding on Aug. 17, 1991. But it all began in 1871 with Nathan’s great-great-great grandparents, Nathan Albertson and Louisa Francis Daw...
The 2020 Post Rock District 4-H Day was held Feb. 8 at the First United Methodist Church in Beloit. Members from Jewell, Lincoln, Mitchell, Osborne and Smith County 4-H participated. At this annual 4-H event, members perform talent, informative presentations and demonstrations in front of a judge and receive verbal and written feedback. 4-H members grow their communication skills and performing arts talent through participation in this annual event. Any 4-H member who receives a purple ribbon on a demonstration or illustrated talk, and is age 9...
With March just around the corner, the National Weather Service (NWS) in Hastings will soon begin its annual blitz of spotter talks across south central Nebraska and north central Kansas. A total of 30 spotter talks are scheduled in March and April, one in each county served by the NWS Office in Hastings. A complete list of all the spotter talks is available at the following link: https://www.weather.gov/gid/SpotterInformation. The spotter talks are free and open to public. Some of the presentation topics include: severe storm hazards, severe...
The local unit of Superior United Methodist Women met on a cold Wednesday evening, Feb. 19, at the church. Seven members were present. Linda Cox acted as president and secretary in the absence of those two officers. Sue Rose reported on the Valentine Gifts of Love given to homebound members. This was a joint project with the church youth. Members signed a birthday card to be sent to a missionary in India who works with special needs children. The spring district meeting will be held Saturday, April 18 at Hastings. Reservations are needed by...
Sen. Dan Hughes of Venango sipped a can of soda and scanned the filling room of climate change resolution testifiers in the Nebraska State Capitol Feb. 20. Testifiers and those there only to observe- old, young, and every age in-between- filled the seats and quietly waited through the agenda for the day until it was time to begin the hearing for LR 294, a bill that addresses climate change. “My name is Lane Albrecht, a 13-year-old, and you need to listen to me,” said Lane Albrecht, a student at Prairie Hill Learning Center in Roca. “Our resol...
Rock Hills Junior High School competed well at the Beloit Junior High Scholars Bowl Tournament Thursday. There were nine teams competing. The eighth grade team was made up of Hannah Simmelink, Cooper Rhea, Mason McMains, Bella Volker, Abbey Schleifer, Matthew Rice and Cody Cleary. Matthew Rice and Cody Cleary both seventh graders competed on the eighth grade team because of the large number of sixth and seventh graders. The eighth grade team won second place medals. This was the last meet of...
Nine veterans and one spouse were honored at a recognition ceremony held at the Glen Elder American Legion Post 143. Post 143 graciously allowed Desire Tobey Sears Chapter, NSDAR to host this ceremony at their post. As a member of the United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration, our Chapter’s purpose is to recognize, thank and honor United States military veterans who served during the Vietnam War and surviving spouses. More than 40 family, friends and community members attended the 2 p...
Vernon R. Snider, 91, of Mankato, Kan., died Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, at theMitchell County Hospital. He was born on Sept. 25, 1928, in Wichita Falls, Texas to JR and Fannie (High-tower) Snider. Vernon was a graduate of Wichita Falls High School. He then went on to Perkins School of Theology at SMU where he met his wife while doing missionary work. Vernon was a member of the Lions Club, Shriners, Jewell County Lodge 11 AF & AM for 61 years, and the Retired Methodist ministers group. He loved his...
Hastings resident Lynn David Schriever, 73, died Feb. 11, at his home. His funeral was Feb. 15, at First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. A family graveside service will be held at a later date. Burial will be in the Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery near Superior. Lynn was born to Harvey and Fern Schriever and was raised on the family farm near Superior. He was baptized on July 14, 1946, by Pastor J. Alvin Rueter; and confirmed on June 5, 1960, by Pastor S. Haferman; both at Salem Lutheran Church. Lynn attended Bea...
Barbara June “Bobbie” (Mileger) Shuck was born March 19, 1926, in Edgar, Neb. She died Feb. 18, at the Valley Regional Hospital in Browns ville, Texas, with her five children by her side. Bobbie lived a long and fulfilling life of 93 years and was ready to “go home” to be with her beloved husband. Bill. and her dear sisters, Billie and Pat. Bobbie was the middle daughter of Ralph and Fannie (Jeffs) Mileger. She lived her entire life in the Edgar community, supplemented by the last 10 years as a Winter Texan in the South Padre Island-...
Marian Joyce Ferebee, the daughter of Loren and Amy (Hoins) Bailey, was born April 26, 1933, northeast of Guide Rock, Neb., in Webster County. She died Feb. 22, at her home north of Nelson, surrounded by her family. Marian's early childhood was on the family farm where she was born. The family moved to southeast of Guide Rock, where she graduated from high school in 1951. After graduation she and her twin sister, Maxine, moved to Superior, and worked at Armours. Marian was united in marriage to James Ferebee on Feb. 16, 1957, at the Guide Rock...
Steven D. Ferguson, 69, of Lincoln, Neb. (former longtime resident of York Neb.), died on Feb. 19, 2020. Steve was born in Nelson, November of 1950, to Norma Lucille Ferguson and David Dale Ferguson. He was a 1969 graduate of York High School, earned his associate degree at York College, then attended Memphis State University, before starting his flying career in the Memphis area. Although he always treated every passenger as a celebrity, however, Steve did have the pleasure of serving as pilot for a long list of celebrities, which included...
Lorena I. Pate, 96, was born Oct. 14, 1923, in a farmhouse in Jewell County, to Sarah (Gilbert) and George Walker. She died this life on Friday, Feb. 21, at the Sun Porch of Smith Center in Smith Center. Lorena received her formal education and graduated from the Mankato High School in 1941. She was united in marriage with Neil Pate on April 1, 1950. They made their home on the farm south of Esbon. This union was blessed with five children, Eldon, Terry, Michael, Greg and Nancy. Lorena lost Neil in 1962, due to an accident on the farm. She...
Jeffrey Allyn Strnad, son of Shirley Eugene and Jessie Marie (Houdek) Strnad, was born on Sept. 25, 1960 in Topeks. Jeff grew up around Scandia, and graduated from Scandia High School. Following high school, Jeff attended Kansas State University, where he majored in ag. economics. Following college, Jeff returned to the Scandia area, where he worked for his dad at Republican Valley Cattle Feeders. Jeff’s true passion was farming and the land. During his lifetime, Jeff worked at United Grain, Nesika Energy and Premium Feeders, and he was i...
The Rock Hills boys basketball team saw their hopes for a trip to the state championship dashed when they fell to Logan, 66-43, at Mankato. Monday. The Grizzlies ended their regular season schedule with a 71-52 win over Southern Cloud at Mankato last Tuesday. They won their final regular season game with a 66-56 win over Thunder Ridge, 59-22 at Mankato Friday. The Grizzlies 2019-2020 regular season record was 12-7. For seniors Keegan Wagner, Noah Williams and Rylee Whelchel the regional game marked the end of their Rock Hill basketball...
The Deshler Dragons ended the Lawrence-Nelson boys basketball team regular season with a 41-36 loss at Deshler Friday. The Raiders opened sub-district D2-6 play, Tuesday against Nebraska Christian at Grand Island Central Catholic, Grand Island. Game results were unavailable at press time. Lawrence-Nelson was the number two seed with Nebraska Christian being the number three seed. Friday's loss left the Raiders with a 12-9 regular season record. Logan Menke was the top Raiders scorer with 15 poin...
The Superior High School girls basketball team romped past their two opponents in the C2-8 subdistrict event at Fairbury High School to advance to the district level. The Wildcats earned a 55-26 win over Thayer Central last Tuesday. They followed up with a 72-41 pasting of Fillmore Central, Thursday to advance to the C2-7 district final. Thayer Central trailed 17-10 after the first quarter of play. Superior held the Titans scoreless in the second quarter to take a 31-10 lead into the half. The...
