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Happy Fall-idays! The feeling of fall is all around us. As I write this, there are the sounds of combines busy in the neighboring field harvesting corn. My supposed-to-be-retired farmer husband has been busy the last few days helping his son by planting wheat in the just harvested soybean fields. Though I haven’t seen or heard any geese flying south yet, it soon will be happening. The once green grasslands are now showing dreary brown and tan tones. Down in the Limestone Creek, the tree leaves are changing from green to yellow, browns and g...
As a college student, I used pictures of shoes multiple times to complete picture assignments. Once I pictured a coed walking home from class under an umbrella barefoot in a pouring rain. It appeared she was attempting to preserve her shoes by keeping them out of water but the candid picture looked as if water was running off the umbrella and into her shoes. I didn’t verify the situation but I suspect she was in for a wet surprise when she reached her destination. Another time I watch a coed slip her shoes off and leave them in what appeared t...
One week to go for the 2024 General Elections: I have no further information to pass on, except for the wish that you do take time to vote. Remember “Good” from “Bad.” Remember the “Common Good” for all, not just special groups. Remember the “Liberal Left” most often runs after what they want, not what is good for the Common person. Those Politicians identified with the Liberal Left usually want to “control” the world with regulations, practices and government that is not for the common good . . . no matter how hard they try to justify thei...
Masonic Building A new chapter opened this week in the life of a more than century old building in downtown Superior. During its life, the building has housed many things. For about the last 62 years, it housed the meeting rooms for the Superior Masonic bodies. The building is now owned by Red Poppy Enterprises and houses the Beyond Limits Lodge. Friday, the new owners and operators, Rhonda (Fleming) Ahrens and her son, Payne Ahrens, took an Express reporter on a guided tour through the...
The always popular Harvest Festival sponsored by the Living Faith Fellowship Church will be held tonight (Thursday) at the Superior Auditorium The plan is to give area residents a safe alternative to Halloween. New games this year include Splat the Rat, Do You Have Two Birthdays and Candy Corn Blessings. There will be many other games and features along with concessions The focus is to make an event the entire family can enjoy....
Superior has a new city clerk within sight. The four members of the city council present for Monday night’s meeting approved the hiring of Brenda Corman to fill the position which has been vacant since the resignation of Stuart Alsup. Mrs. Corman is currently working with the Superior Public Schools vocational agriculture program and will not become the fulltime clerk until July. She will begin working part time with the interim clerk, Jan Diehl, on Jan. 1 and full time on June 1. Diehl earlier retired as city clerk but has continued working f...
Brodstone Healthcare is excited to announce that Treg Vyzourek, CEO at Brodstone Healthcare, has been honored with the Becker’s Hospital Review’s CEOs to Know Award 2024. This prestigious national recognition highlights these leaders of Critical Access Hospitals who have ignited growth, nurtured partnerships, and improved community wellbeing. With an unwavering commitment to enhancing community health, they work to broaden access to care for populations that might otherwise face extensive travel and significant expenses to receive the necessary...
Brodstone Healthcare is thrilled to announce that Jennifer Eitzmann, ultrasound technologist, has been named the recipient of the 2024 Caring Kind Award from the Nebraska Hospital Association (NHA). This prestigious award recognizes healthcare professionals who exemplify exceptional care, compassion, and dedication to their patients and colleagues. Eitzmann has been an invaluable member of the Brodstone Healthcare team for 10 years. Her unwavering commitment to providing the highest quality...
Kansas is celebrating the 4th Annual Mobility Week from Sunday, Nov. 3 to Saturday, Nov. 9. KANcycle is offering the promo code “MobWeek24” for free rides on KANcycle bicycles during Mobility Week. This promo code is good for all locations in the KANcycle service area. “We’re excited about partnering with transit agencies across the state for Mobility Week 2024,” said Michelle Coats, director of mobility management for the region. “KANcycle is a great program for North Central and Southeastern Kansas, and we want more people to take advant...
Jewell County voters will go to the polls Tuesday to cast their general election ballots and this issue of your newspaper contains sample ballots and other election information to review before going to the polls. Polling locations are also listed with the election information. As to meet the current post office dispatch schedule, it will be necessary to print next week’s paper before the returns are in, we plan to post election results on the internet. The results will be available on the newspaper’s web site which may be reached at: www...
OCCK Transportation is providing free rides to the general public on all services, including CityGo, regional paratransit, GoAbilene, GoConcordia, 81 Connection and KanConnect, on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, during the 4th Annual Kansas Mobility Week happening Nov. 3 through 9. From Nov. 3 to Nov. 9, public transportation providers, Mobility Managers, the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) and partners across the state are celebrating the fourth annual Kansas Mobility Week. Agencies will host events to encourage Kansans to make...
Most producers are working on or finishing up drilling their 2025 wheat crop. Especially with the dry conditions, the wheat has been slow to germinate and when it does, there will be limited growth. So, it won’t take many worms to actually damage the wheat. Scouting is the key and producers should take the time, once the wheat germinates, to look for the worms to determine if damage has occurred. Some insects that could be invading your wheat crop, include grasshoppers, flea beetles and several different “worms.” These “worms” are most comm...
Somewhere “In the Middle”… NOAA has released its U.S. Winter Outlook. The outlook is for December 2024 through February 2025. For the U.S. as a whole, the general trend leans toward cooler and wetter conditions across the north and drier and warmer conditions across the south. That leaves south central Nebraska and north central Kansas somewhere “in the middle.” More specifically, and despite the expected development of weak La Nina conditions in the Central Pacific Ocean, there are no strong trends to sway the outlook either way for the local...
Barbara Jeffs, a Nelson resident, knows first hand the devastating impact hurricanes have had on the southern states of our beautiful country. Her brother and sister-in-law, Bradly and Connie Jeffs, settled in the southern part of Georgia after both returned from service in Iraq. Their home is nestled quietly between Blythe and Hephzibah, just south of Augusta, Georgia. Connie chose a home close to Hephzibah because of its biblical meaning. In the Bible the name Hephzibah means, "My delight is i...
On Tuesday, Brodstone Healthcare revealed the recipient of the Employee of the Third Quarter Award. Austin Farnstrom, director of pharmacy, was selected for his unwavering leadership, alongside his outstanding commitment as a pharmacist at Brodstone Healthcare. This recognition honors employees who demonstrate a profound dedication to Brodstone's mission and vision. Austin's nomination emphasized his strong work ethic and reliability. "Austin has consistently exceeded expectations in his role...
The Lawrence-Nelson Raiders volleyball team ended their 2024 campaign with a sub-district play-in game loss to Hampton, at Meridian, Monday. The Raiders closed out their regular season schedule last Tuesday at the Franklin triangular. They downed Giltner, 25-13 and 25-14, in two sets. They dropped host Franklin, 25-21 and 25-22, in two sets. The Raiders made Hampton work for the win taking them to four sets, 21-25, 23-25, 25-9 and 26-24. Lawrence-Nelson finished the season with a 12-25 record....
. . . And then, the season ended! The L-N Raider football team repeated a trip to Clarks, Nebraska, Thursday to play the High Plains High School (HP) in the first round game of the state 8-man football playoffs. Two weeks earlier HP won the regular season game 47 to 20. Last week a determined Raider team came up just short of two points in a 20 to 22 loss. L-N put together a plan that cut HP's points to less than half of the last game, but penalties and HP's "big play" offense foiled the Raider...
Fr. John L. Ostdiek, O.F.M., a Franciscan friar, died at the age of 102, on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, at Manitowoc Health and Rehab Center in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. He was the oldest friar in the newly established Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe, with headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. He was born on Aug. 27, 1922, to Henry and Dora (Rempe) Ostdiek, the eldest of 10 siblings, at their home on the family farm, near Lawrence, Nebraska. At his baptism in St. Stephen Church, he was given the name of...
Willa Joan (Houtwed) Cleary, of Lincoln, Nebraska, formerly of Arlington and Alexandria, Virginia died in Lincoln on Oct. 22, 2024, at the age of 86. A graveside service was held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, at the Spring Creek Cemetery near Ruskin. Willa's wishes were to be cremated and buried alongside her husband, Bill. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Parkinson's Foundation. Willa was born the youngest of three children to Jens and Mabel (Brandt) Houtwed in Ruskin,...
It ended too soon for the storybook Roc Hills High School volleyball team. Capping off their most successful regular season capaign ever with a 33-3 record, they held high hopes for the post season. They breezed through the regional bracket at Mankato last Tuesday.They disposed of Decatur Community 25-22 and 25-9. They punched their ticket to sub-state play with their two-set 25-17 and 25-11 trouncing of Rawlins County. Because of their record, the Grizzlies hosted the sub-state matches at Manka...
The Rock Hills High School football team concluded their 2024 regular season schedule with a 56-8 loss to the Clifton-Clyde Eagles at Clyde Friday. The Rock Hills High School football team departed with a loss in their final regular season game. The Grizzlies finished with a 5-3 record. The Grizzly offense was nonexistent against a staunch Eagles defense. The lone Rock Hills touchdown came from an interception return by Isaiah Ridgeway. Ridgeway completed 1 of 2 pass attempts for 13 yards....
The Rock Hills High School cross country team competed for places at the state championship meet at the 1A regional meet run over the Sabetha Country Club course Saturday. There were 27 schools represented at the meet. The Grizzlies fell one place short of qualifying as a team. They came in fifth. Trystyn Reynolds took 15th place in the individual standings and earned a place at the state meet being run at Wamego Saturday. Race time is 10:30 a.m. Kobi Bowers placed 25th at the regional meet. Spencer Lindberg picked up 42nd place. Griffen...
The Superior High School volleyball team advanced to the final round of subdistrict play Monday when they downed the Deshler Dragons 25-19, 25-11 and 25-18 at Shickley. The Wildcats played Bruning-Davenport-Shickley, at Shickley, for the opportunity to advance into the district final. The number 2 seeded Wildcats took on the number one seed Eagles with match results unavailable at press time. Superior defeated the Eagles 3-1 in their lone meeting earlier in the season. Superior sits at number...
The Lawrence-Nelson Raiders volleyball team ended their 2024 campaign with a sub-district play-in game loss to Hampton, at Meridian, Monday. The Raiders closed out their regular season schedule last Tuesday at the Franklin triangular. They downed Giltner, 25-13 and 25-14, in two sets. They dropped host Franklin, 25-21 and 25-22, in two sets. The Raiders made Hampton work for the win taking them to four sets, 21-25, 23-25, 25-9 and 26-24. Lawrence-Nelson finished the season with a 12-25 record. Kara Menke led the Raider killers against Giltner...
They came close but couldn’t quite get there. Despite losing to High Plains Community at Lawrence by 27 points earlier in the season, the underdog Lawrence-Nelson Raiders came close to pulling off a tremendous upset Thursday at Clarks. The defense was stingy on both sides for the first three quarters. The game remained tied at 6-6 until High Plains took advantage of a Raiders fumble and returned it 45 yards for a touchdown to take a 14-6 lead. The Raiders scored on the first play of the fourth quarter to pull within two points of the Storm. A...
