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A change of scenery was just what the Superior Wildcat football team needed. The team traveled to Fairbury, Friday, and returned home with a 42-24 win against the Fairbury Jeffs. Superior jumped out to a 14-6 first quarter lead. The Jeffs chipped away at the lead with Superior holding a 22-18 lead at the half. The teams traded touchdowns and failed extra points efforts in the third period as Superior carried a 28-24 lead into the final quarter. The Wildcat defense stepped up and held Fairbury...
It was a successful trip to Geneva for the Superior High School Volleyball team last Tuesday as they swept the Fillmore Central Panthers, 25-15, 25-11 and 25-4, in three sets. The win was the first for Randall Loch as Superior's head coach. Superior added another win Thursday when they downed rival Lawrence-Nelson, 25-18,25-17, 24-26 and 25-13, for a four set win. The Wildcats visited Doniphan, Tuesday, for a match with the Doniphan-Trumbull Cardinals. Match results were unavailable at press...
The Superior High School girls golf team hosted a dual match with the Doniphan-Trumbull Cardinals at the Superior Country Club Course Tuesday. Match reults were unavailable at press time. The team plays at the Heartland Invitational today (Thursday) at Henderson. The team competes at the Fairbury Invitational, Monday....
In Esbon, the Peroutek family has donated this spring mounted airplane to the Esbon Park in memory of Ida Peroutek. It is mounted and ready for playful children to fly with their imagination....
Lyle W. Trautman, 65, was born to Marlen Lester Trautman and Verdina Annabelle (Shepherd) Trautman in Pueblo, Colo., on Jan. 27, 1956. After a brief illness, he died at his Hoskins home, with his wife, Jacalyn, by his side. Lyle attended school in Pueblo, Colo., Reno, Nev., and Hardy, before graduating with the Class of 1975, from Superior High School. He was married to Jacalyn Mohler on Aug. 21, 1975 in Portis, Kan. To this union, three sons were born. At the time of his death, he was working...
Paul J. Faimon, 84, died peacefully with family by his side on Monday, Aug. 30, at Mary Lanning Healthcare in Hastings from heart failure. A rosary was held Friday Sept. 3, with Rev. Corey Harrison officiating. Mass of Christian Burial was at 10 a.m., Saturday Sept. 4, with the Rev. Christopher Kubat officiating. Both were held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Lawrence. Burial was in Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery. Paul was born to Rudolph and Marie (Dolnicek) Faimon on the family farm March...
A former Superior resident, Robert A. "Bob" Oldham, 82, died Tuesday, Aug. 31, at Perkins Pavilion Good Samaritan Society-Hastings Village. A rosary was held at 7 p.m., Monday, Sept. 6, at Butler Volland Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial was at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 7, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Hastings with Father David Oldham and Father Jeremy Hazuka officiating. Burial was in Parkview Cemetery in Hastings. Memorials may be given to St. Michael's Catholic Church or Hastings Catholic...
Olga Marie Reinke, 94, of Davenport, died Aug. 23, at Thayer County Health Services in Hebron. Olga was born Nov.11, 1926 near Byron, to John and Katherina (Meinke) Kniep. Olga lived most of her growing up years near Byron. She was baptized, confirmed and married in St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, rural Byron. During the depression, the Kniep family moved to California twice, so she attended first grade in California. The rest of her eighth grade education was in Lone Star District No. 75 School. Olga was her sickly mother’s helper until her mar...
JoAnn Ruth Fangmeyer, 81, of Deshler, the daughter of John and Alvina (Gebers) Flathman Jr. was born Nov, 30, 1939, in Chester. She died Thursday, Sept. 2, at Parkview Haven Nursing Home in Deshler. JoAnn grew up in Chester attending school and graduating from Chester High School with the Class of 1957. She married Ervin Fangmeyer July 7, 1957, at St John Lutheran Church in Chester. This union was blessed with the birth of five children. JoAnn was a member of Peace Lutheran Church in Deshler, singing in the choir and a member of the women...
Paul Pumphrey, 65, died on Sept. 5, in Lincoln, Neb. Mass of Christian Burial is at 10 a.m., today (Thursday) Sept 9, at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Mankato. Burial will follow at St. Theresa Catholic Cemetery, Mankato. Visitation was from 1p.m. to 4 p.m.,Wednesday at Melby Mortuary, Mankato. Rosary-vigil services was at 7 p.m., Wednesday, at St. Theresa Catholic Church. Following the vigil service, the family will greet friends at the church. Memorials are requested to the Paul Pumphrey Memorial, to be designated at a later date, and may...
Bobby Wayne Goff, 64, of Concordia, Kan., died Sunday, Sept. 5, surrounded by his family at his home in Concordia. He was born on March 23, 1957, in Wenatchee, Wash., to Leonard A. and Frances L. (Huddleston) Goff. He graduated from Jewell High School in 1975. He married Tina Hill on Feb. 24, 1979, in Concordia at The Wesleyan Church. Bob worked for the Cloud County Highway Department as a heavy equipment operator for more than 30 years until his retirement in 2012. He coached girls' youth...
(Editorʼs Note: This is the story distributed by a Nebraska independent and non-profit newsroom known as the Flatwater Free Press. It is written by a former Red Cloud resident, Mathew Hansen. To learn more about the Flatwater Free Press, read the Editorʼs Notebook column in this issue.) Diana Ignaceo answers the knock at her door on a sweltering August morning, not expecting to see firsthand why South Omaha has increased its vaccination rate more than almost anywhere else in Nebraska this summer. A jovial woman named Mary McConnaughey is s...
Hastings, Neb – On Tuesday evening, South Heartland District Health Department (SHDHD) executive director Michele Bever provided a weekly update to keep residents informed about COVID-19 in Adams, Clay, Nuckolls and Webster counties. The health department is receiving increasing numbers of positive lab reports each week compared to the weeks before. Bever reported COVID-19 positive case reports more than doubled last week compared to the previous week, with 136 positive labs last week (the week ending September 4) compared to 62 the week b... Full story
The majority of Nuckolls County residents do not remember what life was like without electricity but 75 years ago the South Central Public Power District was being organized to provide electrical energy to the rural areas. While electrical power was earlier provided in communities, it did not come to much of the rural areas until the Rural Electrification Administration was organized. President Franklin Roosevelt signed Executive Order No. 7037 on May 11, 1935, to create the administration. The movement to provide electricity in the rural area...
