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Living in a rural community can’t be beat! Volunteering and helping out one another is a regular occurence here. Recently a fund raiser was held in my hometown for its rural fire department, who along with many other area fire departments came together to battle a fast moving wildfire that happened a couple of months ago, causing much damage. Hours and several days and nights were spent not only fighting the fire but making sure the fire stayed out. Many volunteers came together to hold this fund raiser. Donations were made in funds, food a...
A friend’s story shared on a social media site reminded me of my grandmother. My mother regularly drove an automobile. She used a special skill my father taught her to get through the water holes that separated our house on Blauvelt’s Hill and Superior. A Republican River flood had washed out the north approach to stateline bridge which served the “new” highway opened a handful of years earlier. With the new road closed, highway traffic was diverted over the former route we called “the old highway,” In the 1920s, Superior businessmen paved a po...
I keep getting reminders that I’m most likely included in that category of people that some call “old.” Others, kinder I suppose, might use the word “senior” rather than old. Whatever group I’m in, that’s OK, I’ll go with it. Maybe that’s the reason I enjoyed the following little bit of humor I came across just last week. The following was a list of “Things I am no longer interested in: 1: Driving at night. 2: Driving in the winter. 3: Getting on a scale. 4: Arguing with idiots. 5: Being “fashionable.” 6: Going to the gym. 7: Wearing clothes...
It has been a slow, multi-year process but finally the first two of Superior’s six Project Boom houses have been completed. A ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the milestone is planned for 10:30 Friday morning near the houses at 210 and 216 West Eighth Street The City of Superior qualified for grants which have funded much of the construction costs as a demonstration project which may be replicated in other communities within Nebraska. Boom is an acronym for Building Owner Empowered Momentum. Invitations have been extended to a number of N...
I’m so excited! We are going to visit Robert at Fort Riley this weekend. I have no idea what we will do, but I told him not to plan anything too extravagant since the traveling and hotel room have more than broken my summer budget. LOL! He said something about going to the lake. That sounded nice and relaxing to me. It’s not supposed to be quite as hot, but there is a chance of thunderstorms. I hope that changes and we have clear skies. Jacob’s ship date was moved up, so he will leave for basic training in late August instead of Septe...
Many of us have that one thing we are crazy about and collect. It can be hard to make our family and friends understand why we are so crazy about it. My brother-in-law collects vintage t-shirts and sneakers, my husband collects toys and comic books, and my dad collects coins. For Leroy Johnson of Angus, cars are his thing. He has more than a dozen on his farm, and his recent purchase has the community all a buzz. For collectors, there are few Mustangs as highly prized as the Boss 429, as only...
With record setting hot days in mid-June, Express staff members were discussing how to picture heat. A social media post suggested the National Weather Service should publish instruction about how to bake lasagna is a mail box. A mailbox oven might have solved their need for a picture but the weather service didn't publish the instructions. An Express photographer went to the Superior Municipal Swimming Pool on Sunday afternoon expecting to find it packed with swimmers trying to escape the...
On Tuesday morning the Wunderground website reported there had been 989 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Nuckolls County and 13 confirmed deaths since the statistics had been kept. The source of the data was said to be the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. Of these, three new cases were reported between June 7 and 20. The New York Times reported there had been 1,122 cases and eight deaths in Thayer County. New cases between June 7 and 20 totaled eight. Webster County had 719 cases, 11 deaths and eight new cases. Clay County’s repo...
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the building of the log cabin which became Superior's first post office. It was built by William Louden, the founder of Superior. The cabin was first located on the lower lands southwest of the former Mid-America Dairymen plant. There it served not only as the post office but also as an early store and residence. Tiny houses are not new. At one time it was divided and two families called the small structure home. The building has been moved at least...
Brodstone Healthcare and the Superior Auditorium have agreed to expand their partnership to increase access to comprehensive wellness activities. Previously, Brodstone offered a walking club and fitness bootcamp at the auditorium during the winter months which was known as Brodstonefit. The new program will be known as Brodstone Community Wellness. It is the goal of the new program to diversify health and wellness resources. The partnership with the auditorium is expected to allow the expansion of the programs....
Meals are available to children through the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), a U.S. Department of Agriculture program. A number of camps and programs are also offering free meals to those children who are enrolled. Text “FOOD” or “COMIDA” to 304-304 for the latest information about SFSP sites. School meal waivers that allowed districts to be more flexible getting food to children during the pandemic are set to expire at the end of June, unless Congress acts. Some schooll nutrion experts say the “free meals for all” program should be c...
The Nuckolls County Board of Commissioners met at the county courthouse in Nelson Tuesday. The meeting was held Tuesday because of Monday’s Juneteenth holiday. The board approved claims from county departments. Bids were opened for steel tubes to be used in road projects. Ace-Eaton Metals, Kearney, was the low bidder for all six projects. The board asked Royce Gonzales, clerk of the district court, to explore options for updating the county web site. Several links are currently inoperative on the site. The board approved an agreement with F...
Meili Ost competed June 18, at a USATF Junior Olympics track meet at Fort Osage High School in Blue Springs, Mo., with the Kansas Flyers Track Team. Meili was part of a 4 x 800-meter relay team that competed in the 13-14-year-old age group. This relay placed first with a time of 11:06.58. Meili also competed in the 800-meter run, in the 13-14-year-old age group. Meili placed first in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:36.27. This was a personal best time for Meili in the 800-meter run. Meili...
6 Jewell County Fair, with the theme Country Pride County Wide, starts Friday, July 8, with the horse show at 8 a.m., poultry and rabbit show begins at 12:30 p.m., and the pet show following. The Adventure Lab, a learning activity, will be from 4 to 8 p.m. The beef show in the covered arena starts at 4:30 p.m. The ranch horse trail will be in the horse arena at 7 p.m. To finish off the night, horse show speed events will be at 8:30. On Saturday, July 9, the day starts with the swine show at 8 a.m. and the sheep and goat show following 60...
On Monday, the Jewell County Historical Society began renovation of their museum, along with help from Jewell County Community Development. The project is funded by grants from the Dane G. Hansen Foundation and is many years in the making. The focus of this stage in of the renovation is Jewell County’s rich mammoth history. With mammoth remains found across the county throughout the years, they are an interesting piece of Jewell County history and something unique to the region and the state. This will be the first of many newly-renovated e...
Sheriff’s Stats for June 6 through 12 For the week of June 6 through 12, the Jewell County Sheriff’s office reports there were 21 9-1-1 calls, two accidents, one animal call, one arrest, one battery, three civil paper services, four controlled burns, 11 EMS runs, three fires, one incident report, one motor assist, 155 phone calls, one possession, nine traffic stops, six traffic citations, seven VIN inspections, and one welfare check. Sheriff’s Stats for June 13 through 19 From June 13 to 19, the Jewell County Sheriff’s office reported there w...
Rev. Corey Harrison has been pastor of the three Catholic parishes in northwest Nuckolls County and southern Clay County. Father Harrison is one of 30 some priests in the Lincoln diocese who received new assignments this year. Moving day for all the priests was Monday. His new assignment is in Roseland where he will have two parishes plus a teaching assignment at St. Cecilia School in Hastings. The new priest for the three parishes in this area is Father Jamie Hottovy....
In 1954 Nuckolls County had the ony combination parochial and public school in Nebrska. It was located in the St. Stephens church south Lawrence. The four lower grades were parocial with 35 pupils and Ileen Kathman as teacher. The upper four grades with 20 pupils had Caroline Brockman as teacher. The public school district paid rent to the church for the room it used. The arrangement known as the Nuckolls County hybrid school had functioned for about 30 years....
Even though it was a little warm, or hot, everyone came out to compete in the third round of competition at the Elk Creek Country Club in Nelson, Friday evening. Two additional teams were welcomed Hunter Holland and Emily Wulf and Richard P. and Heather Watson. The play format for the evening: the men did all of the putting with the option to putt either hole. Hunter Holland had the longest putt on No. 6 at 239” (20 ft.). Way to go! Richard Watson Sr. was the closest to the 100 yard marker on No. 4 and Emily Wulf and Jerry Bargen shared the f...
Nelson Community Club Fun Day Events on July 3 & 4 Sunday, July 3, will be the day to be at Nelson's City Park. All the usual events from past years will return with the addition of a horseshoes tournament taking place at 1. Work has been done on the horseshoe court and it is hoped there is interest in reviving the event. It has not been decided if there will be one or two-person teams. That will be determined on the number of entries. Bring your shoes and come try out the courts. Vince Walton w...
The 147th annual Nuckolls County fair is scheduled for early July. 4-H and open class exhibits are to be checked in Thursday, July 7. Friday, July 8, they will be judged. Saturday, July 9, the 4-H horse show opens at 8 a.m. and generally takes most of the day. By Sunday afternoon, July 10, all the 4-H and FFA animals should be in place after a morning filled with weigh-ins and ultrasound scans. Sign up starts at 4:30 p.m. Sunday evening for the “Kids Rodeo.” After an afternoon filled with an ice cream contest and trap shoot, there will be a bee...
Karen Schutte, 81 of Kearney died Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. A Funeral Mass was at 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 20, at St. James Catholic Church in Kearney. Interment followed at Kearney Cemetery. Visitation was held 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, June 19, at the church followed by a 6 p.m. Vigil-Prayers service. Karen was born April 4, 1941, in Lawrence, Neb., to Clarence and Lula (Peper) Ostdiek. She was raised near Lawrence, and graduated from Lawrence High School,...
John Richard (Dick) Wehrman, 92, was born the second son of C.E. and Florence Wehrman in Nelson, in 1929. He died at home in Elbert, Colorado, on June 5, 2022. Dick grew up farming and graduated from high school in Nelson, where he met his wife, Ruth (Janssen). They moved to Colorado in 1954, where they raised their three children: John, Jim and Beth. Dick was a machinist by trade. He opened his own shop in the early 70s, which he owned and successfully operated for 20 years, until he retired....
Kenneth Wayne Garst, the son of Darrell L. Garst and Carrol (Modlin) Garst, was born Oct. 29, 1951, in Mankato, Kan. He died June 11, 2022, at his home at the age of 70 years, 7 months, and 14 days. He grew up in the Scandia, Kan., area, graduating from Scandia High School in 1969. He then attended and graduated from North Central Kansas Area Vocational-Technical School with an associate degree in the heavy equipment operations program. Kenneth worked for the Bureau of Reclamation for 37 years...
Michael Jon Sheets, the son of Stanley and Ruth (Bomberger) Sheets, was born on Aug. 20, 1951, in Superior, Neb. He died June 17, 2022, at the Emerald Nursing Center at Lincoln, Neb., at the age of 70 years, 9 months, 28 days. Mike graduated from Superior High School with the Class of 1969 and went on to further his education at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln where he received a bachelor's degree in mathematics. Following graduation, he joined the Peace Corp and was a teacher in Zaire,...
