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Here’s wishing you had a Happy July! It’s always been a favorite month of mine but maybe one reason for that is my birthday falls in July, though I must say I don’t look forward tomy birthday as much as I did years ago. Thoughts of July that come to mind are making homemade ice cream for friends, relatives and family who come for a Sunday afternoon visit; watching the fireworks as they are sent up into the air,bursting and flowing everywhere; trips to the swimming pool the fun of running through the yard sprinkler on a hot day; taking the t...
Like father, like son. After my parents sold their business and moved into town, my mother bought a bicycle. She liked to ride about Superior in the evening with Mabel Davis, a retired farmer’s wife. My father rode a bicycle on short trips around town but, because of his declining health, he didn’t have the stamina to ride as far as the women. He didn’t like sitting inside and started investing in motorized transportation devices. His first purchases were Cushman scooter size trailbikes. The trailbikes allowed him to putt along with the bicycle...
Q: Does the Bible say anything about how we should treat animals? A: Before answering this question, I need to address a mindset that is warping our thinking on this subject. For the past 75 years or so, school systems in America have been teaching that humanity developed alongside animals through a process they call evolution. This teaching erodes the distinction in our minds between human beings and animals, and causes us to think that animals and humans ought to be treated the same. This is why the western world is decreasing penalties for...
When I started traveling in my camper, I made a reservation at a state park in Pennsylvania near some horse trails. I had volunteered to help a local horse club repair a part of their trail around the end of May. From there I planned to attend a Mother Earth Fair in Wisconsin the weekend after the Fourth of July. After making a reservation for this event in Wisconsin, I was left with a little over a month to wander westward. I decided I would find a campsite wherever it looked like there would be an opportunity to do some sight-seeing. Leaving...
Wow, a rain storm over the July 4th holiday weekend. That’s a rare action that should be noted. Here in our household in Lawrence, I often measure fog, or snow storms by the ability to see Main Street of Lawrence through the fog or snow . . . but I don’t remember doing that with rain. However, that rain storm had wind and rain that hit all five sides of the house and I couldn’t see much more than one-half of a block. It didn’t last a long time, but it was intense. We can thank God there was not much damage that I know of. Speaking of rain. M...
I survived the weekend! It wasn’t a bad weekend, just hectic. Robert’s wedding reception was here at the house the evening of the Nelson Funday. I set it that day because I knew he would be here, because he has always taken leave for the Funday, but it also happens to be the busiest day for the pool, and one of the busiest for the paper. The free swim was over at 5 and the reception began at six. Several people were traveling from Kansas, and most of them were over two hours away. The free swim was a hit. We had more than 100 people sign in...
"Dance the night away!" That's what the children do at their dance recitals held at the Superior Auditorium lead by instructor Erin Menke. Classes in preparation for recitals have been held at the auditorium for the past few years, but will be relocating to a building around the corner. Erin and her husband, Brent, recently purchased the old Sisco store on 4th Street and plan to operate the Superior Dance Studio from there. They are in process of remodeling it. Walls are set up to create a...
A 20-year-old man from Lawrence died shortly after 11 p.m. last Wednesday when his truck collided with a vehicle driven by a Guide Rock resident on U.S. Highway 281 about a quarter-mile south of the Adams County community of Ayr. According to information released by the Adams County Sheriff’s office, Theodore Kathman was the driver of a northbound Ford Ranger when the vehicle collided with a southbound motor home driven by Sandra Larkey, 80, of Guide Rock. The crash officially happened at 11:04 p.m. Kathman was pronounced dead at the a...
For the fifth consecutive year, the average all-land value of agricultural land in Nebraska increased, reaching $4,015 per acre in the 12-month period ending Feb. 1, 2024, according to the final report from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s 2023-2024 Farm Real Estate Market Survey. This marks a 5 percent increase over the prior year and is the highest non-inflation-adjusted statewide land value in the history of the survey. Based on 2024 market values, Nebraska’s estimated total value of agricultural land and buildings rose to app...
The 2024 Nuckolls County Fair has a busy 4-H and FFA schedule. Events begin at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 23 with the archery shoot. The dog show followed by the companion animal show is at 9 a.m., Thursday, July 25. That evening at 6 will be the club pre-fair clean up. Sunday, July 28 will be busy. At 3 p.m. is the performing arts and style review. At 4 p.m will be the favorite foods and culinary challenge. Between 5 and 7 p.m. is check-in for 4-H static and open class. Horse check-in is from 7 to 8 p.m. Static judging and the horse show begin...
Since Monday, July 8, county election offices in Nebraska are accepting early voting applications for the general election. A Nebraska voter can either download the early voting application from the Nebraska Secretary of State’s website here , or they can request an application from their county election office. Contact information for each county election office is listed here . The Nov. 5, 2024, election will be Nebraska’s first general election with voter ID. The new general election early voting applications have a section for voter ID inf...
Superior dodged the brunt of a series of strong thunderstorms, some of which produced tornadoes, Saturday evening. The storms passed to the north of Nuckolls County with little to no rainfall reported. Nelson recorded .54 while Superior recorded zero precipitation. Though the county avoided the storms, the effects were felt in Superior as residents faced a lack of water Sunday. A South Central Power District jumper line broke. This resulted in low to no water pressure from the Superior well fields. Power was restored Sunday morning. The worst...
Early Saturday evening residents of Superior breathed a sigh of relief when a line of severe thunderstorms passed to the north and east of the community. They didn’t realize the impact the storm would have on their Sunday morning travels. When many of the community’s residents went to take their Sunday morning shower, they found only a trickle of water flowed from their taps. Had there been a water main break? Did it mean they would have to boil their tap water before it could be used for drinking or food preparation? Fortunately, the answer to...
Many celebrated Independence Day in Superior by gathering and shooting off fireworks. Downtown Superior was no exception. Just before dusk, fireworks at the south end of Central Avenue merged with the line of flags to produce this patriotic scene....
This is fair week in Jewell County. Blue Jeans and Country Dreams is the theme for the annual fair now underway on the fairgrounds near the northern edge of Mankato. A full-page ad paid for by Jewell County business firms includes the schedule of events. For first-timers heading to the fair, the grounds may be reached by going north past the Jewell County Courthouse. The grounds are located just south of the Midway Co-op Elevator so visitors just need to home in on the grain bins which tower over Mankato. Live fair activities begin on Friday....
As part of our ongoing water treatment project, the City of Superior Water Utility needs to connect the new water treatment plant with the existing municipal transmission pipe from our wellfield. In order to safely do that, we will be interrupting our wells in the overnight hours of Tuesday, July 16th, beginning around 8 p.m. and concluding around 6 a.m. on Wednesday, July 17th. During this time, we will be operating off of our water tower. We anticipate no loss of service. Out of an abundance of caution, should work take longer than...
The Jewell County Commissioners, Keith Roe, Ed Duskie and Brent Beck met Monday, July 1. Carla Waugh, county clerk, and Myka Zadina were present for the meeting. Shannon Meier, ambulance director, discussed personnel. The amended employment contract with James Vaughan IV, solid waste director was approved. Elizabeth Ginther was appointed as board member to the Fairview Cemetery and Laurel Hill Cemetery. The commissioners signed the 2025 budget engagement letter with Randy Hofmeier of Lindburg Vogel Pierce Faris Chartered. The commissioners...
The fireworks show at the Mankato City Park was a success Thursday night. Fireworks at Emmerson Lake near Jewell light up the sky, the landscape and reflect in the water....
Nelson Fun Days began with perfect weather Saturday morning. It would be anything but perfect when late afternoon arrived. The days'events kicked off with breakfast prepared and served by the Nelson Community Club. The temperature was cool and a light breeze wafted through Harbine Park as the fun run, walk and bike event took place. Royce Schott and Vicki Ensign manned the washerboard table. The event attracted 24 teams with several more unable to compete because of board number limitations. Was...
Many folks in south central Nebraska are just sitting back and enjoying what seems to be very adequate rainfall for the year. Even with the weekend storm that toppled 30 poles in the South Central Public Power District, most of which were in Clay County, the local area has been mostly storm damaged free in 2024. The weekend storm was interesting. The wind and rain event seemed to be the worse in the Clay Center to Sutton area, but the South Central Public Power District had to repair damage in Nuckolls and Webster counties as well. They...
Theodore (Theo) Bernard Kathman, 20, of Lawrence, Nebraska died on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, as a result of a motor vehicle accident. Rosary was at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 10, and Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. (today) Thursday, July 11, both at St. Stephen's Catholic Church, Lawrence, Nebraska, with Father Denton Morris officiating. Burial will be in St. Stephen's Catholic Cemetery, Lawrence. The funeral luncheon will be in the Lawrence-Nelson multipurpose room in Lawrence on...
Up Date Update on the Superior Water Situation. The restrictions announced in the current issue of the paper for early next week have been lifted. A valve needed for the project has not arrived and is lost in transit. The project has been delayed. Keep watching The Express for information on the reschedule....
In May of 1974, firemen from six Kansas and Nebraska fire departments battled a Saturday evening blaze at the Scoular-Bishop Grain Company in Lovewell but were unable to save the wooden elevator house. It was approximately 5:30 that afternoon when a passerby reported smoke and fire coming from the top of the elevator. By 7:30 p.m., most of the old-style, wooden structure had been consumed. The Formoso Fire Department was the first on the scene and prevented the fire from spreading to adjoining...
Lucile M. Clark, of Esbon, died on July 7, at Jewell County Hospital in Mankato. Her funeral will take place at 2 p.m. on Friday, July 19, 2024 at the Burr Oak Community Church with Lance McDowell officiating. Visitation will be held from 1 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 18, at Melby Mortuary with family greeting friends from 6 to 8 p.m....
Vonda E. Pumarlo, age 80, formerly of Burr Oak, Kansas and Concordia, Kansas died on Saturday, July 6, 2024 at Mitchell County Hospital, Beloit, Kansas. She was born on Aug. 16, 1943, on the family farm near Mahaska, Kansas, to C. "Mike" Marvin and Luella Maye (Smith) Hauschel. She graduated from Morrowville High School. She received her CNA from Cloud County Community College and later her RN. She worked at the hospitals in Mankato, Beloit and Mt. Joseph Nursing Home, Concordia. She is most...
