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I hope everyone found great bargains at the local city wide garage-yard sales. I knew of two in this area; Jewell and Superior. It seems about every town has their city wide sales at one time or another. With the climbing inflation, taking advantage of shopping at these sales is a plus, and for the seller, it’s good to find a buyer for the items no longer needed at their house or shop. For the true garage-yard sale shopper, the day calls for getting up early in the morning and getting on the hunting trail to find the sought after items b...
editor’s notebook 4/28/22 A friend and former Nuckolls County resident, Gwen (Jones) Porter, recently shared the following article about a pet’s death. Since graduating from Nelson High School, Gwen married a veterinarian and has helped with his practice in the Omaha area. I expected she has witnessed first hand the death of many animals. I hadn’t thought about it before but since reading the article I have thought about my animal experiences. The death of a cat heads the list. The female cat was a neighborhood stray. I’m not sure where s...
Q: How do dinosaurs fit into the Bible? Were there dinosaurs on the ark? A: When it comes to the question of dinosaurs in the Bible, we have little information, but most of that information is drawn from one of the most reliable and trustworthy ancient documents in history: the book of Genesis. When we look into Genesis, we find a narrative clear and detailed; containing genealogies, geographical locations and the history of Israel’s ancestors. It is clearly intended to be read as a historical account of real people, and is consistently t...
This weekend I worked on getting the house picked up and organized. This required moving a few items we are currently not using out to the garage. I have this fun game I like to play; it’s called how many things can a person stuff into a tiny area before it all comes crashing down on her head! I was also looking for a flower pot. It’s a high-stakes game of Jenga to remove any one object from the pile. I found the pot at the bottom of a bunch of boxes. Only God knows why boxes were stacked on a flower pot, but the flower pot remains at the bot...
Once in a while I get questioned about my inclination to support (in the political world) only those people who are “Pro-Life.” To me it is a very simple intention, but I’ll try to explain a little more. At one time, I was questioned: “What difference does it make if you are voting for a member of “The Airport Authority Board of Directors” (or some other position seemly not attached to the Pro-Life position), they have no connection to the abortion question? My answer to most of the replies of this type is: “If a person does not protect the inn...
Saturday evening the Superior Community Variety Show took the stage at the Superior Auditorium. All were volunteers and the admission price was a donation toward the continuing auditorium restoration. At the opening of the program, Beverly Beavers, president of Superior Historic Redevelopment, the non-profit corporation that now owns the auditorium reported on the restoration process, The next priority item is the refinishing of the main hall floor. Other items on the list include tuck pointing...
Hastings, Neb – In the weekly COVID-19 update on April 26, South Heartland District Health Department (SHDHD) executive director Michele Bever reported that the number of new COVID-19 cases each week has been remaining fairly stable at low to moderate levels for the health district. “We continue to have newly-confirmed cases across our district, as well as spread from those cases. However, overall, the rates of new cases have been fairly stable, at low to moderate levels,” Bever said. “Last week we logged four confirmed cases and we’ve l...
Following a public hearing held Monday night, the five members of the Superior City Council present approved the final subdivision plat for a tract of land generally located on the southeast corner of the intersection of 15th and Montana streets and south along Montana Street. The action was one of several procedural steps before construction can begin on a housing development planned by Green Digs LLC. The developer plans to construct 5 stand-alone houses with walkout basements. In a related matter, the city staff was authorized to seek the ne...
The sound of train whistles was noticeably absent in Superior last Thursday. The line, which carries mostly empty northbound traffic between Newton and Hastings, was unexpectedly closed about 8:30 that morning by a traffic accident. A Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight train was passing through Courtland enroute to Superior and a crew change. As it crossed Highway 36, several cars derailed as the train was struck by a loaded semitrailer truck. The vision of the driver of the slow moving truck was apparently limited by the heavy fog which...
In recent weeks the COVID-19 news had been positive. Numbers were declining, hospital rooms were available and the cases didn’t seem to be so serious. The pandemic had ceased to be the headline news for this newspaper and life was slowly returning to normal. But like the eye of a hurricane, that may have been a deceptive lull. Virus cases are again on the upswing in Nebraska. For the first time in January, for the second and third weeks of April, Nebraska posted consecutive weekly increases in case numbers. For the week ending Friday the n...
Email has become the primary way people communicate with this newspaper but with email addresses often changing it is often hard to keep track of current addresses. For example this newspaper was the second customer to subscribe when the local telephone company began offering dial-up internet service in Superior and is currently the company’s longest term customer, but we have had several address changes, none of which were working Tuesday. We’ve lost count but expect the suffix associated with the account may have changed as many as five tim...
It seems the daily forecasts from the National Weather Service office always include high wind and red flag messages. News bulletins coming into our office often relate to wildfires. There have been so many wildfires in Nebraska this week that federal emergency management people have taken over the fight in some locations. With no rain, high winds and low humidity on Tuesday morning, Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team One reported a Red Flag Warning was in effect from noon until 8 p.m. that day. Temperatures were predicted to be...
Members of the Superior Board of Education unanimously rejected a bid of $1,389,214 proposed to build a new entrance to the secondary school and renovate the office area. The bid represents a building cost of more than $500 per square foot. Original projections were in the $800,000 range or approximately $325 per square foot. Earlier this year, money was secured at 1.3 percent interest rate for the project, that money can be used anytime within the next three years. $50,000 must be spent by June 1 of this year as part of the agreement. When...
Midway Co-op donates to Burr Oak Fire Department Midway Co-op Association, Inc. in conjunction with Land O'Lakes donated a total of $3,750 to the Burr Oak Fire Department following the recent wild fire. Land O'Lakes is a regional cooperative that matches dollar-for-dollar cash donations from its local cooperative members like Midway Co-op. The donations are designed to help purchase fire equipment for the community....
The Jewell County Commissioners met, Monday, April 18. Commissioners Steve Greene, Brent Beck and Keith Roe were present. Carla J. Waugh, county clerk, was present for the meeting. Kevin Peroutek, emergency preparedness coordinator provided an update on projects. Keith Roe provided an update on Cunningham Communications grant project. Rex Boley, USD 107 Superintendent, thanked all county departments for being helpful. He provided an update on USD 107 procedures for COVID-19. Curt Slate, road superintendent, discussed maintenance projects....
The Jewell County Commissioners met, Monday, April 11. Commissioners Steve Greene, Brent Beck and Keith Roe were present. Carla J. Waugh, county clerk, was present for the meeting. Carla Waugh discussed the transfers suggested by the auditor. Kevin Peroutek, emergency preparedness director, and Laura Leite, Cottonwood Consulting, reviewed the ARPA application requests. Laura discussed some of the spending guidelines and procedures. Joel Elkins, general superintendent, said their total cost of repairs for box culverts from the Northbranch Fire...
The Burr Oak Community Library has a new librarian, Jessica Rothchild. Serving in a library is not new to Jessica as she previously was an assistant librarian at the Mankato City Library for two years. She began her new duties at the library in Burr Oak a month ago. Jessica replaces the former librarian, Tanya Underwood. Though Jessica lives in Mankato, she believes the drive to and from Burr Oak is not a distance at all. She enjoys being the new librarian and is keeping busy getting acquainted...
This Arbor Day, Friday, April 29, Formoso celebrates it's 37th consecutive year of being a part of the Tree City USA program. What does that mean you ask? Well, it means Formoso is active in one of the oldest programs from the Arbor Day Foundation. Started in 1976, The Arbor Day Foundation set out a vision for greener communities and a way to encourage urban communities to care for and plant more trees. To be a member of the Tree City USA program you have to maintain four simple things: Have a...
Conner Cosand, a senior at Rock Hills Junior-Senior High School the and son of Mitch and Crystal Cosand, has earned his Eagle Rank as a member of BSA Troop 46, Jewell County. For his Eagle Project, Conner worked on a cemetery documentation project at the Burr Oak Cemetery. A total of 10 Scouts, leaders and community members worked more than 300 hours to help him complete his project. Conner became a member of Troop 46 in 2015, when he and several others from Cub Scout Pack 46 chartered a Boy Scout Troop. This troop was the first to be...
Andrew Babson, a senior at Rock Hills Jr. Sr. High School, son of Joshua and Burgundy Babson, has earned his Eagle Rank as a member of BSA Troop 46, Jewell County. For his Eagle Project, Andrew poured concrete and placed a hexagon outdoor tree bench on it. A Burr Oak tree has been planted in the center of the concrete. A total of 17 Scouts, leaders and community members came together and worked more than 160 hours to help him complete his project. Andrew became a member of Troop 46 in 2015,...
The Nebraska Knights of Columbus held it 117th Annual State Convention in Kearney last weekend, April 22, 23 and 24. Attending the event were St. Stephen Council 1906 Grand Knights, Mike Buescher; Deputy Grand Knight, Jerry Karmazin, Chaplain, Rev. Corey Harrison and Allen and Nancy Ostdiek. This 2022 Convention was the first ‘in-person’ convention held since the COVID Pandemic started. During the Awards Night dinner, St. Stephen Council 1906 was recognized and received the Division 4, 2nd place award for Publicity. Numerous awards for num...
The 63rd Biannual Lincoln Diocese Council of Catholic Women (LDCCW) was held last weekend an All Saint's parish in Holdrege, Neb. Board meetings were held on Friday with the full Convention activities on Saturday. The event ended with Mass offered by Bishop James Conley. The Council of Catholic Women organization enriches the lives of Catholic women by pursuing projects designed to further spiritual and family life in all parishes and communities in southern Nebraska. The LDCCW was organized in...
The Nebraska Knights of Columbus organization held its first 'in-person' Convention in three years last weekend in Kearney. One recognition award, that of the "KC Family of the Year" was awarded to the family of Bob and Pat (Ostdiek) Golka of Grand Island. Pat is a Lawrence native and his lived most of her life in Grand Island where Bob and Pat raised a family of ten children. The recognition award was announced at the Saturday luncheon with many of the family present. The nomination was made...
Emma Epley, a May 2022 graduate of Lawrence-Nelson School, has been selected as a recipient of an Order of Eastern Star Scholarship in the amount of $500. The Davenport Chapter 268 OES and the Nebraska Grand Chapter share in providing the funds for this scholarship. Miss Epley is the daughter of Ethan and Dana Epley of Superior and plans to attend the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the fall in pre-dental to obtain a degree in dental hygiene. Emma has been involved in Future Business Leaders...
Local law enforcement agencies, Area Substance & Alcohol Abuse Prevention (ASAAP), and the South Heartland District Health Department (SHDHD) are partnering with the National Drug Enforcement Agency to give the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs. The service is free and anonymous. Bring your prescription and over-the-counter medications for disposal to one of four sites available in the South Heartland Health District: Adams...
