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Is this really the middle of July in Jewell County? My calendar says it is but it certainly does not look that way along the country side. It is the end of wheat harvest and even though the daytime temperatures have reached well up into the 90s, the landscapes and crops look lush and green. The usual mid July country side would look mostly dry with the pasture grasses short and grazed. The pasture ponds would show some shrinkage and with the hot summer weather, and some of the fall crops would have their leaves folding by mid day. Thankfully,...
When my family sold and raised watermelons, our customers had their own ways to determine which melon was best. Some picked the melons up and shook them. I assume they did so to determine the weight and suitability for their family size. Some thumbed the melon and listened for the sound. My father said that method was not a reliable way to determine if a melon was ripe. “Others insisted a selected melon had to first be plugged. To do this we had a special knife which would reach to the melon’s heart and withdraw a round cylinder. Plugged mel...
South Heartland District Health Department (SHDHD) officials reported 14 lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases Friday through Monday, bringing the total number of cases in the 4-county health district to 381. By county, the new totals are 325 in Adams, 40 in Clay, 10 in Webster, and six in Nuckolls. New cases in Adams County: six males (one child, two under 20, one in his 40s, one in his 50s (hospitalized), one in his 70s); one female in her 50s. New cases in Clay County: two males in their 60s, three females (one under 20, one in her 30s, one in her...
Brodstone Memorial Hospital continues to be a site host for the TestNebraska program. Multiple testing dates have taken place at the facility and more were announced this week. Nebraska residents are encouraged to take an online assessment at www.testnebraska.com in order to see if they are eligible for testing. If eligible, the resident will select an appointment date, time and location. If a resident needs help filling out the assessment or doesn 't have access to the online platform to get re...
Chemotherapy is a familiar process to Brodstone Memorial Hospital's two pharmacists, Shannon Short and Austin Farnstrom. Short, who has been working at Brodstone since 2012, is a board certified pharmacotherapy specialist. He received his doctorate in pharmacy from the University of Kansas. During his residency, he gained experience in chemotherapy and recently took a refresher class in New Jersey for intravenous room compounding. Farnstrom, who received his doctorate in pharmacy from...
The Nuckolls County Road Department will host a scrap tire recycling event from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, July 31. The tires will be collected at the county yard which is located at 251 S. Park which is near the eastern edge of Nelson. For county residents unfamiliar with Nelson, the county yard can be reached by turning off Highway 14 at the Commercial Bank corner and continuing east to the dead end. All types of tires will be collected but they must be removed from the rims. Tires will be accepted from anyone living in Nuckolls County but...
A common hobby is planting and caring for flower beds. For years Janice Smidt has landscaped her yard with plants and flowers. The last two years she has tried something different. She created her own portable flower bed. While looking through craft magazines, Janice came across a picture of a trailer made into a portable flower bed with a headboard included. Janice had a trailer she wasn't using and began to plan her own portable garden. At a garage sale she purchased a wooden headboard for...
Present for the ribbon cutting for Zerona Body on Monday were: (from left) Andrew Brittenham, Dan Scott, Barb Hoskinson, Marlene McGowen, Darrell Kile, Leslie Behrends, Sandra Foote, Patrick Ryan, Teresa Sullivan, Lisa Tamke, Not pictured is Diana Kile....
Karigan Drudik has competed in several areas over the years at the Nuckolls County Fair with an emphasis in sheep and the arts. Drudik was the overall Home Environment champion with her cow ceiling tile this year. This is her senior year....
Trisha Hayes, represented the Superior High School Class of 2020 at the graduation exercises Saturday morning as the class speaker. It was the second commencement exercise speech Hays prepared and presented this year. The first was when the class had a quick graduation ceremony with only their parents present when in-person school closed in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Saturday Hays encouraged the class to look for “the happy” in all circumstances....
About 150 people came to watch the movie "Cars" in Chester, Saturday, at the "Retro Drive-in Movie" hosted by the Junior Bulldogs....
For about the past year, Mason and Tycen Higer have wanted to have a disc golf course in Mankato. Working with their father, Dan Higer, they went to the city council and asked for permission to apply for a grant and put in a disc golf course at the Mankato City Park. The city not only granted them permission, but the city administrator took care of all the grant paperwork. He applied and received a grant through the Jewell County Foundation. The Higers drew a map for the best placement of the ba...
For Kansas voters the August primary election is less than two weeks away. Voters will go to the polls on Tuesday, Aug. 4. Regular readers of this newspaper should have already gotten the message that the election is on the way. There have been several ads and even a few news stories published about the election. A notice of the election which lists all the candidates who have filed has been published three times in this newspaper. This issue contains public notices about testing the voting machines that will be used and when the board of...
To ensure that all visitors are observing social distancing and other virus related guidelines, the decision has been made to cancel the Lovewell Fun Day event scheduled for Saturday Aug. 1, at Lovewell State Park. This event will not be rescheduled for 2020. Remaining events scheduled for Lovewell State Park for 2020, Campground Christmas event on Aug. 15; Fireworks display Sept. 5; and Free Park Entrance Day and 3D Archery Tournament Sept. 13 are still anticipated to be held as planned. Questions can be directed to the Lovewell State Park...
The Rock Hills Post Prom committee, composed of parents and volunteers represnting the junior and senior classes, has put together a post prom picnic for the junior and senior classes. This event will take place from 5 to 9 p.m., on Friday, July 31 at the Mankato City Park. It is encouraged that attendees wear casual clothing as there won’t be a formal hour. Some things for attendees to look forward to are a meal and games including the new disc golf. One local business is sponsoring a snow cone vendor while a local family is bringing their c...
In a statement from the Rock Hills High School on Monday, the 2020 graduation will be held at 2 p.m., Aug 1, on the football field near the high school. Masks will not be required as this is an outdoor event, but social distancing is important. There will be limited seating. Those attending are to bring their own chairs to observe the graduating class receive their diplomas....
The Jewell County Health Department received notification confirming the sixth and seventh cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Jewell County The sixth case involves a male in his 70s and the seventh case is a male in his 30s. Both are maintaining in home isolation and are stable at this time. Jewell County Health Department is working to identify any close contacts of the individuals and those who were exposed will be contacted as soon as possible. Contacts will be monitored for fever and respiratory symptoms. If you are concerned you...
The 7th Annual Jewell County Plow Day that was to have been held on Saturday, has been canceled. July18 was just too wet to plow....
KaAnn Baetz - foods: jellies, miscellaneous, blue; relish, best of show; relish, red; jellies, sandhill plum, red; meats, beef, red; meats, chicken, red. Kathy Beckmann - crafts: two miscellaneous, hangings, reds; miscellaneous, hanging, red; floriculture: coneflower, miscellaneous, blue; coneflower, purple, bed; miscellaneous, small one, bed; hand work, charcoal abstract, blue; acrylic miscellaneous, best of show; three acrylic miscellaneous, blues. Jerry Benjamin - crafts: miscellaneous door...
Jewell County is seeking ways to grow and improve. We want young residents to be able to stay in the area and previous residents to be able to move back. The key to providing this opportunity for residents is the ability to work. Rural & Remote is about connecting people in rural communities to remote jobs as a way of creating pathways back home and opportunities for those who want to stay in their communities. Pursuing remote work allows these residents to live in Jewell County and still do what they love. Rural & Remote is a professional...
Earlier this year this area was a buzz with reports of unidentified drones flying about. Various theories were proposed to explain the presence of the drones but thus far we have not learned why they were in the area, or who was operating them. Drones may become more common if a proposal now being considered comes to be. The Kansas Department of Commerce is working on building a DronePort initiative in the state. The department is looking for locations around the state to house refueling and support stations. Just as the railroads early steam e...
By the time this paper is delivered, we expect to know more about what will happen to our schools this fall for the plans seem to be in flux. On Monday, Gov. Laura Kelly issued two executive orders related to the start of the school year in Kansas that will impact more than 519,000 elementary, middle and high school students, teachers, staff and administrators. Kelly’s first executive order is an attempt to delay the reopening of schools until after Labor Day. Her second order – which was signed Monday and does not need approval – will make COV...
The Nelson Community Club picked up their stretch of Highway 14 starting at the south edge of Nelson on Monday, July 20. Nine volunteers picked up several bags of trash. Royce and Brenda Schott fed the volunteers after the pickup....
What does the current COVID-19 Pandemic have in common with the Spanish Flu of 1918 ? ? ? Other than the obvious illness and death common to all a person has to get down to a personal level. To me that involves family. One hundred and two years ago my uncle (John Brockman) died during the Spanish flu epidemic of 1918 at the age of almost 21 years. This past week my brother Marion died during the COVID-19 flu epidemic of 2020 at the age of 88. Attendance at the John Brockman funeral was three. St. Stephen parish priest, Father Hahn, Sacred...
Disappointed with the late delivery of your weekly copy of the Nuckolls County Locomotive-Gazette? We now offer an alternative to the postal service. Each issue is available via the internet at the Nebraska Online website maintained by the Nebraska Press Association. Most weeks the electronic issue is available late Thursday. While reading the paper online is not like holding the printed version in your hand while relaxing after work, it also offers things not found in the printed version. The most noticeable is that many of the pictures are...
