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National Cousin's Day was observed Sunday. Though I don't often make note of all the National Observances, this time it tugged at my heart. It brought back a lot of cousin memories. A sharing on social media stated, "Cousins are the best of both worlds because they are family and friends at the same time. Even if you're not close anymore, no one will ever understand you or your crazy family like your cousins do!" That is a great description of my cousins! Cousins are the first best friends most...
Monday’s rain was a welcome event. Seldom are there unwelcome July and August rains in these parts. We sometimes have a surplus of rain in the spring or fall but summertime is different. We are more likely to have summer rain shortage. Summer rains are most always welcomed in farm country. As welcome as this week’s rain was, it made a difficult week for this writer. It didn’t rain out a single event I planned to cover. I was able to go wherever I needed to go without getting wet. The rain brightened the countryside, was good for the crops...
Over the years this newspaper has printed stories about many lost things. Sometimes the lost animal or article is recovered, sometimes not. The largest lost story involved a boulder that fell off a truck. It was so big the city’s front end loader was required to move it off the street. It wasn’t long after the boulder was found laying in the street that its owner was found and reunited with the boulder which was being transported from the mountains to a new home in Nebraska. This week we have a different kind of lost story to publish. Carrie Le...
Fireworks and the celebration of our nation’s independence may be past but fireworks was a topic of discussion when the Superior City Council met Monday evening. Last year the council had an advertisement published in this newspaper seeking to gain community repsonse to the city’s current regulation of fireworks or the lack there of. Since then city staff members have been comparing the current Superior fireworks regulations with those of other communities. Under current regulations fireworks may be sold within the city beginning on June 24...
That summer rite of passage which many young people undergo in Mid West agricultural communities is well underway. The job of roguing and detasseling seed corn fields is a thankless task. The job takes place in the heat of summer. Workers walk up and down rows of corn with little air circulation. That is just one of the trials the workers endure along with the blazing summer sun. This summer a number of Nuckolls County youthful residents are earning money by heading to the fields. The students...
On August 2, Kansas holds a primary election for political parties to select their candidates for the November 2022 General Election and a special election to amend the Kansas Constitution. “The League of Women Voters wants to make sure all registered voters know that you don’t have to be affiliated with a major party to vote on the amendment in the special election,” said Carole Neal, voter services co-chair. “All registered voters should vote on this amendment whether they are Republican, Democrat, Libertarian or unaffiliated. In fact, f...
The Jewell County Commissioners met Tuesday, July 5. Commissioners Steve Greene, Brent Beck, and Keith Roe were present. Carla J. Waugh, county clerk, was also present for the meeting. Carla Waugh discussed the proposal from KOMTEK Systems Corporation for the RNR Statement printing and mail processing with an estimated cost of .57 cents per statement. The commissioners approved the quote from KOMTEK Systems Corporation for the RNR statement printing and mail processing. Amanda Davis, register of deeds, had quotes to purchase a projection...
We like to think it could never happen in our rural communities, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be prepared if an active shooter should appear here. Ben Gardner, a Kansas High Patrol Trooper, will present an active shooter mitigation class between 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Esbon Community Center. He will offer instruction on what to do if an active shooter is present in one of schools, places of work or church....
Enrollment was held on Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., at Rock Hills Junior-Senior High School. Patrons received an enrollment packet during the week of July 12. The paperwork from enrollment packet was picked up. The child’s class schedule for the upcoming school year was reviewed. Any financial information or needs were reviewed. Building tours were available for students unfamiliar with the facility. A representative from CCCC was in attendance from 3 to 7 p.m., to assist and answer questions for those students who will be taking c...
On Thursday, July 21, the Rock Hills Board of Education held a special board meeting. Those present were Kenny Mizner, Brenden Wirth, Justin Angleton, Wayne Frost, Marc Grout, Brandon Hollerich, Bobi Fogo, Rex Boley, Sam Meyers, Cassi Bozarth and Janet Higer. Guests were Libby Duffy and Megan Duskie. The board approved hiring Audra Wilburn as elementary library and MTSS para. The resignations of Trent Duskie as fourth grade teacher and junior class sponsor and Tina Boyles as assistant junior class sponsor were accepted. Nate Foster was...
The little, now long-gone, town of Mayview, Kansas, was getting “a new store” and the “population was increasing” in March of 1881 (March 24,1881, Jewell County Review and the March 11, 1881, Jewell County Monitor) In fact, 1881 might seem a watershed year for the little community. That year there was also a “base-ball club” (April 28,1881, Jewell County Review) and a “Mayview opera house” (April 28, 1881, Jewell County Monitor). Quoting the Monitor, the “Brown’s Creek Dramatic Association will play the new and popular dramma (sic) ‘The O...
The Jewell County Commissioners met July 11. Commissioners Steve Greene, Brent Beck, and Keith Roe were present. Carla J. Waugh, county clerk, was present for the meeting. Randy Hofmeier, Lindburg Vogel Pierce Faris Chartered, worked on the 2023 budget. The commissioners made reductions and adjustments to several funds. The revenue neutral rate hearing and budget hearing were set for 10 a.m., on Sept. 12. Darrell Miller was appointed Democratic representative and Keith Roe, Republican representative to witness the disposal of the 2020 primary...
Mary Ann Lane, 78 of Lincoln, Neb., formerly of Blue Hill, died Thursday, July 14, 2022, at Tabitha Journey House in Lincoln, Neb. Her funeral was held at 11 a.m., on Tuesday, July 19, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Blue Hill with Pastor Leah Krotz officiating. Interment was held at 3 p.m. in Maple Grove Cemetery south of Guide Rock. Visitation was one hour prior to services at the church. Memorials can be directed to the church. Private condolences may be sent to the family at...
Alvin L. Schott, the son of Franklin "LeRoy" and Reta (Williams) Schott, was born on March 11, 1939, in Superior, Neb. He died on July 11, 2022, at the Superior Good Samaritan Society in Superior at the age of 83 years 4 months and 0 days. Alvin attended school in Nelson, graduating from Nelson High School with the Class of 1957. He married Judy Allene Langer on Sept. 6, 1959, at the United Methodist Church in Superior. This union was blessed with three children: Sandra, Susan and Sheri. Alvin...
Virginia Eleanor McGowan was born on July 12, 1920, to Charles E. McGowan and Mary Elizabeth (Singer) McGowan in their home, three miles south of Hardy, Neb. She died on July 20, 2022, in Belleville, at the age of 102. Virginia attended country school through 8th grade, and graduated from Hardy High School in 1937. After graduation, Virginia earned her teaching certificate and taught in rural country schools for a number of years before marrying Alvin H. Petersen on May 25, 1943, at St. Paul's L...
Paula Renz, the daughter of Donald and Edna (Kroese) Gingery, was born on Oct. 15, 1945, in Beatrice, Neb. She died on July 20, 2022, at her home near Hardy, at the age of 76 years, 9 months, 5 days. Paula was a Lincoln High School graduate and furthered her education at the Lincoln School of Commerce. She was a 40-year member of the Superior Church of Christ. On Jan. 13, 1968, she was united in marriage to Orlyn Renz at the United Methodist Church in Lincoln. This union was blessed with four...
Janet Jo Mamaclay, 87, of Ft. Worth, Texas, died on July 23, 2022. Her final days were spent surrounded by family. Janet was born in Superior, Neb. on March 1, 1935, to Joseph and Gladys Boyd. Janet attended Superior High School, where she was the drum majorette for the marching band. She continued her education at the University of Nebraska, graduating in 1957 with a bachelor's degree in microbiology. After graduation, she studied for a year abroad in France. Janet was a member of Pi Beta Phi,...
Janice Kay (Wilkins) Stowell Rothchild, 78, of Monett, Mo., died July 25, 2022, at Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Mo., after a short illness. She was born March 1, 1944, in Little River, Kan., the daughter of Vern and Fern Major Wilkins. Janice graduated from Lyons High School, Lyons, Kan., with the Class of 1962. On Sept. 6, 1963, she married Melvin G. Stowell in Lyons. They shared 27 years of marriage, before his death on Jan. 1, 1990. On Dec. 12, 1992, Janice married Lyman Daryle Rothchild in...
Area residents have been pleased with the late July rains and the benefits the rain has brought to their lawns, gardens and crops. Even the country roads have benefited from the dust settling rain, but the Van Kirk Construction company crew trying to finish a Superior water main project on a rainy Monday was not so happy. The rain turned their work site near the water tower into a muddy mess as shown by the mud left on Fifteen Street by their machines....
