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Last week a change in the seasons finally arrived and it was certainly felt. Fall came upon us and most were ready for it. We felt the change as the summer temperatures seemed to hang on with highs remaining up into the 90s and 100s, then within a day they dropped 50 degrees. The weekend was perfect with sunshine and highs in the 70s making for a perfect weekend to get outside and take advantage of it all. Fall is my favorite season of the year. Living on a farm most all of my life, I take notice of the rural sights, sounds and scents of Fall....
I don’t know how they are picked for it seems every day of the year is a special day recognizing something. Sunday, for example, was National Daughters Day and Monday was National Public Lands Day. Since I don’t have a daughter, I didn’t check to see how the day was to be observed. I did learn that on National Public Lands Day, everyone was encouraged to explore the outdoors and enjoy the physical, mental and spiritual health values that nature offers. With the deadline for the printing of this newspaper on Tuesday rapidly approaching, I had t...
I know I watch too much TV and a couple of things came to my attention this past week that helped support my feelings. They are: No. 1: I was watching a morning show Saturday. It had news as usual, but towards the end of the show, it introduced a musical band and singer. This wasn’t the first time I noticed what was to come, but it finally got the point across to me. The band was just a four piece band with two of the players singing as well. About half way through their song, I realized I could not understand most of the words of the song. T...
I left a window open and woke up in a chilly house; it was a brisk 53º downstairs. No wonder I’m still feeling under the weather; this time of year always gets me. With harvest starting, my sinuses will surely be full through the new year. I got a surprise visit from my oldest last night. It was so unexpected and wonderful. I found it funny that he popped in for dinner and washed a load of clothes like a normal kid. That’s never happened before. I miss him so much; he is only a couple of hours away, but it is still hard to get a visit between h...
On Saturday, Sept. 17, Elmer and Maxine Rempe had a big surprise. They were expecting their daughter, Jeannie Darling from Arizona, and their son, Jerry, and their families, but more family kept arriving. Theresa and Tom Kulek and Jan and Ron Williams were also in attendance. Elmer and Maxine's house was full so the men sat in the kitchen and the women in the living room to visit. The Rempes thought everyone had come to see their daughter from Arizona. Soon everyone was called into the kitchen...
The Lawrence-Nelson Raiders volleyball team continues to work their way through a tough schedule with mixed results. The Raiders downed the Fillmore Central Panthers in two sets, 25-15 and 25-19, last Tuesday, at Geneva in a triangular match. They fell to the Thayer Central Titans, 22-25 and 22-25, in two closely fought sets. Thayer Central and Fillmore Central are both C-2 schools. The Raiders dropped a four set match, 25-17, 21-25, 13-25 and 17-25, to Silver Lake at Roseland Thursday. Lawrence...
A longtime Superior business will have new owners and a new name on Saturday. Cerissa and Dean Scott have purchased the Burger Barn, created limited liability company and are changing the business name to Bloom Street Burgers. For many years it was known as the Dairy Queen although in more recents times it has been called the Burger Barn. It is the Scotts' goal to treat customers and employees as family and develop a staff of longtime employees. The new owners are not newcomers to the business....
Superior residents are being asked to provide their input through a community wide survey that is available online until Friday. Hard copies of the survey can be picked up at the city offices or library and can be dropped off at the city office. The questions in the survey resulted from community input gathered during the April Focus Groups at the Crest Theater, the June Open House at the Superior Estates Winery, and the July Concepts Reveal at the Nuckolls County Museum. The survey asks residents about their preferences for improving both...
There will be a different look in the end zones of Superior's Brodstone Memorial Field when the Wildcats take the field for their season ending game against McCool Junction, Friday, Oct. 7. Superior moved down to 8-man football this season. The field for the 8-man game is 80 yards long rather than the traditional 100 yards for the 11-man game. The goal posts need to be moved in tocompensate for the difference. The solution, as Superior has fluctuated between 8-man and 11-man, is portable goal...
Three meetings were held Monday evening within 45 minutes at the Superior High School library. Pink Card Meeting The first cost Nuckolls County taxpayers approximately $1,300 b ecause of a change in Nebraska State Law. Earlier this month property owners received bright pink cards from any Nebraska entity where a taxing subdivision proposed to increase property tax more than two percent. The cards announced a public hearing where those taxing subdivision were required to have a representative present the reasons for the tax increase. Two patrons...
The USD 5 Red Raiders cross country runners competed at the Adams Central Invitational held in Hastings last Tuesday. The Thayer Central Invitational, scheduled for Thursday at Hebron, was cancelled because of adverse course conditions. The Red Raiders competed at the University of Nebraska-Kearney High School Invitational meet Monday. Rowan Jarosik continued his medal streak with a fifth place finish over the 5K course. He finished behind four runners from Class A and 11 schools. His time was 17:09. Sean Heaton finished in 69th place with the...
In the official proceedings of the Sandy Creek and Lawrence-Nelson school board special meetings held on Sept. 12 and published in the Sept. 22 edition of the Nuckolls County Locomotive-Gazette, it was reported the boards unanimously passed resolutions regarding the linked unification agreements. Those few lines in the official proceedings made reference to some big changes coming for the 2024 school year but did not give a hint as to what the changes might be. What really happened is that both the Sandy Creek and Lawrence-Nelson school boards...
Nuckolls County shooting sports team participated in State 4-H Archery this past weekend. Pictured are (back row, from left) Kaden Grams, Avery Ostdiek, Nathan Pofahl, Natalie Jacobitz, (middle row); Charlie Kathman, Josie Watts, Logan Schmidt, (front) Devin Pofahl, Konnor Ostdiek and McKenzie Pofahl. Photo by Alycia Watts. Nuckolls County shooting sports team participated in State 4H Archery this past weekend, Medal Winners are Avery Ostidek, Charlie Kathman, Josie Watts and Nathan Pofahl....
Last Tuesday afternoon at 2:34 p.m. the Jewell County Sheriff’s office was notified a body had been found at Lovewell Lake’s White Rock Creek Campground. Sheriff Jacobs and a deputy responded to the call and requested help from Kansas Bureau of Investigation. Investigators do not believe foul play was involved and requested an autopsy be performed. The officers are now waiting for the autopsy results as they continue to investigate. This newspaper has been unable to obtain additional information....
What are the risks of planting wheat early? Producers will soon be drilling their 2023 wheat crop and it is always interesting to watch when drilling begins in north central Kansas. Because of our earlier soybean harvest in some fields, producers may be looking to start putting the wheat seed in the ground a little earlier than usual. But waiting may be a better choice! The general target date for planting wheat for optimum grain yields in Kansas is within a week of the best pest management planting date, or BPMP (formerly known as the “Hessian...
Before the town of Ezbon (later Esbon) even began, there was Ezbon School District No. 98. The district was organized on Sept. 4, 1873. Little is known about the early years of the school as only a few comments survive. One, a comment in the Sept. 9, 1880 Jewell County Review, tells about a "special meeting" to repair the old school house. Then an Oct. 7, 1880 note in the Jewell County Review relates "a five month school begins in District No. 98...although a sod house, it is well fixed up."...
For those who think they can not take a long vacation, they need to check out what Nebraska has to offer. When COVID hit and the quarantines started, I looked for alternative ways to vacation. I found an adventure waiting for me in Nebraska. For more than a decade, Nebraska has offered a fun way to see the state called Nebraska Passport. Each year 70 places of interest across the state are listed in a passport book. The first page opens to a map of the state with each of the sites marked on it....
The Nelson Community Club held their first community clean up this week by starting off the weekend with Community Garage sales on Saturday. The club paid for the advertising for this event and set up donation drop offs for anyone wishing to do a little "clearing of the clutter." The Goodwill collection point was set up on Main Street with the the Catholic Social Services drop at the location of the soon-to-be daycare center, formally the nursing home. Sunday more than 50 volunteers met for the...
The Lawrence-Nelson High School football team keeps on rolling as they picked up win number four of the season as they declawed the Axtell Wildcats 52-22 at Lawrence, Friday. The win extended the Raiders winning streak to three games. Krayton Kucera aired it out with 23 completions for his 31 passing attempts. He was good for 298 yards, a touchdown pass and four two-point conversion passes. Tyson Kotinek snagged 11 passes for 119 yards and a touchdown. He caught three-two-point conversions....
The Rock Hills High school football team lost a close 28-20 game to the Lincoln Leopards at Mankato Friday. The Grizzlies held a narrow 8-6 lead at half time. A defensive lapse in the third quarter allowed the Leopards to put up two touchdowns and take a 20-14 lead into the fourth quarter. The Grizzles stayed close with another touchdown. The Leopards added another eight points to leave Rock Hills with a 1-3 record for the season. Statistics for the game were unavailable at press time. The...
The Rock Hills High School volleyball team hosted a triangular match at Mankato last Tuesday. The Grizzlies fell to Lakeside 16-25 and 23-25, in two sets. Long time nemesis St. John’s-Tipton swept the Grizzlies 14-25 and 16-25, in two sets. Rock Hills played a triangular match with Pike Valley and Sylvan-Lucas at Scandia Tuesday with match results unavailable at press time. Lauren Whelchel was the top Rock Hills killer against Lakeside with 5. Danica Frost added four kills. Halle Mizner and A...
The Superior High School football team is still in search of that elusive first win as they fell to the Sandy Creek Cougars 48-6 at Sandy Creek Friday. The loss left Superior with an 0-5 record for the season. Sandy Creek took the lead in the first quarter and never looked back. They led 12-0 at the end of the first quarter. Superior was not out of the game when the half rolled around as they only trailed 19-6. The Cougars came out roaring in the third quarter and put the game out of reach with...
It appears more than likely the road to the state volleyball tournament will be rough one for Superior. They are far behind in the wildcard standings and will face having to win sub-district and district to earn a berth. The Wildcats downed the Fairbury Jeffs at Fairbury in five sets, 24-25, 15-25, 27-25, 25-22 and 15-9 in an exciting come from behind win. Superior competed at the Adams Central Invitational at Hastings Saturday. Superior lost to Doniphan-Trumbull, 25-21, 16-25 and 23-25, in three sets. Broken Bow handed the Wildcats a three...
The Superior High School girls golf team is rounding into form as they head into the ditrict match. The Wildcats took home second place at the Fullerton Invitational, Tuesday. The team took second place, with a score of 381, in the 11-team field. Other schools competing at the match were Columbus Scotus, Fullerton, Boone Central, Shelby-Rising City, Grand Island Northwest, Sutton, Exeter-Milligan, Heartland and the Fullerton junior varsity team. The 18-hole match was played over the Pawnee Hills course. Superior hosted their lone home match of...
The Superior High and Middle School cross country runners competed at the Franklin Invitational last Tuesday. Colten Butler finished in 26th place in the varsity boys 5K with his time of 22:17.34. Kash Wenske took 61st place with his time of 27:03.61. Rebecca Tadeo-Perez took 17th place in the girls varsity 5K with a time of 28.04.59. Tenley Siebecker finished in 16th place in the 2400 meter middle school run with her time of 16:07.30. The Wildcat runners compete at the Beloit Invitationa today (Thursday)....
