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My original plan when I left Pennsylvania to travel was to follow Route 6 from there to California. After I bought my camper, I headed to AAA for a “trip tick” of the proposed route with accompanying paper maps and travel books. I knew I would take side trips along the way but I could always return to Route 6. I spent a month at my cousin’s estate in Maryland to get my “sea legs” for camping before heading out. I had been several weeks on the road and had several side trips when I crossed the state line from Pennsylvania into Ohio. I came to a...
It seems the last weekend of March and its weather is leading us towards an April Fools joke. The calendar tells us March 20 was the first day of Spring. We were ready for the weather to change from winter to spring. The green blades of wheat are beginning to be seen as the country landscape has barely begun to turn from gray and browns to a light green. Last Saturday, the weather reports led us to believe that there would be a 70 percent to 90 percent chance of rain headed our way. Because it is so dry here, we were hoping the reports were...
Sunday afternoon, as part of the annual meeting of the Nuckolls County Historical Society held in the museum complex’s Pioneer Hall, those attending were asked to participate in a Nuckolls County Trivia game. I got four and a half answers right. How many can you get? 1. What was the name of the lumber company that had a lumber yard in Superior and Nelson in the early 1900s? (While not part of the question, I think the firm also had yards at Bostwick, Hardy and Edgar.) 2. What did the Fuller family of Angus produce before their first a...
Q: What really happens when we die? Do we go straight to heaven? Do we go to purgatory? What does the Bible say? A: It is hard to get a full and detailed understanding of the afterlife from Scripture. We are given a general picture and can have complete confidence in the basic elements (i.e., Believers will dwell with God forever, believers will be resurrected, etc.). But there are details about the sequence and circumstances that are debated within the church. For now, let me share some of the truths I believe to be taught clearly, and those...
It wasn’t quite April yet, but the rain last Saturday was a welcomed event. In looking over the NRD reporting site, there was only two times we received an amount higher than Saturday’s rain. There was a rain in January equal to this one and then you had to go back to September 22 to find an amount higher. April (in this case, March) showers will bring May flowers . . . I have some of those early spring flowers sprouting and hope this rain aids their growth. Enjoy it and pray for more rain. A O The following little quote was written about 25...
Thankfully, watching the squirrels in the backyard is the most exciting thing to report this week. The little ones are so cute! We only got some of the walnuts cleaned up in the back last fall, and they have been busy finding and hiding them, as well as attempting a few acrobatic maneuvers on the power lines that make my stomach turn. Watching them is pretty fun, and I don’t mind feeding them. If prices continue to increase, it will be nice to have fat squirrels to hunt! LOL! The last few days, I’vebeen playing catch-up with the household cho...
The hallways, the courtroom, and offices of the Nuckolls County courthouse, Nelson, were busier than usual Monday. The building was the site of the annual Government Day program where students from Superior and Lawrence-Nelson high schools took a deep dive into the workings of county government. The day opened with student registration. A general assembly was opened in the courtroom. Local veterans were introduced after the Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Introductions of county officials...
Information provided the Superior City Council this week contains good news for Superior Utility customers. The utility department has begun to review rates in advance of preparing the 2024 rate proposals. The electric utility is no longer being supplied by the Nebraska Public Power District and is paying less for electricity obtained from AEP. NextEra is now the city’s capacity provider. Andrew Brittenham, utility manager, said these changes have resulted in a significant reduction in fixed costs. This saving is beng used to offset the i...
A special meeting of the Superior Board of Education has been called for 7:30 Monday evening to consider the resignation of Marty Kobza as the district’s superintendent, a position he has held for approximately 5 years. Matt Sullivan, president of the school board, told The Express, Kobza was leaving for personal reasons and had assured the board he was not unhappy with the board or the community support he had received. Sullivan praised Kobza’s leadership and said the schools had made great progress under Kobza. Kobza has accepted a sim...
If you enjoy the challenges of dealing with highway construction, Superior will be the place to be in the coming months, The Nebraska Department of Transportation has projects scheduled for this construction season starting in Superior and going north, south and east. They have nothing to the west but likely that is because the state doesn’t have a highway that runs directly west out of Superior. If there was, they might have scheduled something to do on it. The state spokesman didn’t say why there are so many projects here this year but we...
The annual meeting of the Nuckolls County Historical Society was held Sunday afternoon at the museum located in Superior’s City Park. Steve Renz, co-chairman, conducted the meeting and introduced the board members present, The board for the past year included Dave Frey, Dave Healey, Camie Kroeger, Lorri Meyer, Fred Meyers, Nancy Meyers, John Price Jr., Marty Pohlman, Steve Renz and Rob Williams. Kroeger has served as secretary, Healey as treasurer, Nancy Meyers as curator and Fred Meyers as co-chairman. The 2022 financial report showed i...
Members of the Superior Area Choir, under the direction of Teresa Christensen, plan to present "The Way, The Truth, The Life, The Door," a resurrection celebration by Dennis and Nan Allen, Sunday afternoon at the First United Methodist Church in Superior. The first performance will begin at 3 p.m. and the second at 7 p.m. in the church sanctuary. The performance will last about 40 minutes. Several soloists, in period costume, will portray significant characters and tell the story of Jesus Christ...
The market value of agricultural land in Nebraska increased by 14 percent over the prior year, to an average of $3,835 per acre, according to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s 2023 Nebraska Farm Real Estate Market Survey preliminary report. This marks the second-largest increase in the market value of agricultural land in Nebraska since 2014 and the highest non-inflation-adjusted statewide land value in the 45-year history of the survey. The report is issued annually by the university’s Department of Agricultural Economics and Center for...
After 114 years, another chapter in the history of Jewell was brought to a close as demolition began, March 13, 2023, on the building that, among other things, had provided groceries for most of its existence. Greg Wilson was the owner-operator of the huge excavator that did the job. The building had a long, colorful history. In 1909 brick was coming to Jewell by the trainload, with as many as five cars a day. A building boom was on as two new banks, a new high school and the IOOF Hall were...
On Thursday, March 22, Jason Ortman, Mankato Chamber of Commerce president, presented a donation of $500 to Marlene Brown, president of the Mankato Garden Club. President Ortman also presented a check to the Jewell County Community Foundation for a donation of $9,894 towards the March Match Month. Receiving the donation were Jewell County Community Foundation board members Trevor Elkins, Brian Shulda, and the JCCF coordinator, Kyra Lampe. March is Match Month for the foundation. During this...
Kansas Farm Bureau Perhaps the biggest pastime in spring is watching the weather. I could be just searching for a nice Saturday to visit a park or checking to see if I need to carry an umbrella to the office. For farmers and ranchers, however, spring weather is high stakes and full of questions. Will there be enough rain to awaken the wheat crop and carry it through to maturity? If there is, will it be too much to prevent planting corn and soybeans? Will there be enough moisture to grow enough grass for cattle to graze? Unfortunately for more...
Post Rock District 4-H provided four judging contests during 2023 4-H Day in Beloit and Osborne! The judging contests consisted of entomology, life skills, meat ID and photography. Fifty-nine 4-Hers from Jewell, Lincoln, Mitchell, Osborne and Smith counties put their knowledge to the test by participating in the judging contests. Each judging contest had a junior and senior division. In the entomology contest, the youth looked at real Kansas bugs and identified them. In the life skills contest, the junior division had to choose the best...
Lawrence-Nelson seniors who attended Nuckolls County Government Day are (standing) Krayton Kucera, Toby Kotinek, Trev Mueller, Katelyn Mazour, Emily Troudt, Wyatt Hajny, Keaton Mazour, Thomas Safago, Tyson Kotinek, Kelia McKaskle, William Dougherty, Evan Jacobitz, Devyn Zikmund, (seated) Erik Wheeland and Chad Holcomb....
We think since we live away from the cities in a rural area, that we, and in turn, our children are safe from the dangers of being kidnapped. Unfortunately, that is the furthest from the truth. A friend of mine was telling me about an encounter her daughter had at a local restaurant. Two men were in line ahead of her, and a third let her go ahead of him since he was talking on the phone. She thought nothing of it and got in line. They kept glancing at her and were making her feel uncomfortable, so she decided to call a friend to help ease her...
Saturday the members of the Lawrence-Nelson High School drama club presented "The Dream Team" with a dinner before the performance. Members of the drama club are (back row, from left) Chad Holcomb (12), Carter Griffis (10), Carson Vaughn (10), Tyson Kotinek (12), (middle row): Aidan Zikmund (10), Devyn Zikmund (12), Erik Wheeland (12), Thomas Safago (12), Riley Cannaday (10),(front row) William Dougherty (12), Brooklyn Combs (10), Jessica Sole (11), Riley Funk (10), Paisley Lowery (10) and Toby...
The City of Nelson and the Nelson Community Club are working together to make improvements to the community. Some of the projects being considering will not be possible without the influx of grant monies. One of the requirements in many of the grant applications is to have an up-to-date community assessment survey completed that provides data relating to the grant being applied for. The committee, with the help of Nebraksa Public Power District’s Economic Development team, put together a survey addressing these needs. Beginning April 3, this s...
The Lawrence-Nelson boys and girls track and field teams opened the 2023 season at the Deshler Twilight triangular meet Thursday. Meridian was the third school at the meet. The girls team finished in third place with 60 points. The boys were in first place with 159 points. Hanna Skinner finished in fifth place in the girls 200 meter dash with her time of 31.85 seconds. Addi McCloskey earned the third place points in the 800 meter run with her time of 3:09.11. Jessica Sole was in first place in...
The Superior and Lawrence-Nelson golf teams opened their season with a nine-hole quadrangular match played over the Superior Country Club course, Thursday, under less than ideal weather conditions. The wind was blowing, the air was cool and damp as the players struggled to stay warm. Other teams competing at the event were Red Cloud and Bruning-Davenport-Shickley. Superior hosted the Superior Invitational at the country club Tuesday with results unavailable at press time. The match was rescheduled to accommodate the state FFA convention and...
Jacqueline Lee Davis. 69, of Kenesaw, Nebraska, died March 22, in Grand Island after a 7-year battle with Lymphoma. She was born on April 22, 1953, in Topeka, Kansas, to Clifton Earl and Helen Mae (Beezley) Wehrman. Jackie graduated from Nelson High School in 1971, and attended Kearney State College, graduating with a degree in education. In 1982, Jackie married Tom Davis. She worked as an elementary teacher, an art teacher and a media specialist retiring in 2015. Her career took her to several...
The Rock Hills High School boys track and field teams open their season with the Bennington Invitational Friday. Members of the boys team are Kobi Bowers, Wyatt Evert, Zach Gurka, Carter Hart, Spencer Lindberg, Cooper Mcdill, Nate Meyers, Coe Neilson, Noah Osheim, Tristyn Reynolds, Isaiah Ridgeway, Aaron Underwood, Eli Vance, Carsyn Vizner, Camden Ward and Justus White. The girls roster has Grace Ayers, Savannah Coil, Halle Mizner, Allison Ost, Faith Reinert, Trinity Ruthstrom, Bethany Simmelink, Hannah Simmelink, Lauren Whelchel, Aubree...
