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Be prepared as it’s almost Halloween! It’s time for the children to decide what they are going to dress up as for the “trick or treating” as they make their plans to visit from house to house. They come with their bags, knocking or ringing door bells. As soon as the door opens, they proudly shout out, “Trick or Treat.” Their bags are filled with candies. Soon afterwards, it’s time to return to their homes and inspect their sacks to see what treats are inside. Most people look forward to seeing the visiting children dressed up and try to guess...
Thankfully, election day is almost here. It’s been a long time coming for the candidates and their supporters have been beating their campaign drums since before the last election. Unfortunately, the drum beating won’t stop on election day for the campaign for the 2024 Presidential Election began almost before the 2020 polls closed. The result has been election overload for many voters. Many of us are so tired of the constant campaigning we have quit reading about the issues or are only reading stories that support our preconceived ideas. In...
I thought I knew what I was going to write this week, but a trip to Lincoln and then back home on Sunday changed my mind. I have no understanding of what the 1930s and the “Dust Bowl” days and years were like, but anyone who was out Sunday maybe got a little taste of it. Nancy and I were driving home from an event in Lincoln Sunday afternoon as we encountered a strong wind as soon as we left the city. Corn stalks, husks and dust . . . were the primary things a person could see. I had images of pictures I’ve seen of the dust bowl days that...
It’s been a busy week. Robert rolled in Thursday evening. He is on leave, and I get to keep him for a whole week. I’m so happy to have him home. We picked up Jack and Nicholas on Friday, and it was a nice change to have the house alive over the weekend. It’s too quiet without the kids. I do admit, though, the quiet is not always that bad. I got a letter from Jacob today, and he says Camp Penelton is H-E double hockey sticks, but he is pushing through. He also said being squad leader sucked! He hasn’t received any mail since he got up there a...
The ominous signs were there Sunday. The National Weather Service had issued a Red Flag warning for the area. This warning is posted when warm temperatures, low humidity, dried fuel and strong winds are expected across an area. This was the case across Nuckolls and adjoining counties. The first hint of trouble hit the air when the warning sirens in Superior wavered up and down to call the Superior Volunteer Fire Department members to the Public Safety Building. The first fire call came in at 12:...
It’s almost Halloween and a number of special activities are planned around the date. This afternoon the Superior Chamber of Commerce will hold Pumpkins in the Park from 5 to 6 p.m. While primarily designed to entertain the youngsters, all ages are invited to participate and the Superior Auditorium Committee will be serving a meal in the park. The annual event is held in City Park. The Superior VFW will hold a Halloween Dance on Saturday night. The Living Faith Fellowship Church will hold what is being called the Fall Harvest Festival at the S...
Superior first responders received an unusual call Friday evening. The air traffic controllers at the Minneapolis center asked that emergency equipment, an ambulance and fire trucks, stand by at the Superior Municipal Airport. The cause of the call was a disabled aircraft. A solo pilot flying an instrument flight from South Dakota to Wichita, declared an emergency when the engine on his older model Mooney single engine aircraft stopped functioning. The pilot, then at an altitude of 11,000 feet, requested assistance from the Minneapolis...
A new leader will be needed to lead the break-up of the South Central Nebraska Unified School District 5. The Clay County News reported last week that Julie Otero, the former Julie Alexander of Superior, has submitted her resignation. She has served as superintendent of the unified district since 2018. It appears the current unification agreement will be allowed to expire in May of 2024. Otero plans to leave the unified district on June 30, 2023. Following Otero’s resignation, Laurie Kohmetscher, the unified board president and resident of F...
Monday evening members of the Superior City Council reversed the foreclosure action they had instigated against the Lighthouse Daycare Center. While the daycare center appears to be permanently closed, Mary Scroggins, the city’s development director, said the district Nazarene Church organization had brought the loan current and indicated plans to use the daycare building on East Seventh Street as a church. The former Baptist Church at Sixth and Commercial, which the Nazarene congregation had used as a church, will be sold and the proceeds a...
Why is there a national month for Family Literacy or a national day for Family Literacy? Simple – the most important determinant of a child’s language and literacy is parental involvement. The more parents (grandparents and siblings too!) are involved with reading, writing, talking and thinking with children, the stronger their children’s language and literacy skills. Success in reading ripples into success in other academic areas. Because of the importance of early involvement of parents and family talking, reading, writing and thinking with c...
A friendly physician's assistant Bryan Houchens, a physician's assistant at the Jewell County Rural Health Clinic, has been practicing medicine since July of 1998. He attended Wichita State University. To become a physician's assistant, Houchens received his four year degree and took the two-year P.A. course. Houchens first had a degree in psychology. He decided he wanted more knowledge and control of what was going on. A friend in medical school told him about the physican's assistant program,...
Traveling from Beloit every school day, Shyanne Kastrup is the new 6 through 12 counselor and National Honor Society sponsor at Rock Hills. She grew up in Beloit, only moving away when she attended Washburn University. While in college, Kastrup thought Wichita was where she wanted to be, but her husband, who she met in high school, was tied to Beloit. "He wanted to do the small town cop thing," Kastrup said. She ended up falling back in love with the small community. "You just can't get those...
The Jewell County Saddle Club meeting was held Sunday at the Superior High School library. The group decided prizes for the Jewell County Fair horse show and the open horse show. The open horse show will be June 3, 2023. Officers were elected. They are Faith Reinert, president; Haley Fuller , vice president; Griffen Dunstan, treasurer; Emmit Dunstan, secretary; and Harlee Harris, reporter. The group toured the Cowboy Museum in Superior. The next meeting will be held Jan. 15,...
OCCK Transportation is providing free rides to the general public on all services, including CityGo, regional paratransit, GoAbilene, GoConcordia, 81 Connection and KanConnect, during the second Annual Kansas Mobility Week happening Nov. 6 though 12. From Nov. 6 to Nov. 12, public transportation providers, mobility managers, the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) and partners across the state are celebrating the second annual Kansas Mobility Week. Agencies will host events to encourage Kansans to make efficient and safe transportation...
The Jewell County commissioners met Oct. 17, with commissioners Steve Greene, Brent Beck and Keith Roe present. Carla J. Waugh, county clerk was also present. The commissioners approved the request by Chris Petet, custodian, for permission to purchase furniture for the dispatch waiting area from Amazon. Glenn Anthony Wyatt discussed the possibility of rocking the road by section 23 of Holmwood. Don Jacobs, sheriff, said the department received a grant for $18,800 for replacing computers and stands in the patrol vehicles. Joel Elkins, general...
The regular meeting of the Mankato City Council was called to order by Mayor Justin Schoonover on Tuesday, Oct. 4. Councilmen present were Sam Becker, Kevin Ost, George Hennion, Rodney Payne and Lyle Dauner. Also present were Darrell Miller,city attorney, and Sharon McCormick, interim city clerk. Visitors present were Garrett Barry and Pamela Wirth, Don Koester, Amanda Horn, North Central Regional Planning Commision, and Shlby Denard. Garrett Barry made a presentation concerning his Eagle Scout project. Garrett advised the council his project...
The Red Cross Blood Mobile will be in Nelson, Friday Nov. 4, at the City Auditorium from 9 to 3 p.m. Regular whole blood donors can donate every eight weeks, and it will be exactly eight weeks since they were last in Nelson on Sept. 9. Power Red Donors can donate every 16 weeks. They were in Nelson on July 11, which makes them eligible also. There’s always an urgent need for more blood donations. Sixteen year olds can start their journey with parental consent and you’re never too old, as long as you are in good health. We’re always looki...
The National Weather Service has released its 2022-23 Winter Outlook for the United States. The outlook is based on several dynamical and statistical models along with ongoing climate trends, and specifically relates the three-month period of December-January-February (DJF). The outlook can be viewed at: https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/us-winter-outlook-warmer-drier-south-with-ongoing-la-nina Closer to home, the outlook calls for... North Central Kansas: For temperature, there are no strong signals to favor either warmer or colder than...
The 2022 Class D-2 state playoff games started last Thursday evening. The No. 7 seeded L-N Raiders played No.10 seeded Nebraska City Lourdes Central Catholic on the local field in Lawrence. They emerged from the game with a 62-16 victory. For Class D-2, 32 teams were divided into East and West divisions to help reduce travel distances. The remaining 16 team will be paired off into a state wide 16 team bracket with the highest point total team paired off with the lowest, etc. The Raider's 8 to 1...
The Lawrence-Nelson volleyball team won their final regular season match, sweeping Franklin, 25-17, 25-20 and 25-16, in three sets at Franklin last Tuesday, They began postseason play Monday by sweeping Franklin in three sets, 25-6, 28-26 and 25-11, in their opening round match of sub-district D2-7 play at Nelson. The Raiders faced off against Giltner at Nelson Tuesday for the sub-distrcit title. Should the Raiders win, they will advance to the district finals, Saturday, against an opponent and...
The Rock Hills High School volleyball team closed out their season with a two set, 23-25 and 12-25, loss to Clifton-Clyde, at Clyde Saturday, in 1A-D1 sub-state play. The loss ended the season for the Grizzlies. They split a pair of matches at the Lincoln triangular last Tuesday. They downed Wilson 14-25, 26-24 and 25-14. They lost to Lincoln in two sets, 11-25 and 12-25. The Grizzlies ended the season with a 12-19 record against tough competition. The Clifton-Clyde match was the final career event for seniors Danica Frost, Haley Garst, Sustyn...
The Rock Hills High School football team closed out their regular season schedule with a 64-22 loss to Washington County at Washington Friday. The Grizzlies stayed close for the first quarter,trailing 12-8 after the first quarter concluded. They were behind 24-8 at the half. Washington County roraed out onto the field for the third quarter. They scored 20 points in the third and fourth quarters to dash any Rock Hills hopes of a comeback. The loss left the Grizzlies with a 2-6 regular season record. Game statistics were unavailable at press...
The Superior High School volleyball team split a pair of games at the Southern Nebrska Conference Tournamant at Milford. The team was eliminated in sub-district C2-7 play by Thayer Central Monday. Superior downed Milford, 20-25, 25-19 and 25-18, at Milford last Tuesday in their opening round game. The Wildcats fell to David City, 25-23, 10-25 and 23-25, in three sets. Thayer Central handed Superior a four set loss, 20-25, 25-13, 21-25 and 20-26. Superior split the first two sets of the...
Funeral arrangements are pending at the Megrue-Price Funeral Home for a 17-year-old rural Superior resident who died this week. Zak Corman was a student at Deshler High School, transferring this year from Superior so he could avail himself of a welding program offered at Deshler....
Raymond Lee Bonin, the son of William and Emilie (Bruns) Bonin, was born on Dec. 27, 1946, in Davenport, Neb. He died Oct. 18, 2022, at Brodstone Healthcare at Superior, Neb., surrounded by his family at the age of 75 years, 9 months, 21 days. Raymond attended Kiowa Lutheran school and Davenport High School. He worked at various farm jobs in Thayer and Nuckolls counties and also in Grafton. For one year he worked on a ranch at Campbell. He married Cheryl Ruth Baker on Jan. 2, 1977, at Geneva,...
