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This issue of the Jewell County Record is generally full of the news of graduations, alumni events and Memorial Day ceremonies. This year it is not the case. In honor of graduates, commencements, alumni and Jewell’s Sesquicentennial here is an edition of “Jewell- We’ve Got a Story to Tell”! A report was given in the June 10, 1887, edition of the Jewell County Republican of the “First Annual Commencement of the Jewell City Public Schools.” This, according to the “2011 Directory of Jewell County Alumni” by Karen Ross, was the first graduatin...
The Jewell County Sheriff’s office is investigating an apparent scam in the county. A group of three to five men from Nebraska appear to be targeting elderly residents in Jewell County claiming to be “Lightning Protection Specialists” out of Grand Island. These men are examining roofs and telling victims they will be protected from lightning for “X” amount of years if the victim writes a check for “X” amount of money. This is not believed to be a real company. If these men come to your house or you believe you’re being scammed, call the sherif...
The 35th Annual Kansas 8 Man All Star Football games scheduled for Saturday, June 13, have been cancelled. Rock Hills High School was to have two participants- Rylee Whelchel and Colby Hamel. Rylee Whelchel, Mankato, was selected for the Division II East Team. He is a 2020 graduate of Rock Hills High School. His football accomplishments and statistics include: Max Prep stats for 26 games: total rushing, 2,162 yds; all purpose, 4,299 yds.; carries, 194; total TD, 72; rushing yds per game, 83; 2017-18, Max Preps Player of the Week, NCKS Athlete...
Because of the Coronavirus, Mankato Patriots were not held hostage. The city employees of Mankato displayed the Stars and stripes on Commercial Street. The women of the VFW Auxiliary Post 7830 and the Jewell County 4-H Club placed smaller flags at the grave sites of our heroes at the Mount Hope Cemetery and Catholic Cemetery. Gerald McAtee,Todd Meurhan and Lyndell Hanson honored all heroes with the commitment of displaying flags at Mount Hope Cemetery and the Catholic Cemetery....
The following are the most recent candidates who have filed for office: Brent Beck, Republican, County Commissioners, District 3 Nate Foster, Republican, Ionia Township Trustee Keith Roe, Republican, Center Township Precinct Committeeman Fred Eilert, Republican, Limestone Township Precinct Committeeman Mary Reiter, Republican, Richland Township Precinct Committeewoman Sara Coleene Reiter, Republican, Washington Township Precinct Committeewoman Candidate filing deadline is by noon on June 1....
May 31 is the final date for producers to request a loan or loan deficiency payment (LDP) on 2019 feed grain crops. Because May 31 falls on a non-workday, the deadline is June 1. The feed grain crops eligible for loan include corn, dry peas, grain sorghum, lentils, mustard seed, rice, safflower seed, chickpeas, soybeans and sunflower seed. Because of the current market prices exceeding the 2019 loan rates at the time of this writing, LDPs on the above-mentioned feed grain crops would not apply. However, marketing assistance loans (MAL) could...
Governor Kelly’s Executive Order No. 20-34 implementing Phase 2 of “Ad Astra: A Plan to Reopen KANSAS” became effective Friday morning at 12 a.m. This order increases the mass gathering limit to 15. The highlights of the changes from Phase 1.5 to 2 include the following; All business and activites allowed in Phase 1 and 1.5 may continue to operate; Nail salons, barber shops, hair salons, tanning salons, tattoo parlors and other personal service business where close contact cannot be acoided may continue to operate, but only for pre-s...
The annual North Central Youth Camp will be held this year. It will have the same director and many of the same leaders but a new format. The camp will be virtual! The virtual camp will be held on June 13 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Campers will be those going into third grade up to those going into eighth grade. Director Jim Rice (pastor of Trinity, Ionia and Harmony United Methodist Churches) will conduct the camp. Amy Rice (Trinity UMC), is in charge of games and snacks. She said she is “excited and can’t wait to see the campers make Arm Pit Fud...
A silhoutte of a soldier kneeling at prayer with his rifle upright, marks the grave of Perry A. Lamb at the Esbon Cemetery. Lamb died 1918 while serving in World War. I....
On Saturday Edward and Neva Lewis, McPherson, tended to the graves of relatives resting at Highland Cemetery north of Esbon....
A silhoutte of a soldier kneeling at prayer with his rifle upright, marks the grave of Perry A. Lamb at the Esbon Cemetery. Lamb died 1918 while serving in World War. I....
Webber Cemetery flew flags for Memorial Day at grave sites....
On the way home from my parents’ house Saturday night, this cloud caught my eye. Photo by Carrie Vanmeter....
As people prepared for their Memorial Weekend cook outs shopping for steaks, ground beef and ribs to BBQ, they found out beef was either in short supply or had almost doubled in price. Some shoppers found the meat shelves almost empty and asked the same question that an 81-year-old woman asked in 1984, in a television ad, “Where’s the beef?” Thanks to the COVID-19 virus that forced some packing plants to close and because of consolidation and centralization in the meat processing industry, the meat supply system has been stressed. Not only...
Amazing the way some things grow and others shrink. While preparing copy for this week’s Nuckolls County Locomotive-Gazette, I read about the sale of the Mt. Clare pool hall. It’s been a long time since there were enough people in the Mt. Clare community to support a pool hall but evidently in 1920 someone thought there was and purchased the existing business. According to the newspaper account the seller was moving to Pauline where he planned to open a garage. Today Mt. Clare is a ghost town and Pauline is in decline. Before this week’s rain...
Six registered nurses are now certified in chemotherapy administration at Brodstone Memorial Hospital. They are Valerie Woerner, Becky Scott, Whitni Rust, Lana Thayer, Kori Field and Kendra Lipker. “The first thought, whenever there is a discussion about a new service is, do we have the staffing,” explained Kori Field, chief nursing officer. “When I asked, it didn’t take long for volunteers to step forward.” Before chemotherapy is administered, two certified nurses need to be present, as each t...
South Heartland District Health Department (SHDHD) is asking all Clay County residents to daily self-monitor for COVID-19, which includes taking a person’s temperature twice a day. A public testing clinic has been scheduled for Clay Center on Wednesday, May 27. SHDHD officials said TestNebraska will provide COVID-19 tests from 8 a.m.until 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., until 6 p.m., Tuesday, May 26, at the Adams County Fairgrounds, Hastings. Testing will be provided from 8 to 11 a.m., and 3 p.m., until 6 p.m., Wednesday, May 27, at the Clay County Fairgro...
On Tuesday, Gov. Pete Ricketts announced an executive order waiving the requirement for older Nebraskans to renew their driver’s licenses in-person. Normally, Nebraskans age 72 or older must appear in-person to renew a license. However, the coronavirus had made it advisable to practice social distancing to encourage health and safety. As a result of his order, Class O and motorcycle licenses set to expire from March 1,2020 through December 31, 2020 for Nebraskans 72 or older will be extended for one year from the date of expiration on the l...
This year the COVID pandemic brought many changes to the Memorial Day Weekend schedule we were accustomed to. There were some family gatherings but not as many as in past years. Superior and the surrounding communities were strangely quiet throughout the weekend. Absent were the class reunions, Memorial Day programs in the parks and cemeteries, family picnics in the park and the Lady Vestey Victorian Festival. Generally there were few vehicles moving about. There were United States flags flying but with frequent rain showers and the forecasted...
Heavy rains west of Nuckolls County on the Little Blue River sent flood waters downstream over the weekend. Above, Jim Bolte, Nuckolls County Road Department superintendent, watches for the Shuck Bridge deck west of Angus as Dan Judy operates the backhoe to pull out a tree which had hung up on the bridge piling....
1,020 U.S. Flags caught the attention of those who drove by the Oxbow Hotel in Nelson over the weekend. Each flag represents a U.S. veteran buried in a Nuckolls County cemetery....
Several land spout cloud (similer to a mini-tornado) were observed in Nuckolls County area Sunday evening. One reached the ground east of Sedan elevator, and over turned Union Pacific railroad cars and blew others off the track. Photo provided by the National Weater service, was taken by local resident....
Karen F. Thompson McIntyre was born Feb. 6, 1939, in Lakin, Kan., to Leonard and Kathryn (Davis) Thompson. She died May 19, 2020. Karen grew up on the family farm at Ulysses, Kan., and also lived in Ulysses when the family moved off the farm. After high school, she went to college for one year and then joined the Army. After returning to Ulysses, she worked for the Ulysses News and later as an abstractor in a local office. Karen met Steven McIntyre in 1968 and they were married in 1970. They...
Marcella Joy (Matousek) Ost, 92, was born July 16, 1927, on the family farm near Esbon, Kan., to John and Hattie (Hajny) Matousek. She died Friday, May 22, 2020, at Hilltop Lodge Nursing Home at Beloit. Marcella grew up on the family farm and graduated from Mankato High School and Brown Mackie College in Salina, Kan. On Aug. 3, 1947, she married Arden Ost at her parents’ home near Esbon. Marcella worked alongside Arden on the family farm, O.D.O., Inc., and Ost Cattle Company with their c...
Judy Ann Mauler, daughter of Glenn L. and Dora M. (Knigge) Hiatt, was born Nov. 18, 1948, at Superior. She died May 14, at the Franklin Care Home, Franklin, Neb. She was raised in the Superior community and attended the public schools. Judy had three children from her first marriage; Barbara Ann, Bonney and Bradley. On Nov. 18, 1989, she married Richard Dale Mauler. Together they enjoyed many outings, especially traveling to various casinos. Judy enjoyed playing cards, all types of games and visits with family and friends. A highlight of her...
