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Karon Bennett, 82, a longtime Grant resident, died Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, at the Banner Health Sterling Regional Medical Center in Sterling, Colo. She was born Karon Marie Bradley, on Jan. 25, 1940, at Deweese, Neb. On April 25, 1968, Karon married Robert "Bob" Bennett. By Karon's own account, "I met Bob, the love of my life, in November of 1961. My one-year-old son and I had just moved to Grant, and Bob was the "telephone man" who installed our telephone. I felt such a connection to him but...
Robert D. “Bob” Kopsa, the son of Charles Wilson Kopsa and Hattie Vaneta (Peterson) Kopsa, was born Nov. 12, 1930, in Cuba, Kan. He died Aug. 26, 2022, at the Blue Valley Lutheran Courtyard Terrace, Hebron, at the age of 91 years, 9 months, and 14 days. Bob grew up in the Cuba-Munden area, graduating from Whitelock Grade School. He attended high school in Belleville for one year, and then attended Narka High School, graduating in 1948. Following his schooling, he worked for Verle Holloway on the farm. Bob then served with the U. S. Marine Cor...
Janet Kay Knight Hancock, 78, of Moultrie, Ga., formerly of Albany, Ga., died Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, at Pruitt Health. Her funeral was be held at 2 p.m., on Monday, August 29, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home with the Rev. Matt Peek officiating. Born on May 15, 1944, in Beloit, Kan., she was the daughter of the late James Knight and Elleen Bell Lewis Tegley. Mrs. Hancock graduated from Albany State University with a degree in accounting and retired in 2006 from the Dougherty County Tax...
Kenneth A. "Ken" Meyer, 77, of Moorhead, Minn., died Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022, at Sanford Hospice House, Fargo, N.D. Ken was born Oct. 5, 1944, in Hartington, Neb., the son of Frank and Sarah (Lange) Meyer. He was raised in rural Hartington on a dairy farm with his three brothers and graduated from Holy Trinity High School in 1962. From 1965 until 1967, Ken served in the U.S. Army, stationed in Virginia. After his discharge, Ken moved to South Sioux City, Neb., and began working for Northern...
Robert George Carlson was born on Feb. 27, 1948, in Concordia, Kan., to John Theo and Laverta “Bert” (Farmer) Carlson. Robert grew up on the family dairy farm between Courtland and Formoso and attended Courtland Public Schools. He graduated from Courtland High School in the Class of 1966. Following high school graduation, he attended Fort Hays State University and graduated in May 1971 with a bachelor’s of science degree in ag economics. On June 12, 1971, he married the love of his life, Janice Lynette Carlson at the United Methodist Churc...
The Superior High School cross country team opens their 2022 season today (Thursday) with the Superior Invitational being run over the 3.5 kilometer Superior Country Club course. Ron Hershberger, coach, has four varsity runners this season. Laci Kirchhoff, Rebecca Tadeo, Colten Butler and Kash Wenske are the girls running with Colten Butler and Kash Wenske are the varsity runners. Tenley Siebecker and Bella Henderson are the middle school runners. More than 10 schools are expected to compete at...
The Superior High School volleyball team opened their 2022 season with a three-set sweep of Thayer Central at the high school gymnasium Thursday. The match marked the debut of Jessica Diehl as head coach. Superior hosted Fillmore Central, Tuesday, for the Parents Night Match. Results were unavailable at press time. Superior was never seriously challenged in their three set, 25-14, 25-20 and 25-20 sweep. Teegan Duncan and Madison Heusinkvelt slammed down 12 kills each for Superior. Halle Bargen...
The Superior High School girls golf team continued to roll as they brought home a third place finish in a 10-team field at the Kearney Catholic Invitational played over the Meadowlark Hills Golf Course last Thursday. The match was an 18-hole event. Other teams at the match were Broken Bow, Kearney Catholic, Grand Island Central Catholic, St. Paul, Gothenberg, Cozad, North Platte St. Patrick’s’s, Sutton and Gibbon. Arcadia-Loup City, Ravenna and Doniphan-Trumbull did not field full teams but entered individual players. The Wildcats finished wit...
More than 70 contestants will vie for points in the following events: team roping, breakaway, tie down, bareback, barrel racing, pole bending, boys cutting, goat tying, saddle bronc and reined cow horse. Local entrants are Nelson residents Wyatt Hajny and Josie Hajny. Josie and Wyatt will ride together in team roping. Josie will compete in breakaway. Wyatt is currently in fourth place in the steer wrestling standings. He will be looking to move up the standings as he is only six points out from first place The Nebraska High School Rodeo...
