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The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted businesses and forced some to close. Superior's Caring Friends In Home Care is among the businesses that hadto make adjustments but the owners and staff members of the business launched in 2017 are working hard to make lemonade out of the lemons delivered by the pandemic. Prior to the pandemic the business office was located in the Kingswood Court building at Tenth and Idaho in north Superior. However, the pandemicrestricted access to the building and the...
When school opens, brighter corridors and classrooms will greet the Superior Public School student body this morning (Thursday). LED bulbs have replaced the fluorescent lights and each area has been adjusted to provide optimum light. A member of the school board’s building committee said, “It is projected the change will save the district $6,000 each month on electricity.” Lighting is just one of the many changes. Students return to a middle school and high school with air conditioned gymnasiums. They return with staff wearing masks and will...
Superior houses may be getting smaller. With smaller houses becoming more popular throughout the United States, the Superior City Council is considering an ordinance change to permit the construction of smaller homes within the community’s corporate limits. No one appeared to speak either for or against the ordinance change when a public hearing on the matter was held Monday night. Currently, to obtain a home building permit, the proposed home must contain at least 900 square feet. It is proposed the minium size requirement be reduced to 750 s...
The Blue Hill Swimming Pool closed for the final time Saturday night. It almost closed a number of years ago when the community’s golf course organization defaulted on a loan. At that time, the property was sold to a private investor who planned to turn the property in a home and horse pasture. But an arrangement was made to give the community continued access to the pool and the golf course was reorganized. This time it appears the 55-year-old pool will not be reopened. That isn’t bad news. Work is expected to start this fall on a new swi...
Colleen Babcock, behavioral health therapist, has joined the Brodstone Memorial Hospital staff in the Thrive Center. Colleen brings with her 22 years of experience in the mental health field. She has a masters degree in family science, marriage and family ther- apy. She has worked the last 12 years specifically with co-occurring mental health and substance abuse diagnosis. Her special interest and experience is working with individuals and families dealing with management of chronic physical...
The 2020-2021 school year will begin Tuesday for all K-12 Lawrence- Nelson students. Preschool will follow with their start on Thursday. There will be a couple of new faces in the halls this year at both sites. Ramsey Hunt is the new middle and high school science teacher as well as assistant high school football coach and assistant boys' basketball coach. Mr. Hunt received his degree at UNK. He enjoys small-town life, sports and the outdoors. He is excited to meet his new students. Lacey...
Since 1980 the National Pony Express Association has conducted a re-run of the famed Pony Express each June. Because of COVID-19 plans for this year’s 40th anniversary re-ride have been cancelled. This year more than 600 riders and horses had been scheduled to relay commemorative letters in a mochila from Sacramento, Calif., the western terminus of the famed mail route to St Joesph, Mo., the eastern termnus. The route was to retrace the Pony Express National Historic Trail from California, through Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, K...
The Jewell County Health Department has been notified of the first death related to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) of a Jewell County resident . The individual was a female over the age of 80 and was hospitalized at the time of her death. The health department also received confirmation of a 13th case of COVID-19 in Jewell County. The case involves a male with a known exposure to a laboratory confirmed positive COVID-19 case. He has been in home isolation awaiting test results and is in stable condition at this time. Jewell County Health...
Mankato is home to the Ute Theater which was originally named the Blair Theater in 1919. The name was changed by Jess DeLong in the 1950s. UTE is taken from the name of an Indian tribe. Before it was remodeled in 2008, the Ute was decorated in an Indian motif. In 2008, volunteers from the community joined together to created the Ute campaign, which allowed the refinishing of the orginal seats. painting, remodeling and adding the black curtains on the wall. In the past few years, business for the Ute has been pretty good. It is managed by...
At 7:30 p.m Monday, Aug 3, the Jewell City Council met in regular session. Those present were Mayor, Darrell Bohnert; council members, Max Burks, Josh Burks, Gaye Daniels, Derek Birdsell and Bob Freeman; and city clerk, Kristie Blochlinger. James Reed, the code enforcement officer, provided a written report of activities. He continues to work with property owners to abate nuisances. Blochlinger presented the clerk’s report and said the fire marshall inspected the motel rooms, which were approved. She also updated the council on the city c...
On August 3, the Jewell County Commissioners met with commissioners Mark Fleming, Steve Greene, and Keith Roe, and Carla J. Waugh, county clerk, present. Travis Garst, solid waste director, reviewed the monthly report for June. He reported KDHE inspected the landfill and then three weeks later inspected the transfer station. The inspections found no deficiencies. Chairman Fleming opened the public hearing pertaining to the Conflict of Interest for CDBG-CV Grant No. 20-CV-035. Carol Torkelson, NCRPC, said the City of Mankato project was awarded...
Jewell County voters went to the polls last Tuesday to cast their ballots in the 2020 primary election. The following are the unofficial vote totals for the various positons along with the percentage of the votes received. Democrat For U.S. Senate: Robert Leon Tillman, 15, 33.33 percent; Barbara Bollier, 30, 66.67 percent. For U. S. House of Representatives District 1: Kali Barnett, 30, 65.22 percent; Christy Cauble Davis, 16. 34.78 percent. For State Representative District 106: James L. Swim, 10. Republican For U. S. Senate: David Alan...
Family members from Nebraska and Iowa were in Deweese this week to help with the 42nd annual Keith Hansen Memorial Demolition Derby which was held Sunday. Two of Hansen’s grandchildren entered the competition, Kiel Ploen of Schalier, Iowa, and his cousin, Nathan Ploen of Kingsley, Iowa. Kiel won the longest tow award for having come the farthest. Another grandson, Evan Hanson, helped organize the event as a member of the Deweese Community Club. His father, Dan, and cousin, Lucas Ploen, served as derby officials. Approximately 65 drivers p...
Monday, Aug. 17, is teacher inservice from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Raider Boster club will hold a re-organization meeting from 6 to 6:25. Tuesday, Aug. 18, is the first day of school. Wednesday, Aug. 19, junior high sports practic begins. TVC executive committee will hold a meeting. At 5:30 p.m., the fall TVC fall dinner and meeting will be held at Lochland. Thursday, Aug. 20 is the first day of preschool....
According to Scott Butler, Superior Parks supervisor, the Lincoln Park dog run will be removed in the near future. Years ago, the dog run was thought to be a good idea for dogs and dog owners to share time in Lincoln Park - a time for fresh air and exercise for both dogs and owners. Now the dog run is overcome the odor of dog waste and not for fun and exercise. It’s a bug infested mess and a health hazard. For the health and safety of park visitors, the dog run will be removed in the near future....
We are finishing up what has been an unconventional session. It is definitely different than anybody could have imagined when we convened in January. Thanks to COVID-19, Nebraskans have changed the way they live their lives. Whether it was the lockdowns, wearing a mask in public being a common occurrence, employees working from home, and the loss of life and the economic impact the virus has had, our world has been changed. Another big topic this session was the status of the youth rehabilitation and treatment centers. Early in the session, the...
The Couples Summer Golf league met in Nelson at the Elk Creek Country Club for a relaxing fun night. This week everyone teed off from the ladies tee boxes and then played alternating shots. Golfers had the option to putt either hole. This turned out to be rather challenging for some teams. Craig German golfed a 33 by himself since his regular partner was unable to come. Josh and Christina Harwell and Joe and Jenny Harwell both came in with a low score of 41. Richard and Verlene Watson and Chuck and DeAnna Tuttle both took a 56 for high score....
Michael Saint grew up just west of Jewell and graduated from Rock Hills High School with the Class of 2014. He is also a graduate of Fort Hays State University (FHSU) with both bachelor's and master's degrees. In addition, Saint possesses four national championship rings earned representing FHSU as a member of the shotgun club and shooting team. Saint's skills and expertise have been recognized by Hastings College in Hastings. The school has hired him to take over the Broncos' shooting program....
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) amended its travel quarantine list, removing the state of Florida and adding attendance at mass gatherings greater than 500 people. Additionally, those countries with a CDC Level 3 Travel Health Notice with restrictions remain. This list is effective for all persons returning to or entering Kansas on the effective dates. The state will review and update this list every two weeks. A comprehensive list of those individuals needing to quarantine for 14 days includes visitors and Kansans who...
The Jewell Apartments Board of Directors met Monday, Aug. 3, at City Hall with Darrell Bohnert, Max Burks, Gaye Daniels, Derek Birdsell, Josh Burks, Bob Freeman and Kristie Blochlinger attending. The minutes of the July 6 meeting were approved as presented. There were no updates for this month to report. Bills were approved as presented....
By now I should have learned to be careful about what I ask for. In this space last week, I commented about missing my late father’s story suggestions. Saturday afternoon a childhood friend called and suggested the day he smashed my finger would be a good topic for this week’s column. Tom was in town to visit his nearly 100-year-old father and while here he drove out to look at the site where we attended country school. Though in our grade school days he was older than this writer, I was the biggest. We lived on the same quarter section and...
Birthdays aren’t what they used to be! With my farmer husband and I having our birthdays coming three weeks apart, we recently celebrated those days enjoying birthday wishes via social media and cards via mail. We had meals with friends and relatives in honor of the occasions and for us that was as much celebration as was called for. A joy on our birthdays was having two of our granddaughters call us and sing a duet of “Happy Birthday.” We tell one another when asked what birthday gift we want, we already have all we need. Sometimes it’s...
Since last week’s column was all gloom and doom, I’ll try to keep it upbeat this week. My oldest Robert, the oldest of the second set of kids that is, finally got his sign-on bonus for joining the army. Like any teenager with a dollar in his pocket, he just had to spend it right now. So at 4 a.m. I get a phone call; Mom, can you please find me a car, nothing fancy, just four wheels and a driver’s seat. If you have ever had the pleasure of talking to me in the early morning hours, you would know this was a bad idea. A few hours later I get a...
Barbara A. Laursen, 84, of Kearney died Aug. 4, at her home. Her funeral will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, at Family of Christ Lutheran Church on the south lawn with Pastor John Gosswein officiating. Inurnment will take place at Spring Creek Cemetery near Ruskin. The family will receive friends 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. The family strongly encourages each attendee to wear a mask and bring their own chair to the service. The service will be live streamed through the Family of Christ Facebook page. O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral a...
Encille Kyle Lewis, 93, was born in Burr Oak, Kan.,on Feb. 12, 1927, to Edna M. (Mar- shall) Lewis and Glen D. Lewis. He died Aug. 2, 2020 in Manhattan, Kan. Encille lived his early years in Burr Oak, graduating from high school in 1945, before joining the US Army during the Korean War, 1950 to 1952. He was stationed in Germany, where he was a corporal and performed quartermaster duties. He married Marilyn J. (Myers) Lewis in May of 1958. In 1960 he began working at Burr Oak Plumbing and Lumber...
