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This month features several historical and memorial events we should keep in our hearts and minds. At the end of WWII, the Japanese signed surrender papers in 1945. The Benghazi Attack occurred in 2012. The terrorist attack destroying the Twin Towers and killing more than 3,000 people. Recently Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 96, England’s longest reigning monarch. Certainly there were other historic events that occurred through the years in September but these stand out the most in my mind. Currently our attention is drawn to the d...
Sept 18, 2022 In June of 1953, the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II was exciting news for me. We didn’t have television or the internet then but I was spellbound listening to radio news broadcasts from London reporting on the festivities. I suspect I curled up on the floor with a toy truck in front of the Philco console radio and listened to the broadcasts. Compared to today’s radios, the old Philco was a monster. It must have been at least four feet tall and three feet wide. If my parents were present, my father was probably sitting nearby in...
Where I formerly lived in Pennsylvania, most of the fields were fairly small because of the mountains and forests. The fields were wedged between hills and trees and aerial spraying or crop dusting as it is sometimes called, was not a common farming practice. As time went by, farming the small fields became less profitable and many farms were sold to developers. The developers broke the farms into one, two or three acre lots. The lots were sold to people from the cities and houses sprang up everywhere like mushrooms. One such farm had fields...
Q: Should Christians go out and evangelize proactively or should we wait for opportunities to come to us? A: Yes and yes! The Bible lays out the great commission for His Calso in Acts 1:8, “You shall be witnesses of me…” These verses make clear that our purpose for living as Christians is to share the gospel with the world and train up others to do likewise. The gospel (which literally means, “good news,”) is the best news that has ever been shared with the world and it is vitally important for the world to hear it (John 3:18; John 5:24; etc...
Five members of the Superior Board of Education met in regular session Monday evening at the Superior High School library for 45 minutes. Peggy Meyer was absent. August claims from the general fund in the amount of $727,338.49 were approved Early in the meeting, Rachel Loucks, Bridge room instructor, talked about the Bridge program. (She is also a member of the Superior City Council which meets at the same time the school board meets.) This is the first year an alternative program has been offered on the Superior School campus. The program...
There was both good news and bad news for residents of the Superior area when the Superior City Council met on Monday evening. First the good news. While not a part of this year’s planned street improvement budget a major repair has been made. In early August, it was discovered a storm water drain which serves a main entrance to Superior on the west side of town was failing and the pavement breaking up. Because of the emergency nature of the problem, the repairs were completed before the council approved the project. Payment of the $22,500 b...
With harvest about to start, concern is surfacing over a potential interruption in rail service in the midwest. With the threat of a possible strike affecting both the Union Pacific and Burlington Northern coming on Friday, Amtrak on Monday suspended passenger service between Chicago and the West Coast. This affected passenger trains normally running Kansas and Nebraska. With three elevators capable of loading unit trains and a cement terminal, rail service remains important in Nuckolls County. During the fall harvest multiple unit trains of...
A 34-year-old Hastings resident with ties to Superior lost his life Monday in a Roseland grain silo. Travis Thelander died after becoming trapped in a CHS Agri Services Center corn silo. He was determined to be dead when removed from the silo. Multiple fire and rescue agencies responded to the call for assistance which came in at 4:05 p.m. An autopsy has been ordered and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration will investigate the incident. Reports circulating in Superior on Tuesday indicate he was wearing a safety harness and had...
We have been told the morning coffee crowd gathered at the Velvet Rose had a bit of unexpected excitement on Tuesday morning when a car jumped the curb and crashed into the front of the cafe located at the north edge of Superior. No one was hurt but the cafe building and automobile were damaged. There have been several similar incidents throughout Superior in recent months. The Dollar General Store, Casey’s Country Store and the State Farm Insurance office have all been hit but none of the stories are as spectacular as one that dates to the 1...
Superior Volunteer Rescue Squad is hosting a fundraising cornhole tournament Friday, at Superior Bowl. Sign up for teams will begin at 6 p.m., and the tossing will start at 7 p.m. There will be a free will donation meal available to the public starting at 6 p.m. with burgers and hot dogs grilled and donated by Brodstone Healthcare. Superior Bowl will also be offering a beer garden outside. IDs will be needed to get in. Put a team together and come down and join the fun and help out the Superior Volunteer Rescue Squad. It is hoped this event...
U.S. Senator Ben Sasse said a member of his staff will be holding mobile office hours in Nuckolls County from 2 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 28, at the Superior Public Library, 449 N Kansas Street. Constituent services representatives from Senator Sasse’s office offer guidance and aid to Nebraskans who require help navigating Washington’s federal bureaucracy....
When Virgil Schultz volunteered at the Samaritan’s Purse shoebox processing center in Denver last fall, he found out they had to pay for their shipping pallets. That sparked an idea! He knew of lots of places around our area that had stacks of used pallets behind their buildings. He began contacting people and picking them up. When others heard what he was doing, he got more tips of places that had pallets and offers to bring him some. The first step in the journey of a shoebox is for individuals, families, groups and churches to collect items...
Celebrating her 50th year as a nurse, Marylin Dunstan, a nurse practitioner at the Jewell County Rural Health Clinic, has been practicing as a nurse practitioner for 21 years. Dunstan received her nursing license from Trinity Lutheran Hospital School of Nursing in Kansas City. She received her nurse practitioner license from the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, N.D. Dunstan said she wanted to be a nurse ever since she was a little girl. She became a nurse practitioner because she...
Businesses have recently occupied two downtown Superior store fronts which previously were vacant. Bobby and Angela Barton's business known as Lost and Found Treasures now occupies the space which previously housed the Emporium in the 400 block of Central Avenue. The Bartons are Nelson residents and no strangers to finding and selling used merchandise. They moved to Nuckolls County from Commerce City, Colorado, which was Bobby's hometown in search of a safer community in which to raise their...
The Jewell County Cinema, Inc. (JCCI) Board met for their annual meeting on Aug. 29. The meeting was held by ZOOM and in person and was called to order by Thadd Hinkle. Members present were Thadd Hinkle, Lisa Goodheart, Phyllis Christie, Kristin Underwood, Janis McDill, Virgil and Linda Jones, Janelle Greene and Sarah Ortman via ZOOM. The minutes of the July 2022 meeting were approved as presented. Janis McDill provided copies of the treasurer’s report. Thadd Hinkle asked for nominations from the floor for the 2023 officers. The current s...
POW/MIA (Prisoner of War/Missing in Action) is a National Recognition Day to honor and remember those who served this country during war time and never returned home. This day was established in 1979 through a proclamation signed by President Jimmy Carter and every year after commemorating the third Friday in September as National POW/MIA Day. The POW/MIA flag, also known as the National League of Families POW/MIA flag, can be seen flying in defense department installations and in many other government and private locations and it flies...
COVID-19 bivalent boosters available across the district SHDHD stresses importance of antiviral therapies Hastings, Neb – In the health department’s weekly health update on September 13, South Heartland District Health Department (SHDHD) executive director Michele Bever announced another death of a South Heartland resident attributed to COVID-19. This brings the total for the district to 151 since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020. Bever said the death occurred within the last 4 months and was confirmed this week. Deaths are not cou...
Homecoming activities are set for Sept. 19 through 23 at Rock Hills Junior-Senior High School. Students can dress up according to a theme each day. Monday’s theme is Blast to the Past. Students can pick their decade. The theme for Tuesday is Country vs. Country Club - which will win? The home volleyball game theme is Pink Out. Everyone is encouraged to wear pink. Wednesday is Adam Sandler Day. Thursday’s theme is Home of the Brave - American theme.There will be a high school tailgate party at 6 p.m., at the Rock Hills vs. Lakeside junior hig...
The Jewell County Commissioners met Tuesday, Sept. 6, with commissioners Steve Greene, Brent Beck, and Keith Roe present. Carla J. Waugh, county clerk was present for the meeting. Joel Elkins, general superintendent, said he was interviewing for the motor grader operator position. He discussed the projects they are working on before harvest. Keith Roe was appointed voting delegate for the KAC Annual Conference with Brent Beck as 1st Alternate and Carla Waugh as 2nd Alternate....
The Jewell County Health Department is anticipating the arrival of the new Bivalent Covid-19 Booster Vaccines. It is thought to arrive mid-September tentative on availability of doses. Bivalent booster vaccine will be available from both Pfizer and Moderna. On Sept. 1, the CDC announced updated recommendations for Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 boosters for people age 12 and up. The updated booster dose is a bivalent formula that both boosts immunity against the original coronavirus strain and also protects against the newer Omicron variants that...
The Jewell City Council met in regular sessionon Tuesday, Sept. 6, at City Hall. Those in attendance were Mayor Darrell Bohnert, Council members, Josh Burks, Max Burks, Gaye Daniels, Bob Freeman, Derek Birdsell and Kristie Anderson, city clerk. Sheriff Don Jacobs discussed a resident’s temporary holding a dog for Mankato resident. Library board members, Marsha Ericson and Stacey Delzeit, discussed the library applying for a grant and paying the 10 percent down to have solar battery chargers that attach to benches at the lake or in the city p...
Coming up Saturday, Sept. 17, is Constitution Day. Constitution Day became a National Holiday with the passing of the Omnibus Spending Bill of 2004. It is also called “Constitution Day and Citizenship Day.” Senator Robert Byrd proposed the amendment to the spending bill which created the special day. Citizenship Day had existed on its own since Feb. 29, 1952, when a bill, signed by President Harry S. Truman, became law. Citizenship Day was preceded by “I Am An American Day.” That holiday was advocated by newspaperman William Randolph Hearst...
More than 30 producers and natural resource professionals attended a field day sponsored by The Kansas Department of Ag Department of Conservation (DOC), Kansas Association of Conservation Districts (KACD), KAWS (Kansas Alliance for Wetland and Streams) and the Jewell County Conservation District (JCCD). These producers came from four counties in Kansas and one in Nebraska to see, firsthand, a variety of working conservation practices that are improving soil health, water quality and livestock...
Calvin Lynn Bohnert, 72, died Sept. 5, 2022, at the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit, Kan. Calvin was born February 23, 1950, in Beloit, Kansas to Fred and Hazel Bohnert. He lived his entire life in the Jewell area, graduating from Jewell High School in 1968. He attended NCKVT school in Beloit, earning a degree in farm mechanics in 1969. Calvin married Peggy Griffeth March 31, 1979. This union was blessed with three children, Joshua, Marla and Tracy. Calvin took great pride in their...
Marian Lea Turner, was born April 4, 1930, on the farmstead outside of Republic, Kan., the daughter of Joseph and Bretta (Mar- shall) Evans. Marian died Sept. 12, 2022 at Republic County Hospital, at the age of 92 years, 5 months, and 7 days. She grew up in the Republic area, attending Morehead Grade School and later graduating from Republic High School in 1948. She married Arthur "Dwayne" Turner on March 11, 1961, at the United Methodist Church, Republic. Marian worked for the grocery store in...
