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It was a typical summer Sunday afternoon. The humidity was almost unbearable making it hard to catch one’s breath. The sun bore down making the temperature reach well into the 90s. Weather forecasters had reported heavy rains were to arrive but there were only a few floating clouds in the sky. It was decided to remain in the house under the comforts of the air conditioner which kept humming away. Within the next hour it was noted dark clouds were hanging in the southwest sky. A step out onto the patio to view the skies was a mistake as the b...
The author of a newspaper column I regularly read often begins his column with “Things I know and things I think I know.” If I were to attach a title to this week’s column it would be “Things I don’t understand.” Saturday morning I received a telephone call apparently sponsored by one of the national political parties. The caller indicated she was taking a public opinion poll and wanted to ask Roy Blauvelt a few questions. I responded by saying he was not available. She wouldn’t settle for me telling her my father was not available. Sh...
Thursday afternoon several of the residents at Superior Manor gathered to honor Eileen Eickmann on her retirement as manager and owner of the complex. Janet Harig and others served cake, ice cream, tea and coffee for the gathering. Residents presented Eileen with a balloon, flowers and door wreath. Eileen and her husband, Keith, opened and operated the 23 unit manor in 1976. After her husband died, Eileen continued to manage the manor with the help of her daughter, Margo Williams. The manor,...
All signs are pointing toward another expansion of Superior’s Agrex elevator. Monday evening representatives of the elevator company, Darin Koepke and Eric Krotzinger, met with members of the Superior City Council and reviewed the company plans. If a favorable environmental quality report expected this week is received, the city agreed to sell the four eastern most lots in the Kottmeyer Business Park, which are currently owned by the city, to the elevator company. The company is also negotiating to purchase a fifth lot which had been sold m...
Rain showers in the forecast may cause some participants to leave the tops up on their convertibles and their motorcycles at home but hopefully the showers will not be heavy enough to wash out the July Cruise Night set for downtown Superior this Friday. Particpants are to begin circling the square at 7 p.m. and continue to 9 p.m....
The 10/11 Can Care-a-Van has been helping to feed Nebraskans since 1988. While much has changed over the past three decades, hunger has persisted. That need keeps Nebraskans coming out year after year to help stock the shelves of their local food pantries. This year is the 33rd for the Can Care-a-Van and stops are planned this year in Superior, Sutton, Aurora, Grand Island, York, Columbus, Beatrice, Ord, Kearney, Nebraska City, Atkinson, Ainsworth and Lexington. For the sixth year Black Hills Energy is partnering with the television company to...
Bargain hunters will converge on Superior the coming two Saturdays and business owners and residents to join to offer some spectacular deals in the fresh air where it will be easier to maintain social distancing. First in the line-up will be the Sidewalk Bazaar scheduled for this Saturday. A number of merchants have agreed to move their specials onto the sidewalks on Saturday morning. Those merchants have also purchased special sidewalk bazaar advertising in this issue of The Express. The next week will be the semi-annual City-wide Garage...
A former Superior resident, Ty Betka, is returning to his hometown to speak at a youth rally planned for 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at the Superior High School Gym. The rally is open to area students who will be in grades 6 through 12 when school resumes this fall. Registration is requested by Monday. The rally is sponsored by the Living Faith Fellowship Church. A meal featuring pulled pork sandwiches, chips, watermelon, brownies and cookies will be served following the rally. Betka will speak about Christian leadership. Other speakers will...
Generally the Superior City Council has a light agenda for the last meeting of the month. That wasn’t the case this week. In addition to discussing the all but certain expansion of the Agrex elevator (See related story on this page) the council addressed other issues which may change the appearance of the community. The biggest of those issues was approving an application for a block grant. If the grant is received, the proceeds will be combined with city tax revenue to improve sidewalks and storm water drainage. Earlier the city received a g...
South Heartland District Health Department (SHDHD) officials are investigating a large cluster of COVID cases and exposures associated with multiple events. Some of the cases were reported by SHDHD earlier and some are newly identified. The cases in this cluster attended one or more of several events, including a large gathering at Lovewell Lake on July 11 through 12, a private party near Exeter on July 15, and Sutton High School graduation and related private graduation parties on the weekend of July 18. The positive cases included in this clu...
Approximately 94,000 Nebraskans are expected to be eligible for Nebraska’s Medicaid expansion program, known as Heritage Health Adult. Many Nebraskans previously unable to apply for health insurance will now be qualified for coverage this year. With the application period beginning on Saturday, Aug. 1, Brodstone Memorial Hospital is prepared to offer free help to people in the surrounding area to understand their coverage options and apply. Heritage Health Adult coverage begins on Oct. 1. Nebraskans are urged to not delay applying or seeking h...
Kansas voters will be going to the polls Tuesday to cast their ballots in the statewide primary election. This edition of the Jewell County newspaper contains the sample ballots, voter instructions and the locations of the voting places. To reduce the time at the polls, registered voters are encouraged to examine the sample ballots and decide who they are voting for and thus reduce the time they will need to spend in the actual polling places. The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Once the votes are tallied, this newspaper plans to post...
Mother Nature took dead aim on Nuckolls and Jewell counties Sunday afternoon into early Monday morning. The thunder began rolling across Superior in the afternoon. The rains came soon afterwards. When the numerous storms finally cleared the area Monday morning, any rainfall deficit for the year was erased. July rainfall totals are at the 12 inch mark for the month of July. The storms dumped heavy amounts of rain across the area. Steve Houtwed, a rural Ruskin resident, reported his electronic rai...
Debris became trapped under Superior's Eighth Street bridge after a torrential downpour Sunday evening. A contractor was expected to remove the log jam Wednesday as more rain was forecast across the area....
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), in conjunction with the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT), has lifted the blue-green algae watch for Lovewell Reservoir. Blooms are unpredictable. They can develop rapidly and may float around the lake, requiring visitors to exercise their best judgment. If there is scum, a paint-like surface or the water is bright green, avoid contact and keep pets away. These are indications that a harmful bloom may be present. Pet owners should be aware that animals that swim in...
President Kenny Mizner called the July 13 regular meeting of the Board of Education for USD No. 107 to order at the meeting room at the district office. Those present were Kenny Mizner, Brenden Wirth, Marc Grout, Lori Slate, Lori Yelken, Brandon Hollerich, Rex Boley, Sam Meyers, Jeremy Luedke and Janet Higer. The 1,116 hour calendar was adopted. Appointments were made. Janet Higer is the federal impact aid representative, district KPERS representative and USD 107 workers compensation coordinatior. Sam Meyers was appointed junior-senior high sch...
Harry Huge Arrangements are being made for a graveside service in Superior’s Evergreen Cemetery honoring the late Harry Huge. The community benefactor and international attorney, will be buried next to his parents at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 8. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, his spouse, Reba; son, Ted; and many family members and friends who normally would have made the trip to Superior for the service are staying home. They have arranged for the service to be broadcast live via the internet. The link to the service is as follows: h...
Roger Stineman A funeral honoring Roger Stineman, 50, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Nelson Community United Church of Christ. Funeral arrangements are being handled by the Megrue-Price Funeral Home.Roger Stineman A funeral honoring Roger Stineman, 50, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Nelson Community United Church of Christ. Funeral arrangements are being handled by the Megrue-Price Funeral Home....
Roger Eugene McElroy, 79, died last Wednesday. He was born on the family farm outside of Randall to William Finley (Bill) and Mildred Marie Wallace McElroy on Sept. 27, 1940. Survivors include his four children: Curtis McElroy of Tulsa, Okla., Greg McElroy of Randall, Mrs. Eric Fox (Gina) Fox of Rockwall, Texas, and Kimi McElroy-Posey of Amarillo, Texas. His funeral will be held at the Randall Community Church at 11 a.m. Monday with graveside service and reception to follow. Burial will be at the Randall Cemetery. The Fitzgerald Funeral Home...
Nathan Forrest Hilligas, 27, died Saturday, July 11, 2020. Nathan was born to Steve and Nancy (Powell) Hilligas on June 29, 1993. He is survived by his parents; wife, Ashleigh, and son, Raylan; sisters, Amber Winter of Ord, Caitlin Hilligas (Spenser) of Sanford, Fla., and Emalee (Mikel) Roark of Blue Hill; grandmother, Mary Powell of Mankato; niece and nephews, Aubrey and Bryson Winter of Ord, Creighton Roark of Blue Hill; several aunts, uncles and cousins. Nathan was preceded in death by...
Connie Becker,79, died Monday at Superior. Her funeral is at 10 a.m., Friday, at Megrue-Price Funeral Home, Superior. Pastor Ethan Feistner will officiate. Burial will be in Spring Creek Cemetery, Ruskin. Visitation is from4 to 8 p.m. with family present from 4 to 6 at the Megrue-Price Funeral Home,750 N Commercial, Superior. Memorials may be given to American Parkinson Disease Association....
Gene Alexander Carroll Gene Alexander, 77, the son of Carroll and Harriet Bernice (Willett) Alexander, was born July 31, 1942, in Nelson. He died July 24, 2020, at his residence in Superior. Gene attended school in Superior and was a Superior High School graduate. He received in bachelor of science degree from the University of Nebraska at Kearney. He was employed as a USDA meat inspector. He served in the Kansas National Guard from January of 1964 to December of 1969. He was united in marriage to Dorothy Mary Lewis on July 17, 1998, in...
James Stanford Copper, 71, the son of James Thomas and Hazel Ruth (Wingo) Copper, was born on Jan. 6, 1949, in Goodland, Kan. He died July 23, 2020, at the Good Samaritan Society's home at Superior. Jim attended Cheylin Elementary and was a high school graduate. He was employed as a roofer and handyman throughout his lifetime. He was inducted into the United States Army on May 27, 1969, and discharged on June 17, 1970. He collected diecast cars, cigarette lighters and enjoyed wood working. He...
Lyndall Ann Logan, 76, of Grand Junction, Colo., died Saturday at St. Marys Hospital. Vase Funeral Home, Rock Springs, Wyo., is in charge of arrangements. Because of COVID-19 restrictions, a service will be planned at a later date. Lyn was born Dec. 5, 1944, in Superior, to Edwin and Edith (Feess) Hornbussel. Later they divorced and Edwin remarried. Lyn welcomed Donna Mary Hornbussel as her "second" mom along with an extended blended family. She attended grade school in Superior and graduated fr...
Fiber obits cable was strung this week in the alley behind the Mankato Post Office....
