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With the end of the high school golfing season just ahead, the L-N Raiders took part in two golf meets the week before the district meet. The results were as follows: THAYER COUNTY INVITE: Thirteen teams took part in this meet and L-N placed 5th with team scores being: EMF 316, Sutton 325, Fairbury 330, Sandy Creek 332, L-N 339, Heartland 348, Thayer Central 355 followed by Blue Hill, Superior, Southern-Diller-Odell and Thayer Central JV. The Raider top scorers for the day were Connor Janda and Bayln Bargen, both with an 82 score. Jacob...
"What a difference a day makes" is an old saying. In this case, maybe it was about two weeks that made a difference. Back on May 2, the L-N Raiders won the TVC tourney by one stroke. Now, on May 13, the 2024 District D-1 golf tournament was won in Grand Island . . . by two strokes. Ya, the Raiders won the district title outright by two strokes. The team came in with a score of 350 according to Coach Jerad Niederklein. The team, mostly seniors consisted of: Connor Janda who had an 83, Jacob...
Relatives in Nebraska received word over the weekend of the death of Lawrence native, Harold Brockman. Harold (known as Harry) died Saturday, May 11, 2024 in a hospital near his home in Loudonville, New York. (Near Albany, New York.) Harry was born on August 7, 1930, to Martin Brockman and Mary Kathryn (Katie) Brockman on the farm southeast of St. Stephen. Harold earned a commission in the Naval Reserve which, along with his work enabled him to travel quite a bit. Harold married Nancy Timmons and they are the parents of two girls: Stacy and...
Lawrence native, Father Irenaeus Kimminau, OFM, age of 103, went to be with the Lord on Monday, April 29, 2024, from Quincy Healthcare and Senior Living Center. He was born on April 9, 1921, in Mount Clare, Nebraska, the oldest of eight children of Ferdinand and Mary (Lienert) Kimminau. Irenaeus felt the call to the priesthood and randomly chose the Franciscan Seminary in Westmont, Illinois. His focus was always on being a priest. His solemn profession as a Franciscan was on Aug. 20, 1946, and he was ordained a priest on June 24, 1949. The...
Elmer Joseph Rempe, the son of Henry and Lena (Ilg) Rempe, was born on Oct. 22, 1933, in Lawrence, Nebraska. He died May 8, 2024, at the Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital at Hastings, Nebraska at the age of 90 years, 6 months, 16 days. Elmer was one of eight children. He attended grade school through the 4th grade at St. Stephen's near Lawrence, then moving to Superior. He continued at Superior Public Schools and later earned his GED. He enlisted in the United States Army on Nov. 17, 1953. and was...
The Rock Hills High School boys and girls track and field teams competed at the Northern Plains League meet at Tescott Thursday. The girls team finished in second place, with 67 points, in the 12 team field of Osborne, Stockton, Sylvan Grove, St. John’s-Beloit, Lincoln, Pike Valley, Tescott, Tipton Catholic, Lakeside, Thunder Ridge and Southern Cloud. The boys team finished in third place with 77 points. Bethany Simmelink took second place honors in the 100 meter dash. Halle Mizner was in sixth place while Grace Ayers held eighth place. B...
The Kansas state sand greens tournament will be hosted by Tipton Catholic and played over the Tipton Oaks Golf Course Monday and Tuesday. Tee time is set for 9 a.m....
Gary Keeling, 58, died May 12, 2024, at Superior. His funeral is pending....
Leon David Hughes was born on Sept. 4, 1946, in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, to Marvin Lazell and Zella Dorothy (Powell) Hughes. He died on May 4, 2024, at the Jewell County Hospital in Mankato, Kansas, at the age of 77 years and 8 months. Leon attended school in Torring- ton, Wyoming, where he graduated from high school. He then attended Eastern Wyoming Junior College and Chadron (Nebraska) State College before he was drafted into the US Army. Leon met his wife, Davine Schwab, while they were in high school. They were married on Aug. 24, 1967, in...
Cortney Marie (Schields) Clark, 38, of Courtland, Kansas, peacefully died on May 5th, 2024, surrounded by her family after a courageous, two-year battle with breast cancer. Born on July 31, 1985, in Goodland, Kansas, Cortney was the daughter of Brad and Dana Schields. She was a proud graduate of Goodland High School with the Class of 2004. Cortney furthered her education at Kansas State University and went on to work as a registered dietician for many years sharing her passion for health and...
Elaine Ruth (Boyles) Daubert, 62, wife of Edward Daniel Daubert died Feb. 12, 2024, at Jupiter Medical Center Hospice in Jupiter, Florida. Elaine died from complications of pancreatic cancer. Elaine, daughter of Delmar and Twyla (Howe) Boyles, was born June 19, 1961, in Red Cloud, Nebraska. Raised on the family farm in Jewell County, she graduated valedictorian of the Class of 1979 at Burr Oak High School. She finished formal education at Fort Hays State University with a degree in accounting....
Janet Eloise McCorkle Merrill was born to Henry and Wynona McCorkle on Nov. 19, 1945, in Superior, Neb- raska. She died on Thursday May 9, 2024, at the age of 78, at St. Francis Hospital, Wichita Kansas. A private family burial will be held at a later date. There will be no viewing or visitation, per her request. The family home was in the country near Burr Oak, Kansas, which is where she grew up and went to school. She graduated from Burr Oak High School in 1963. Shortly after, she married John Merrill at Burr Oak on June 16, 1963. To this...
Ila M. (Abram) McElroy, 95 years of age, of Randall, Kansas, died Thursday, May 9, 2024, at Belleville Heath Care in Belleville, Kansas. She was born on April 6, 1929, in rural Randall, Kansas to Dallaw W. and Zatha M. (Owen) Abram. Ila attended elementary school in rural Randall and graduated from Randall Rural High School, Randall, Kansas. Ila married Gilbert K. McElroy on Sept. 14, 1947, at the Vicksburg Church, East of Randall. He preceded her in death on June 22, 1992. She was a member of the United Methodist Church and later the Randall...
The Superior High school track and field teams played host for the rescheduled Superior Invitational, Tuesday, April 30. Inclement weather had caused the meet to be postponed. The number of participating teams was truncated because of scheduling issues. The Superior girls team finished in first place, with 259 points, in the three team field of Lawrence-Nelson and Sandy Creek. The boys were in first place, with 215 points, in the field of Lawrence-Nelson, Sandy Creek and Bruning-Davenport-Shickley. The Wildcats competed for places at the state...
