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Members of the Superior Board of Education met Monday evening after two public hearings: one to review the budget and the other to set the final tax request. Forty-five minutes was allowed for the budget hearing and 15 for the final tax request. Since there was no public comment or question, each lasted about five minutes. During the regular session, tax asking of $5,584,692 was approved. That is down $170,906 from last year’s asking of $5,755,598. State aid rose from $353,634 last year to $841,329 this year, an increase of $487,695. The distri...
There was a combination of good news and bad for Superior residents when the Superior City Council met Monday night. The good news surrounds the budget for the coming fiscal year. No one from the public was present to speak either for or against the proposed budget. The city will request the same number of dollars from the taxpayers as was the case this year. But a 1 percent increase in valuation will yield a slight decrease in the tax rate. In the coming fiscal year, the owners of taxable property located within the city limits will be asked t...
The Nuckolls County Museum, Superior, will remain closed through the end of 2020. The board of directors made the decision, Monday, based on input from the South Heartland Health District. Exterior paint work is ongoing on the museum church and Beach School buildings. Kucera Painting is the contractor for the job. Museum volunteers will paint the outhouse and coal storage buildings. Dereck Kirchhoff, as part of his Eagle Scout project, worked on the preservation of the log cabin at the museum....
Unusual seems to be the norm this year. Not only has our social life been turned upside down by the COVID so has our weather, though we probably can’t blame the unsual weather on the pandemic. Tuesday afternoon the National Weather Service issued a bulletin warning that a uniquen weather situation might impact the area on Wednesday Smoke was expected to settle near the surface during the day Wednesday It was thought individuals with preexisting conditions susceptible to air quality issues might be impacted if outdoors Wednesday and Wednesday n...
Kevin Daehling has captured pictures of coyotes, bobcats, raccoons, opposums, badgers, a red fox and once in awhile a beaver, on his trail cameras but Friday he could hardly believe what showed up on his phone - a young elk! The picture was taken at 7:47 p.m., southwest of Guide Rock. Daehling is an avid bow hunter who started bow hunting when he was 14. He and his wife, Bridget, moved to Red Cloud when he was hired as a history teacher at Red Cloud Community Schools after graduating from...
South Heartland District Health Department (SHDHD) officials reported 28 new lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases Friday through Monday, bringing the cumulative total number of cases in the four-county health district to 574. All 28 new cases are Adams County residents. By county, the cumulative totals are: 477 cases in Adams, 69 cases in Clay, 12 cases in Nuckolls, and 16 cases in Webster. Michele Bever, SHDHD executive director, also reported a coronavirus COVID-19-related death of a previously reported case. She explained that SHDHD does not report...
The Board of Education for USD No. 107 met in the meeting room at the district office for the Sept. 14 meeting. Those present were Kenny Mizner, Brenden Wirth, Marc Grout, Brandon Hollerich, Lori Yelken, Rex Boley and Janet Higer. Guests present were: Nancy Marihugh, Shannon Meier, Cindy Becker, Libby Duffy, Russell Dunstan, Kayla Dunstan, Ashley Underwood, Lane Underwood, Danny Eilert, Nick Colson, Brett Walker, Burgandy Babson, Claire Babson and Dennis Beckman. President Mizner welcomed the guests. He said that he would allow 10 minutes total...
The Dane G Hansen Foundation has announced a new, 5-year pilot initiative for licensed childcare centers in Northwest Kansas. NW Kansas Cares for Kids includes three new grant opportunities for childcare centers that meet the following criteria: Licensed by the State of Kansas for at least 13 children Accepting children ages 2-weeks to 6-years of age Open at least 3, and less than 24 hours a day Located within the Hansen Foundation’s 26-county service area. Home-based day care businesses, licensed group homes and preschools are not eligible. Gr...
The Mankato Chamber of Commerce monthly meeting took place last Wednesday at the Buffalo Roam. The Highway 36 Treasure Hunt will take place today through Sunday. The chamber will once again hold the Garage Sale Mall at the city building. So far three booths have been rented for the event. The chamber set up the booths at 5 p.m. on Wednesday. The Goodwill trailer will be at the city office through Tuesday (or until full) for any extra items left over from the garage sales. The chamber is working on planning the Downtown Trick-of-Treat and...
This year’s enrollment figures for Lawrence- Nelson Schools are relatively consistent with recent years. Grades K-6 have a total enrollment of 94 students. The breakdown per class in elementary are 20 students in kindergarten; first grade, 12 students; second grade, 11 students; third grade, 16 students; fourth grade, 16 students; and fifth grade, 19 students. The middle school and high school consists of grades 6 through 12 and has a total of 95 students. The middle school’s breakdown is 16 sixth grade students; 12 seventh grade students; and...
The deadline to submit articles and photos for the paper is Monday at noon. Please have submissions emailed or left in the dropbox at the Locomotive Gazette office in Nelson by this time. As always, we will do our best to publish anything received after the deadline....
Fifty years ago last week this newspaper reported a Catholic priest serving in Nuckolls County had returned from a trip to his homeland. At that time Father John Prachar was serving the St. Stephens parish south of Lawrence. Later he was to serve the St. Joseph’s parish in Superior and Sacred Heart at Nelson. Through out his years here, he not only counseled Nuckolls County residents about spiritual matters but he was also quick to express his political views. In June of 1973 the Hastings Tribune newspaper published a story the late Roy A...
The 2nd annual Powder Puff Tournament at the Nelson Elk Creek Country Club was a go Sunday in spite of the challenges Corona Virus has presented this year. With COVID compliancy measures in place, nine teams attacked the course on what was a perfect September day. After a day of fun and sun, the resulting championship and first flight winners had to be determined by tie breaking measures. Two teams were tied with low scores of 79, with the overall champions being Beth Himmelberg and Melanie Wilton. Three teams were tied at 88 with the...
Planning for the 2020 Harvest Moon Gala on Saturday, Oct. 3 is underway and committee members are preparing for the campaign launch this coming Saturday. The launch will include a video debut which will be available on the Brodstone Memorial Hospital Facebook page, Youtube channel and the www.bidpal.net/hmg2020 event website. Along with the video launch, drawing tickets for this year’s gala will go on sale. Tickets will be sold for two weeks, with the winner chosen the night of Oct. 3. For more information, contact Heather Erickson, f...
Older adults who live alone can be at risk of feeling lonely or isolated. The older adults in our community may be more vulnerable to those feelings as we continue to face the challenges of a pandemic. Nora Rhoades, youth development agent, encourages Post Rock District 4-H members to "Adopt an older adult" and discover the value in developing a friendship with an older adult. Our older generation has a lot to offer us. As Sara Grout, social worker for Senior Life Enrichment said, "There's a...
Hailing from a farm by Hardy, Sam Meyers, the principal of Rock Hills Junior-Senior High School has lived in Mankato for almost 20 years. He and his wife, Carie, moved to Mankato because they were looking for a small farm and one came available here. On his farm, Meyers has cows, sheep and goats. Meyers graduated from Superior High School and Hastings College. When asked what made him choose a career in education, Meyers said, “I love coaching and I knew it would let me stay active in s...
The annual road rally sponsored by the Lawrence Volunteer Fire Department was held Sunday, Sept. 6. Fifty-five vehicles and several hundred individuals enjoyed the afternoon trying to chase down and interpret “clues” to follow a route throughout the country side and to return home in an allotted time. Proceeds from the entry fee went to the volunteer fire department to help pay for equipment. The lunch was served by the Lawrence Community Club and proceeds will be used for community events. At least one winning vehicle’s inhabitants in the a...
Lots of things going on in this world today that I don’t understand but thanks to a reader who saved the original clipping, I have this week reread a story the Hastings Tribune published in 1973 that is applicable to this country’s current situation. For that article, Roy Alleman interviewed Father John Prachar who was then serving the St. Stephens Catholic Church. Later he was to serve St. Joseph’s Church at Superior. Father John was quick to speak in defense of the freedom he experienced in America. What he said 47 years ago applies today...
There is a saying, “A book is a dream you hold in your hand.” There is nothing like the feeling you receive when on a snowy winter’s day, seated in a relaxing chair, wrapped up in a cozy throw, you hold a good book in your hands. Even on a summer’s day, walking out into the yard and seated on a blanket in the shade of a tree, it’s great to throw yourself into the pages of a book. Memories as a child sitting on my mother’s lap I enjoyed listening to her as she read from a Mother Goose Nursery Rhyme book. I don’t know who enjoyed those classic...
I am embracing the crazy, or at least trying to! My yards are a mess, but at least my house is clean, for now. We haven’t been home long enough to mess things up. Granted, I have been following everyone around and picking up in the wake of their destruction. That’s a chore that gets old, really fast, but reminding, yelling and cussing about it doesn’t get me anywhere. My mom, after much coaxing from my brother and me, decided to downsize and move. So I am dealing with the anxiety, not the actual act of yet...just mental preparation for organ...
The Superior Cross Country team traveled to Fairbury on Thursday. A.J. Leibel medaled and placed 14th, Brett Miller placed 42nd out of 116 runners, Gavin Ekstein placed 53rd and Taygun Rothchild 70th. All of them improved on their times from when they ran at Fairbury last year. Also, Grady Henderson came in 103rd. Jedd Whitmore was unable to attends. The top 15 runners were: 1) Eli Bottom, Falls City, 17:54; 2) Tyler Neville, McCool Junction; 3) Gavin McGerr, Lincoln Christian; 4) Carter Holen,...
The Superior Wildcat football team traveled to Wilber-Clatonia last Friday night. W-C beat SHS 27-0. Wilber-Clatonia scored in the first quarter on a 50-yard interception return. The kick for the point after was good. W-C scored twice in the second quarter. Once on a 70-yard pass play. Again, the kick was good. The next touchdown came on a 6-yard run. The point after kick attempt failed. At half time the score was SHS 0 and W-C 20. The Wolverines scored their last touchdown on a 7-yard pass in...
The Bruning, Davenport, Shickley Storm volleyball team came to Wildcat territory on Thursday, Sept. 10. It was a very tense and exciting match to watch or listen to on KRFS Radio with Cory Kopsa's coverage. The first set seemed like a marathon. Both teams fought very hard, B-D-S won in four sets: 33-35, 25-20, 25-21 and 27-25. Varsity statistics were: Cailyn Barry: six kills of 19 hit attempts; two ace serves of 15 serves; two blocks; one dig; two assists of seven sets. Alexa Cox: seven hit atte...
The Superior High School gymnasium was the setting for the presentation of the Gatorade Nebraska Girls Track and Field Athlete of the year award to Kalynn Meyer. The ceremony was conducted during the Wildcats volleyball match with Bruning-Davenport-Shickley. The Gatorade Company is in its 35th year of honoring the nation's best high school athletes. The company announced Meyer as its 2019-2020 Gatorade Nebraska Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year. The award, which recognizes not only...
The Rock Hills football team held a 12-8 lead at the end of the first quarter. It was the last time they held the lead as Lakeside rolled up 44 unanswered points to swamp the Grizzlies 44-12. Lakeside put the game out of reach with a 22 point second quarter while Rock Hills failed to find the scoreboard. Jerrod Gillett completed one of his three passes for 33 yards. Devion McDonald snagged the lone reception for 33 yards. Mason Higer carried the ball 10 times for 50 yards. Gillett was the ball...
