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It was a wet, showery Monday morning and it was enjoyed. After getting flowers, veggies and grass planted last week, the rains were welcomed. Maybe the old saying “April Showers brings May Flowers” should be changed this year to “May Showers bring May Flowers.” I recalled rains received while a youngster on my folk’s farm. Those rains would often fill the ponds, ditches, draws and creeks. I couldn’t wait until the rains stopped and the sun came out as it meant fun times running down into the home pasture, shedding my shoes and wading into...
I have great respect for the newspaper crews who produced newspapers with handset type. As a journalism student at Kansas State University, my introductory course was one that dealt with the history of printing and the various methods used.The instructor was an old man in poor health. He knew his material but when the class met I prayed he wouldn’t keel over dead in our presence. Professor Byron Ellis required each of his students learn how to handset type. In the lab portion of the class, we composed things like business cards and advertisemen...
Q: Would you explain about the tithe? Is tithing just to the church or do donations towards shelters, hospitals, etc. count too? A: By all means! Let’s take a closer look at tithing. When we say a “tithe,” it literally means a tenth of something (In fact, the New King James Version translates the same Hebrew word as tithe and tenth in Leviticus 27:32). “Tithing” means to offer a tenth of something to another. We can trace the concept of tithing clear back to the Patriarchs. Abraham offered a tenth of the spoils of battle to Melchized...
When I was about four years old, my father bought my mother a swivel rocking chair present. It had a thick padded seat and back and was made of maple. It was great fun to sit in and rock while spinning this way and that. It was also large enough to climb up on Mom’s lap and cuddle while she read a story. The only problem was that it was top-heavy. My brother and I found out, if we ran across the living room and leaped into Mom’s lap, the chair would tip over backwards. If you have ever sat on the seat of a dunk tank you have some idea what it...
Northern Lights . . . Aurora Borealis . . . Plus scientific names . . . Gosh, what an experience. Something many of us in south central Nebraska never thought we’d have the chance to experience in our lifetime. I did take a peek outside Friday night, but did not see anything at all. Most all reports I heard about were much later. I heard about those lights, I read about them, but never thought they would ever reach this far south. In today’s ‘technology based’ world, it seems pictures taken by today’s cell phones show more than just plain vie...
I’ve been pulling weeds in my yard for the last few weeks, and the task is never ending. I have bind weed, stinging nettles, milk week, prickly pear, wandering ivy and a whole mess of other stuff I have yet to put a name to. My hope is to get most of them before they seed even more, but I’m afraid I’m failing. Every weekend we talk about spraying, and every payday we put it off for another week. We expanded the garden this year, and since we now have Duke, who pays no attention to what he is running over and digging up, we needed a fence...
The Nebraska State Patrol employs dogs as part of its arsenal to keep the public and troopers safe. Not just any dog or trooper can serve with the Police Dog Service Unit. A special bond is required between the dog and its handler. Brent Potthoff, a 10 year patrol veteran, and his canine partner, Amos, demonstrated their skills for the fifth grade students from Superior and Lawrence-Nelson who attended the fifth annual Law Day program at the county courthouse in Nelson last Wednesday. The...
Fifth grade students from the Superior and Lawrence-Nelson elementary schools received a crash course in the workings of the judicial system last Wednesday. They participated in the fifth annual Law Day program presented at the Nuckolls County courthouse in Nelson. The program is sponsored by the Nebraska Supreme Court and the Nebraska State Bar Foundation. There were 11 students from Lawrence-Nelson along with their teacher, Andy Peterson. The Superior contingent numbered 24 students along...
The primary election votes cast in Nuckolls County have been counted and the results posted. There were a total of 708 votes cast, 636 on election day and 72 in advance. Of these, 578 were Republican ballots, 98 Democrat, 2 Libertarian and 30 nonpartisan. Twenty-six ballots were blank. In the only purely local question, there were 95 yes votes and 45 no votes on the City of Nelson proposition one, For proposition two there were 103 yes votes and 37 no votes. On the Republican ticket for president, Donald J. Trump received 489 votes, Nikki Haley...
Lana Svoboda, a Fairfield resident, was sworn as clerk of the district court last Wednesday. The ceremony, conducted by Diane Wehrman, clerk mag-istrate of the Nuckolls County court, took place as part of the annual Law Day program at the county courthouse. Svoboda will serve the remainder of the term of Royce Gonzales. Gonzales, was reelected to the office in 2022. Should Svoboda wish to retain the office, she would run in the 2026 election. Svoboda is married to Joe, a farmer and Clay County...
Members of the Superior Board of Education opened their May meeting, Monday evening, in the high school library by reciting the flag saluted. All members of the board were present. Jennie Keifer and Janice Hatzenbuehler, both paraprofessionals, addressed the board. Keifer talked about their pay and benefits. Items of concern were included. They suggested a pay raise should be more than 50 cents an hour when grocery prices have exploded. Tenure should be rewarded with a higher pay, not the same wage for all paraprofessionals. On snow days and co...
Tuesday was primary election day in Nebraska. There were few races of local interest but statewide the turnout was expected to be about normal for a primary election. One local question of interest was a proposal at Nelson to raise the local sales tax and increase the amount of money available for economic development. The general election in November will have not only the races for U.S. Senator and President, it will also include local school, village and city positions. As this paper was scheduled to go to press before the polls closed it...
The Lower Republican Natural Resources District this week reported on groundwater use in the four counties served by the district for the past three years. The average district use was 9.86 inches in 2022. This was up from 6.32 in 2021. The use declined in 2023 to 7.69 inches. The average use by year starting with 2021 and continuing through 2023 for each of the four counties is as follows: Furnas, 7.25, 10.96, 7.33; Harlan, 6.04, 10.67, 7.58; Franklin, 6.31, 9.19, 7.53; Webster, 5.84, 8.97, 8.65; and Nuckolls, 6.03, 6.75, 8.32. This year,...
Members of the Superior City Council unanimously accepted an offer Monday night and agreed to sell the former Flatwater Bar and Grill property to Austin Karnatz and Barb Woerner for $60,000. According to information presented at the council meeting, in the spring of 2022 the city acquired a mortgage on the property as security for a loan to Brandon Fullerton. He remodeled the former Dave’s Place and attempted to operate a business there known as the Flatwater Bar and Grill. However, he encountered several unexpected problems and the business di...
KaLee Fanning of Brodstone Healthcare was recently honored with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation's programs to recognize the super-human efforts nurses perform every day. KaLee is originally from Oak, and received her nursing degree from Western Nebraska Community College. Prior to her current role, she worked as a CNA at Good Samaritan Society before returning to Superior to work as an LPN at Brodstone Healthcare. KaLee's nomination read, "I...
Yet another disease may soon or already is affecting the wheat in north central Kansas. Unfortunately, stripe rust continues to spread throughout the state of Kansas from the south to the north with more showing up in our area. Stripe rust is a serious threat to wheat production in Kansas and has been reported in Kansas for decades. Certain weather conditions can significantly affect the spread and development of the disease. Research indicates the population of the fungus that causes stripe...
The 2024 KSU-Post Rock Extension District Wheat Plot Tours are Wednesday, May 22, to view more than 25 varieties in each of the wheat plots with five stops. The wheat tour day will have an “eastern” and “western” leg of the tours starting at 10 a.m. in Smith County with the Jewell County tour starting at 10:30 a.m. Two sites will offer lunch at 11:30 a.m. In Jewell at the city lake at the shelter house (blue water tower) sponsored by State Exchange Bank and noon at the Osborne County Wheat Plot sponsored by Midway Co-op, Inc. The Osborne...
The Jewell City Council met Monday, May 6, at City Hall. Those in attendance were Mayor, Darrell Bohnert, Council Members, Don Delzeit, Josh Burks, Gaye Daniels, Derek Birdsell, Bob Freeman, and Kristie Anderson, city clerk. Library board members talked about the library budget proposal for 2025. The proposal was approved. James Reed, code enforcement officer, was absent and presented a written report. Reed reported the properties he is working with to get up to code. Reed also said the delinquent dog tag owner’s results from court. Jeron M...
LaVernia Peters, Republican, filed for Grant Township Treasurer on May 14, 2024. Mark Stenson, Republican, filed for Grant Township Trustee on May 14, 2024. Fred Eilert, Republican, filed for Limestone Precinct Committeeman on May 14, 2024. Susan L. Abel, Republican, filed for Center Township Treasurer on May 2, 2024. Brent Beck, Republican, filed for County Commissioner, District 3 on May 5, 2024. Nathan Greene, Republican, filed for Buffalo Township Treasurer, on March 25, 2024. Amanda Davis, Mankato, Republican, filed for Register of Deeds...
The prestigious P.E.O. STAR Scholarship, for the 2024 academic year, was presented to Hannah Simmelink, a senior at Rock Hills High School. The scholarship was presented at Senior awards ceremony by Bethany Roe. Hannah is the daughter of Chad and Jennifer Simmelink and was recommended for this scholarship by Chapter CN of Mankato. Simmelink has been accepted and will attend United States Air Force Academy where she has plans to study astronautical engineering....
The regular monthly meeting for the Mankato Chamber of Commerce took place Wednesday, May 8, at the senior center with seven members present. President Jason Ortman called the meeting to order. Haley Nelson read the April minutes. They were approved as read. Nelson also gave the treasurer’s report which were approved. Nelson gave an update on the membership drive for 2024. There were two new members this month. The website program the chamber uses is going to see a significant price increase. More details will look into what the chamber’s opt...
The Jewell County Commissioners met Monday, May 6. Commissioners Keith Roe, Ed Duski, and Brent Beck were present. Carla Waugh, county clerk, was present for the meeting. Shannon Meier, ambulance director, reviewed the billing and activity reports for April. He discussed coroner calls and the need for a county designated deputy coroner. Nate Saathoff discussed a right of way that needs to be deeded to landowner that is located in section 1 of Montana township. Joel Elkins, general superintendent, discussed bridge projects. He also discussed...
Because of scheduling conflicts and Mother Nature's lack of cooperation, the Nelson pool may open later than expected this season. For the past several years, the Nelson pool has opened on Memorial Day even though the city council set the official opening for June 15. The park board determined last fall that the pool needed a little TLC, so late last fall, Royce Schott went to work on sealing and patching the areas of the pool that required a little extra love. Once he had finished with that, a...
Lawrence-Nelson girls participated in dance this year. They all went to the Superior Dance Studio on Thursday nights for practice and had their recital Saturday. They are (back row from left) Harper Haba, Mckenzie Pofahl, Ellie Schropfer, Katherine Hodge, Myla Hubl, Blaine Schroer, Leah Svoboda, (front) Oaklyn Haba, Layla Fox and Maisie Kucera....
The Nebraska high school track season is the shortest sports season in the school calendar. And it is often disrupted by stormy spring weather. However, it also carries an intense interest. It has many events carried out right on top on one-another. For spectators, it carries a lot of interest. For those involved, it can be a lot of work. The end of the season came last week as high schools across the state took part in the district meets to see would qualify for the state meet in Omaha this...
