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editorʼs notebook When I was an undergraduate and graduate student at Kansas State University in the 1960s, various business ventures dictated I return to Superior nearly every weekend. Other students learned of my regular travel and asked for lifts to and from school. Most were northern Jewell County residents but there was one girl from rural Miltonvale and occasionally a student from further into Nebraska would ride to Superior where they were met by a friend or family member to continue their trip home. One of those riders was the late...
Q: Starting with Adam and Eve, did people marry their siblings in the Old Testament? If so, why? A: This is a question that I have often been asked. First let me say the historical account of Genesis does not explain where Cain got his wife, or why individuals like Abraham married close relatives (Abraham married his half-sister, Sarah), or whether it was permissible for them to do so. In short, the Bible does not directly answer this question. Because the authoritative word of God is silent on the subject we are free to come up with a...
Deciding to attend my class reunion, I hitched up my trailer and headed east for Pennsylvania. I left on a Tuesday so I could spend Wednesday with my cousins in Missouri, leave Thursday and arrive at my campsite Friday with plenty of time to visit some friends in Pennsylvania before the Saturday event. All was going according to plan as I left Missouri Thursday morning. It was after dark by the time I reached Columbus, Ohio, so I decided to get gasoline and find a spot to stop for the night. Unfortunately, I picked a poor exit for getting...
If you are a customer of Glenwood – you most likely received your new’ telephone directory in the last week or so. I got mine and quickly admired the picture on the cover. (Glenwood always asks for customers’ pictures to be submitted and uses one of them for the cover of the book. Well, the latest book cover has a ‘reddish/orange’ Nebraska sunset picture captured by Selena (Faimon) Laughlin. Beautiful picture. A O I’ve spent some time lately at the Tiffany Square Care Center in Grand Island. The other day a couple of young women employees were...
Thanksgiving is only a week away and Superior merchants are preparing for the holiday shopping season. The first Superior Bucks drawing of the 2024 holiday season was held Monday morning on KRFS Radio. The names of four lucky winners were drawn and each will receive 50 Superior Bucks which may be spent like cash in participating Superior business firms. Winners this week were Vicki Williams, Autumn Serrano, Marlys McClure and Linda Reiners. The next drawing for four more 50 buck winners will be held on Monday. Registration slips that are...
The City of Superior has a new mayor. Last Tuesday following the resignation of Mayor Chris Peterson, Carrie Lemke automatically advanced from council president to mayor. Lemke is a longtime member of the council representing the community's first ward. Peterson is currently employed in another community and has found it difficult to meet all the obligations of his job and those of mayor. He earlier resigned from the Superior Fire Department. When submitting his resignation, he expressed his...
On Saturday, Nov. 9, the Brodstone Foundation celebrated the 7th Annual Gala by Brodstone at the Superior Auditorium, welcoming more than 240 guests who walked the red carpet in honor of Brodstone Healthcare, emphasizing the importance of maintaining access to quality healthcare and cutting-edge technology. The event received outstanding support from more than 100 business and individual sponsors, showcasing a remarkable display of commitment to supporting the facility. The Gala raised more than $145,000, which will be directed towards The Big...
The watchful eye of the Superior community was demonstrated on the weekend after two bicycles parked near the back door of the house occupied by the editor of this newspaper and his wife were missed. Before the owners had an opportunity to notify the local police department of the theft, the chief reported he was on the thieves’ trail. Eyewitnesses throughout the community reported seeing two suspicious people on the home’s porch Saturday night and seeing the bicycles being ridden around town on Sunday. By mid-afternoon the bikes had been rec...
In the Nov. 7 issue of The Express we published a partial story and pictures about Donna Meyer making Quilts of Valor for two Ruskin area veterans and the presentation of those quilts last Memorial Day to Gail Kleen and Keith Schultz. In that issue we included information about Kleen’s service to his country....
A popular Lincoln Park feature that was first dug in the late 1970s while the late Sam Seever was mayor, the park’s lagoon is undergoing yet another update. The lagoon was proposed as an alternative to a swampy park area that after the Superior Canal was constructed north of Eighth Street was difficult to mow. Proponents thought it would make an ice skating rink in the winter and a fishing pond in the summer. Like many plans, things haven’t turned out as good as they were envisioned. The lagoon has been prone to the development of aquatic veg...
Tuesday a Nuckolls County resident called this newspaper reported traudulent phone calls, emails, and text messages are targeting local residents. The caller said a scam more than 20 years old has returned to separate our friends and neighbors from their hard-earned money. The scammers state that they are calling from places like Publishers’ Clearing House. American Family Publishing or a sweepstakes or lottery organizations and promise big awards. The scammers will ask the victim provide money or gift-cards to secure a cash prize, or will a...
In November of 1934, Nuckolls County newspapers reported workers associated with the Civilian Conservation Corps Camp located on the Nuckolls County Fairgrounds were building a dam on the Paul Huskinson farm northwest of the Ideal Cement Company plant. The new dam was on the site of a previous dam built sometime before 1885 on what was then part of the Superior Cattle Company ranch. A faulty spillway was blamed for the original dam washing out during the heavy rains of 1915. The new dam was to have an improved concrete spillway. The original...
As part of National Rural Health Day, Brodstone Healthcare has earned a 2024 Performance Leadership Award for excellence in quality. Compiled by The Chartis Center for Rural Health, the Performance Leadership Awards recognize top quartile performance (i.e., 75th percentile or above) among rural hospitals in Quality, Outcomes and Patient Perspective. “We are honored to receive a 2024 Performance Leadership Award for Quality from The Chartis Center for Rural Health. This recognition is a testament to the unwavering dedication of our healthcare t...
Scouting 4 Food participants were delighted with this year's response to their food drive for the Nuckolls County Food Pantry. It is thought to hold a record for the most food donations the program has ever generated for the Nuckolls County Food Pantry. The Superior Girl Scouts and Cub Scouts collected the donations on October 13th....
Christmas in Mankato, sponsored by the Mankato Chamber of Commerce and the Dane G. Hansen Foundation, will be held on Saturday, Nov. 30. It will kick off at 3 p.m. with a free showing of The Christmas Chronicles at the Ute Theatre, which will have concessions available for purchase. In conjuntion with the event raffle tickets for the chance to win one of these prizes: a family pool pass; a golden ticket to the theater; $100 in Chamber Bucks; or 3 months of free internet from Cunningham Cable are beng sold. The tickets are available to purchase...
The classic tale of Aladdin will be performed in two acts with musical entertainment between at the Rock Hills Junior-Senior High School. Aladdin outruns the guards only to run into a calculating Court Magician who lures him into a cave to fetch a lamp. With possession of the lamp, the evil Magician thinks he will take over the kingdom. When Aladdin refuses to hand over the lamp, the Magician shuts Aladdin in a dark cave! While trapped inside the cave, Aladdin accidentally rubs the lamp and...
At the K-State Research and Extension Annual Conference in Manhattan, Sandra Wick, was recognized for 35 years of service to K-State Research and Extension. She started her extension career in January of 1989 as the agriculture agent in Smith County along with sharing the 4-H youth development responsibilities with the family and consumer science agent. She served in that position until Smith County joined the Post Rock Extension District in 2012 where she now serves as the crop production agent for Jewell, Lincoln, Mitchell, Osborne and Smith...
Pheasants Forever Annual Benefit Banquet was held on Friday. The banquet went from 5:30 to 9 p.m., and was held at the Nuckolls County Fairgrounds. Many attended the huge event, and the evening was filled with events. Pheasants Forever is a non-profit organization organized to conserve Nebraska's wildlife habitat and traditions. The organization's primary mission is the conservation of pheasants, quail, and other wildlife through habitat improvements, public access, education and conservation...
The ladies of Sacred Heart parish in Lawrence hold a long and honorable history of church support, one of which is an annual fund raising event held in autumn of each year. Over the years, the name has changed from being a "Hunter's Dinner," to the "Smorgasbord" and now to the Fall Festival. Whatever the name, the event brings parish members together for fellowship, for fun and for a chance to supply funds to help pay for the many charitable events the ladies support and to support the parish...
Bonnie Jean Bargen, the daughter of Emil and Mathilda (Meyer) Bohling, was born on May 16, 1943, in Stoddard, Nebraska. She died Oct. 9, 2024, at the Bethany Home at Lindsborg, Kansas, at the age of 81 years, 4 months, 23 days. Bonnie was a graduate of Chester High School. Bonnie was united in marriage to Lyndall Bargen on April 24, 1966, at the Grace Lutheran Church in Hebron, Nebraska. Bethany Home in Lindsborg became her home in March of 2024, where she resided until her death. Bonnie was pre...
Wayne Harvey Krenke was born to Mathilda and Theodore Krenke Nov. 29, 1934, at Heb- ron, Nebraska. He died Nov. 10, 2024 at Thayer County Health Services hospital. He was baptized and confirmed at rural Friedensau Trinity Lutheran Church in Thayer County. He also received his education there and briefly in Deshler High School. He helped on his parents farm and also worked at several other jobs. On June 24, 1956, he married Jeanette Ann Hoops at Peace Lutheran Church in Deshler. They lived in...
Dennis M. "Denny" Reed, age 74 of Jasper, Indiana, died Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, at home surrounded by family. He was born in Concordia on Dec. 1, 1949, to Fredrick Darrell and Betty (Kugler) Reed. He married his wife of 50 years, Jane Sternberg, on Dec. 2, 1973, in St. Anthony Catholic Church in St. Anthony, Indiana. He was a 1968 graduate of Superior High School and graduated from Kansas State University in 1972 with a bachelor of science degree in restaurant management. Denny spent most of his...
Richard (Dick) Dumler, 93, of Oak, died Nov. 6, 2024, following a short illness. He was born in York, Nebraska, on May 21, 1932, to the Rev. Henry and Elsie Dumler. Following graduation from Davenport Nebraska High School he entered the US Air Force and completed more than 20 years of service retiring as a SMSgt in 1972. He was a veteran of Korea and Vietnam wars. He was flying crew chief on the B-36 Peacemaker, B-52 Stratofortress and KC-135 Stratotanker in the Strategic Air Command (SAC) and received numerous awards for exceptional...
Julie G. Hulbert, 62, died Friday, Nov. 8, at Monument Health with her family at her bedside after a brief illness. She was born Sept. 23, 1962, to Martin and Eva June (Amos) Tucker. Julie graduated from Mankato High School in 1980. She married Max Hulbert on June 27, 1981. To this union, Melissa and Bradley were born. They divorced in 2015. She moved to Rapid City, South Dakota, where she resided until her death. While in Mankato, Julie was a successful entrepreneur. She operated a daycare. After the daycare closed, Julie established a lawn se...
