Articles from the March 23, 2023 edition


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  • Leonard Jeardoe

    Mar 23, 2023

    Leonard Rex Jeardoe, 74, of Hebron, son of Alva and Geneva (Kasl) Jeardoe, was born on June 9, 1948, in Belleville. He died Friday, March 10, at Holmes Lake Rehabilitation and Care Center in Lincoln, Nebraska. Leonard grew up in Belleville, attending school and graduating from Belleville High School with the Class of 1966. After graduation he attended Beloit Vo-Tech School in Beloit and became a lineman. Leonard enlisted with the United States Navy on June 24, 1968, the day before he’d be drafted. He served in the Navy Seabees from 1968 u...

  • Robert Culver Sr.

    Mar 23, 2023

    Robert Harold Culver Sr., age 97, of Lincoln died on March 14, 2023. He was born in Silver Creek, Nebraska, to William and Hilda (Rann) Culver on July 11, 1925. While working for the Bell Telephone Company, he met Monita Heitman in 1946. They married in Lincoln, Nebraska, in 1947. Together they raised four children. He was a proud Navy veteran of WWII seeing action at Iwo Jima, Okinawa and Tokyo Bay. He served with his shipmates on the destroyer Samuel N. Moore 747. He retired from Lincoln...

  • Jane Myers

    Mar 23, 2023

    Jane E. Myers, 74, of Mankato, died March 19. A graveside service will be at 1 p.m., Friday, March 24, at the Burr Oak Cemetery. Memorials are requested to the Jewell County Hospital Activity Fund, and may be sent in care of Melby Mortuary....

  • Kenneth Lovejoy

    Mar 23, 2023

    Kenneth E. Lovejoy, 102, of Red Cloud, died March 20, at the Veteran’s Home in Kearney, Nebraska. He was born Feb. 22, 1921. His funeral will be at 1 p.m. today (Thursday), at the Williams Funeral Home in Red Cloud with the Rev. Dan Benedict officiating. Interment with military honors will be at the New Virginia Cemetery. Visitation was 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, and Thursday, 8 a.m. until service time at the funeral home....

  • Francis Willmeth

    Mar 23, 2023

    Francis Dale Willmeth, 80, died March 14, at the Jewell County Hospital, Mankato. Kleppinger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....

  • SHS boys golf

    Mar 23, 2023

    The Superior High School boys golf team open their 2023 campaign today (Thursday) at the Superior Country Club. Their scheduled season opening match at Geneva, Tuesday, was cancelled because the course was not in a playable condition. Today’s match was originally set for Tuesday but was rescheduled because of the state FFA convention at Lincoln. The quad match will feature intra-county rival Lawrence-Nelson High School as well as Sutton. The Wildcats host the Superior Invitational, Tuesday. It will be played over the Superior Country Club c...

  • SHS track

    Mar 23, 2023

    The Superior High School boys and girls track and field teams opened their 2023 season at the Sutton Invitational Tuesday. Meet results were unavailable at press time. The Wildcats compete at back to back meets Friday and Saturday. They travel to Wilcox, Friday, for the Wilcox-Hildreth Invitational. Superior visits Fairbury Saturday for the Fairbury Invitational....

  • L-N golf at Superior

    Mar 23, 2023

    The Lawrence-Nelson High School boys golf team opens the 2023 season today (Thursday) at the Superior quadrangular match being played over the Superior Country Club Course. The team will return to Superior, Tuesday, for the Superior Invitational. The event will be played over the Superior Country Club Course....

  • Lawrence-Nelson track opens season

    Mar 23, 2023

    The Lawrence-Nelson boys and girls track and field teams open the 2023 season at the Deshler Twilight triangular match today (Thursday). The team travels to Kenesaw, Tuesday, for the Kenesaw Invitational. Members of the boys team are Aidan Zikmund, Carter Griffis, Cody Funk, Devyn Zikmund, Erik Wheeland, Nolan Ostdiek, Nathan Pofahl, Rocky Miller, Roy Davidson, Sawyer Cox and Tyson Kotinek. Members of the girls team are Addison McCloskey, Hanna Skinner, Jessica Sole and Sydney Biltoft. Preston Hild serves as the head coach....

  • Superior archery attends state

    Mar 23, 2023

    Saturday 24 students from Superior Public Schools attended the 2023 Nebraska NASP State Tournament in Lincoln. Owen Perrie was Superior' highest scoring archer. He shot 10 - tens and scored a 269. Perrie ranked 25 out of 107 high school boys, and 10 out of 35 twelfth grade boys. The second highest scorer was Danny Fuller, a seventh grade student, who shot eight - tens and scored a 262. He ranked 14 out of 172 middle school boys and third out of 54 seventh grade boys. Third high scorer was Jade...