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When planning a trip to the Hill Country of Texas, we had to reschedule three times. A terrible ice storm had hit most of Texas including the place we wanted to go. Roads were so icy that traveling on the highways was not warranted unless absolutely necessary. No delivery trucks could travel, so the stores, gasoline pumps and propane stations were low on their supplies. As the storm held so long with the unusual below freezing temperatures, supplies soon ran out. The ice covered the trees, the electrical lines and soon power was off. Some place...
The last issue of the Nuckolls County Locomotive-Gazette newspaper included a feature about Susan Rogers, the current Nuckolls County assessor. It was one of a series to better acquaint the newspaper’s readers with their current county officials. The paper, which was available on the internet Wednesday afternoon, apparently was read by hucksters seeking to lift some easy money out of Nuckolls County. Before noon on Thursday Mrs. Rogers had received two telephone calls offering to sell her digital copies of her article. Had she agreed, the p...
Directors of the Nuckolls County Ag Society are planning to host at least two public events this year on the Nuckolls County Fairgrounds south of Nelson. The first will be the 146th Nuckolls County Fair. Dates will be July 10 through 14. That is a Saturday through Wednesday. While a fair was held last year, because of COVID-19 concerns, the public was not allowed on the fairgrounds. It is hoped the 2021 fair will not have to deal with those restrictions. The fair program will once again feature professional rodeo action. The fairgrounds will...
Looking to the future, members of the Superior City Council Monday evening authorized contracting with Olsson Associates to begin identifying options for adding to the community’s present water supply. Andrew Brittenham, the city’s utilities manager, said, the city wells located northeast of the community are adequately meeting current needs. However, he optimistically, said additional water may be needed in five to 10 years. Currently the city is operating five wells and has one on standby. The current well field was developed in the 197...
There is more business growth on the horizon in Superior. A business with locations in Blue Hill and Red Cloud is expanding their footprint to include Superior. Cassandra Himmelberg and Nicole Mackin are co-owners of the Corner Nook, Blue Hill, and Corner Nook 2, Red Cloud, shops. They will be opening their third location in the building which most recently was home to Big's Diner and The Bad Rooster at the northeast corner of Third and Commercial streets. A tentative opening date of early June...
Kelly McNichols, a Burr Oak area farmer and craftsman, drove his one-of-a-kind sports car to which he has affixed the Meteor name to town last Wednesday. The automobile was assembled in McNichols shop from either repurposed parts or parts he made. For example the fuel tank is from a Farmall M tractor. What appears to be airplane-style exhaust pipes are from a milking machine. He had the car together last year but during the winter he took it apart and painted it in a combination of blue and...
The Jewell County commissioners met last Monday. Commissioners Brent Beck, Steve Greene and Keith Roe were present. Nancy Marihugh, health administrator, provided an update on COVID-19 vaccines. She said they can only vaccinate Kansas residents. She had inquiries about prom, and it will be allowed with some restrictions. She discussed the home health transition. She also said that KDHE has a grant allocation available to each county with an application deadline of March 15. Kevin Peroutek, noxious weed director, left the annual noxious weed...
We have begun spring yard work at our house on Fourth Street. Ten years ago, it would have been an easy task and finished in a three-day weekend. That is not the case anymore. Honestly, if my husband and son weren’t helping, I would probably work until I dropped dead trying to get it done, but they remind me that “Rome wasn’t built in a day.” The idea is to have a blank slate that we can easily mow and maintain while we are working on the interior of the home. I tend to go into projects, big and small, guns blazing! When I want something, I wan...
Early Friday morning, a call went out to Oak and Nelson Volunteer firefighters. Around 3:30 a.m., a fire was spotted on Road 4600 at the corner of QR. By the time volunteers arrived on the scene, it was too late to save the structure. The cause of the fire is not yet known. The house owned by John and Deb Melton of Oak burnt to the ground. Fortunately, it was a calm morning, and the fire did not spread to the surrounding trees and fields. No one was living in the house. It was mainly used for...
Members of the Superior Board of Education accepted four certified resignations Monday evening: Kevin Miller – athletic director and teacher; Jacki Porter – guidance counselor, Kaitlyn Moore – kindergarten teacher and Taylor Ruzicka-Scheele – third grade teacher. Moore has accepted a position as a preschool teacher with the Gretna Public Schools. They approved extending a contract to Haley Vannatter, Morrill, Neb., to fill an elementary position. Vannatter will complete a bachelor of arts in education degree from the University of Nebrask...
Last month, new recording equipment was installed in the secondary music room. Music students are using the new equipment to record their performances for competitions and master classes later this month. Only small groups and solos will be allowed at districts this year because of COVID -19 restrictions. The district music contest in schedule in April. All 7-12 music classes will be represented at the Music in Our Schools Month Concert on March 25....
AccuWeather advises a wild week of weather is ahead for a massive portion of the country. Our April-like temperatures have been a spring tease but a reality check is bringing some weather risks to the central plains. AccuWeather meteorologists are monitoring the potential for an even bigger and more potent storm that could take aim from the Rockies to the Plains by the weekend. Not only could the weekend storm drop heavy snowfall amounts, but it could also unleash the potential for severe weather and flooding rain. The storm that has been on...
Somewhere in the Bible there is a line that says: “Nothing new under the sun.” I believe that whole heartedly. However, there are many things that sure seem “new” to me. But that is my own shortfall, not something wrong with the statement. The reason I bring this up is because Saturday was the second funeral in the family via “Zoom.” A year or two ago the word “Zoom” had an entire different meaning than it has today, in our computer age. “Zoom” is a computer program that allows communication (both audio and video) with a group almost anywhe...
“Pandemic” . . . The word will forever be connected with the 2020-2021 school year. Across the nation, some schools have never opened up for the school year. In Nebraska . . . the pandemic did have a considerable impact, but nothing close to what many parts of the nations had. ‘In-person’ classes were held and the high school sports were pretty much on schedule. That includes track and golf this spring. With the usual Nebraska Spring weather to contend with, the athletic events are slowly coming upon the students. A run-down of student...
The City of Nelson held its regularly scheduled council meeting Monday. It was a typical meeting. The role was called, the minutes of the last meeting approved, the law enforcement report was read.Overweight vehicles, speeding tickets and DUIs were reported. The auditors from Dana Cole were present. This year’s audit went well They said the city clerk has kept impeccable records as always. An opening is available on the Cemetery Board because of Russ Snyder’s resignation. Properties currently unkept and in disrepair were discussed. It was dec...
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) last Wednesday rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Mankato public water supply system. The advisory was issued because of a line break resulting in a loss of pressure in the distribution system. Laboratory testing samples collected from the City of Mankato indicate no evidence of bacteriological contamination and all other conditions that placed the system at risk of contamination are deemed by KDHE officials to be resolved....
News reports about astronomical electricity bills have Prairie Land Electric members fearing how much the energy emergencies in February will increase their bill. While power purchase bills have not yet been assessed, Prairie Land is anticipating the costs to be exponential. Kirk Girard, CEO, said the extraordinary, voluntary efforts that Prairie Land members made to conserve energy helped minimize the number and lengths of the energy emergency alerts and service interruption orders issued by the Southwest Power Pool.“This truly made a big diff...
Spring is on the way and so is the opening of the Superior High School golf team's season. Kirk Utecht, coach, has 15 members on the squad. Because the school does not field enough golfers for a girls team in the fall, the Wildcats have both girls and boys on the team. Senior and four-year starter Conner Blackstone is the team leader. Todd Keifer is the other returning senior. Emma Henderson and Taygun Rothchild represent the junior class. The sophomore contingent consists of Aaron Allgood,...
The Rock Hills High School Dance Team will perform at the state 2A high school basketball tournament at Kansas State University’s Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Saturday. Dance team members are Kaylynn Anderes, Karrigan Dunstan, Jauclyn Lemke, Selena Luong and Paige Zadina. Jessica Shulda is the team coach....
And so the season ends for the Rock Hills High School boys basketball team with a 59-44 loss to Stockton, at Osborne, Friday. The Grizzlies were the number one seed but were outplayed by Stockton. Rock Hills earned a first round bye because of their seed. This extended time period of no game activity may have worked against the Grizzlies when it came game time. Rock Hills mounted a fierce third quarter comeback attempt. They were unable to maintain the momentum and saw their season come to an...
Jenny (left) and Shannon McCord, operators of Superior's Ideal Market, look out from a window opening of the new office space being constructed inside the store. The work is expected to be completed in two weeks. The expansion will allow for future expansion of the deli department....
The City of Superior has been the recipient of a grant from the State of Nebraska to build affordable houses. The city pays part of the building costs. These are recouped along with additional funds when the houses are sold. The first two houses, being constructed by Saathoff Construction on West Eighth Street, are on their way to completion. The "Project Boom" program will use the reclaimed funds to construct more houses as part of an effort to revitalize Superior's housing...
Donna Kay Menke, the daughter of Ivan and Lola (VanMatre) Hesman, was born May 4, 1945, in Roseland, Neb. She died March 2, 2021, at her home in Nelson, Neb. at the age of 75 years, 9 months, 26 days. Donna attended country school near Pauline through the eighth grade, and graduated from Blue Hill High School in 1963. After graduating, she worked for Delta Airline for three and half years taking reservations in Chicago and Los Angeles. She was united in marriage to James Menke on Aug. 23, 1967...
Patricia (Pat) G. Hedden, 85, of Glendale, Ariz., died Feb. 16, 2021. She was born Aug. 18, 1935, in St. Joseph, Mo. Her family later settled in Mankato, Kan., where she graduated from Man- kato High School. She then attended Kansas State University and received a degree in elementary education. There she married the love of her life, Wes. Her first assignment was teaching in a one room school with no running water. She thought she got her ability to teach to all ages and abilities in this...
Janice Elaine (Tambke) Schultz, 69, of Ruskin, Neb. died March 2, 2021, in her home with family by her side. She was born to Harold and Joan (Crane) Tambke in Hebron, Neb., on Oct. 7, 1951. After attending Deshler Public School through fourth grade, she finished school in Ruskin, graduating from Ruskin High School in 1969. She attended Kearney State College and the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. Janice was baptized at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hebron, Neb. She attended Mass and CCD cla...
