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As I write this, it’s Election Day tomorrow! People have either gone to the polls to vote early, filled out and mailed them in, or will head to the polling places tomorrow. This election time has been a whirlwind. A time of conflicts, a bunch of promising proposals, name calling back and forth, a trying time for sure. When this newspaper edition comes out, the election will be all over, or will it? Will the ballots all be counted? Will there be some last minute findings to question the findings? Will there be riots not accepting the outcome? Wi...
Stories about DIY projects are among my favorite topics. Each year, at the Superior Public Library book sale, I look for “How to Books.” Monday I came across a story about how to repurpose tuna cans. When the newspaper bought 35mm film in 100 foot rolls, I repurposed all the metal cans which held the rolls of film. I found they were good for storing small quantities of fasteners like bolts, screws and nails for the cans fit inside the drawers we once used to store metal plates. Each can was 3.75 inches in diameter and just more than 1.5 inc...
I have always been a “C” student. My biggest problem seems to be that I must fully understand a subject before I grasp the concept. My understanding seems to take longer than the average student. No matter how hard I study, I can only grasp a small part until I have all the pieces. The parts I grasp are enough to give me a “C”. When I was a senior in high school, my English teacher, Mrs. K., was very challenging, even to the best students. In the poetry section, we learned about many different styles of poetry. My favorite style was the iam...
The late Victor Kuhlmann was a well-known Superior businessman having been the operator of two popular drive-in ice cream stores, Vic's Drive-In in a former filling station at 15th and Idaho and the Kurly Kone on East Third Street. After leaving the drive-in business, he operated Earl Cowger's wholesale house and served as a traveling salesman for F&A Sales of Concordia. While many knew Vic Kuhlmann, few knew much about his World War II service experience. Like many area men of his age, he...
While there were few local races, the Nebraska Secretary of State predicted more than 75 percent of the state's eligible voters would cast ballots in the Presidential Election held Tuesday. Personal observation of Nuckolls County polling places indicated that prediction was probably on target. Because of current post office schedules, it was not possible to include the results in this week's edition of your newspaper. However, when the unofficial results were available for Nuckolls County they...
The Superior and Rock Hills public schools have planned special activities for Monday in observance of Veterans Day. At Superior the day will begin with a veterans breakfast served in the high school library starting at 8:30. All area veterans are invited but they must make a reservation in advance by calling the school office. At 10, there will be a program recognizing the veterans in the high school gymnasium. The Rock Hills School at Mankato will hold a Veterans Day program beginning at 9 in the high school gymnasium. Seating will be...
Gov. Jim Pillen has appointed Natalie G. Nelsen-Pacey of Holdrege as a county court judge in the 10th Judicial District. That district includes Nuckolls, Adams, Clay, Fillmore, Franklin, Harlan, Kearney, Phelps and Webster counties. Nelsen-Pacey has served as both the deputy county attorney and the county attorney in Phelps County since 2017. Before that, she was an attorney in the Holdrege law firm of Dier, Osborn, Cox & Nelson for nearly nine years where her areas of practice included corporate, business, real estate, family, juvenile and...
We've been sitting on this story since last Memorial Day and we still don't have all the pieces. However, we think it appropriate to publish what we have in advance of Veterans Day. As part of the annual Spring Creek Cemetery Memorial Day Service, two Ruskin area veterans, Gail Kleen and Keith Schultz. were presented Quilts of Valor by Buford Hoyer, commander of the Ruskin American Legion Post. The quilts were made by a Ruskin area resident, Donna Meyer. Kleen served in the United States Air...
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Esbon public water supply system located in Jewell County. KDHE officials issued the advisory because of installation of new water mains resulting in a loss of pressure during construction. Failure to maintain adequate pressure may result in a loss of chlorine residuals and bacterial contamination. Laboratory testing samples collected from the City of Esbon indicate no evidence of bacteriological contamination and all other conditions...
November is National Family Literacy Month. The national event began in 1994. Desire Tobey Sears Chapter NSDAR joins with libraries and literacy organizations in promoting family literacy and Family Literacy Month. Why a Family Literacy Month? Because early involvement of parents and family, talking reading, writing, and thinking with young children is key to developing solid literacy skills. The stronger those skills are the stronger a child's language, literacy and reading skills will be....
During October officers with the Jewell County Sheriff’s Department answered sixty-five 911 calls, eight alarm tests, and responded to 10 animal calls, 10 auto accidents, 28 EMS calls, 20 fires, one fraud incident, one sexual assault, made three arrests, 73 traffic stops, six traffic stops with a K-9 and four welfare checks. Eighteen papers were served. A couple of interesting statistics from the sheriff’s office: Underage drinking accounts for 11 percent of all alcohol consumed in the United States. Forty-two percent of all teenagers who sta...
On Oct. 24, the Courtland City Council hosted a special meeting to discuss the addition of turning lanes on U.S. Highway 36, a crucial infastruc-ture enhancement in preparation for the opening of the Central Valley Ag (CVA) grain handing facility known as the Courtland Hub. The Hub is a shuttle train loading facility served by the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway located near the Courtland turnoff of Highway 36. The Oct. 31 issue of the Courtland Journal reported invitations were extended to various community and state representatives but...
Barbara Jeffs, Nelson, is proud of her family. Out of five of her brothers, four of them have served honorably in the U.S. Army. Barbara's father, Alfred Jeffs, a Nelson native, served in the air force and a great aunt (Phoebe McCarthy) served in World War II alongside leading military personnel. After the war was over, she worked alongside the ambassadors of the United states. She has been to lots of countries in the world and when visiting her home, you can see items from all the countries...
Dani Winkers, Nelson, exercised her right to vote by dropping her ballot into the Nuckolls County Courthouse dropbox, as her dog watched Sunday afternoon. Winkers is active in her community. The dropbox has been visited by many since early voting has begun. Working the Nuckolls County election are (from left) Royce Schott, Janet Watts, Kathy Essink, Brenda Schott, and Linda Tucker. They've seen a high voter turnout this year and anticipate this continuing until the polls close later this...
Mark Alan Bergt, the son of Mark and Amelia (Imbush) Bergt, was born on June 20, 1927, in Deshler, Nebraska. He died on Oct. 28, 2024, at the St. Elizabeth's Regional Medical Center at Lincoln, Nebraska, at the age of 97 years, 4 months, 8 days. Mark attended Kiowa school through eighth grade and attended Deshler High School where he graduated in 1944. After high school graduation, he leased a gravel pit from the county. In 1945, Mark joined the Navy where he completed basic training at Great...
Xavier Clark Robison, the son of Nicholas E. and Heather L. Robison, was born May 2, 2004, in Salina, Kansas. Xavier, "X" as his friends called him, grew up in Republic, Kansas. At age 5 he graduated from the Amana Preschool. That summer he won his age group, at the Kids Tractor pull at Republic County Free Fair. He chose to be baptized at the Republic Methodist Church, when he was 7 years old. He attended Wednesday School. He graduated from Pike Valley Grade School in Courtland. He sang in...
Marilyn Kay Griest, age 87, died Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, at the MCHHS Resident Care Center, Beloit, Kansas. Marilyn was born Oct. 18, 1937, in Jewell County, Kansas, to Victor and Mary (Owen) Tullar. She grew up south of Jewell on the family farm. Marilyn attended grade school at Star Country School and graduated from Jewell High School in 1955. She then attended and graduated from Fort Hays State University with a teaching degree. She taught many different subjects in her life and taught at...
Todd A. Gumm, the son of Robert and Carolyn May (Bates) Gumm, was born Sept. 27, 1964, at Belleville, Kansas. He died on Oct. 29, 2024, at the Brodstone Healthcare hospital in Superior, Nebraska. Todd spent his childhood years and received his formal education attending the Mankato schools. Excelling as a left-handed baseball pitcher, Todd continued at Kansas State University for a short time until an injury ended his baseball career. Todd then made his home in Superior where he was employed...
The Eli-Saline Cardinals ended the Rock Hills football team post-season hopes with a 56-8 defeat at Brookville, Friday. The Grizzlies offense never materialized and the Cardinals offense was too productive to slow down. Isaiah Ridgeway scored the lone Rock Hills touchdown on the ground. Christian Wurm added the two-point conversion. The Grizzlies ended the season with a 5-4 record. It was the final Rock Hills football game for seniors Ridgeway, Wurm, Cooper McDill, Eli Vance, Nate Meyers, Camden Ward, Jevan Herfel and Aaron...
The Superior High School volleyball team was dotted with nail-biters this week, but their persistence paid off. With a win over Bruning-Shickley-Davenport, they emerged as the subdistricts D1-7 winner. This qualified them for the D1 district finals. Saturday's win over Bruwell lets them advance to the state show. It was their first district win since 2019. The Wildcats were seeded number two in this un-district fray behind number one seed Bruning-Davenport Shickley. Superior was ranked number...
