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My father and grandfather were constantly on the lookout for business opportunities. Grandfather found many diverse opportunities. In his lifetime, he was an owner of dray lines, at least one cafe and hotel, three or more gasoline stations, a barber shop, a furniture and undertaking business, shoe repair shop and... I probably have forgotten some of his ventures. My father primarily looked for ways to diversify his gasoline business. We didn’t know it at the time but his station included many of goods and services now found in what we call f...
Happy Thanksgiving! Though we should be thankful for what we have been given year around, this is a special time of the year set for us to be giving thanks. Somewhere along the way, it wasn’t just enough to give thanks on this special day, it became a time to eat all the wonderful foods that through the years has become associated with Thanksgiving. On social media a person can find all kinds of ways to incorporate a Thanksgiving food item into recipes such as whipped cranberry salad, cranberry and orange salad, Cranberry Jell-O Supreme. R...
Presenting Biblical answers to tough questions Q: If someone hasn’t heard what the Bible says about what it takes to be saved, how can that be their fault? Will they go to heaven anyway? A: Before we can understand the answer to this question, I have to lay some groundwork about God, His rules, and our fallen nature. We must begin with the fact God is our Sovereign Creator (Genesis 1:1; Psalm 100:3). Because God made us, He gets to make the rules that govern our lives and He decides the consequences for breaking them. The rules are fairly s...
Motorists planning to travel Highway 14 between Superior and Kansas have been frustrated in recent days by road closed barricades. Last Wednesday the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad closed the crossing and began a major crossing maintenance project. A news release from the railroad received prior to the start indicated it would take about a week to complete the project. However signs posted by the state highway department said the crossing would be closed only two days. The railroad...
ontrol projected new U.S. COVID cases would decline in November. Instead nationally the cases have surged about 30 percent. It is a disappointing development. Almost two years after COVID began spreading, it is still here. It didn’t go away in the spring of 2020 like many local people expected. It is again creating anxiety as Americans gather for the holidays. While many people are gathering today for the traditional family Thanksgiving, others are staying home. The virus appears to be unpredictable. Last winter the number of cases n...
A Superior resident, Ken Rempe, is set to become Nuckolls County’s newest county commissioner. He was selected Monday evening to fill the county board vacancy left by the death of James (Pete) Keifer of rural Bostwick. State law provided a panel composed of John Hodge, county attorney, Carrie Miller, county clerk, Vicki Ensign, county treasurer, would select someone from Keifer’s district to fill the vacancy. Four people applied and were interviewed Monday by the panel. After about two hours of deliberation, Rempe was selected. He is known all...
The 30 days which connect today, Thanksgiving Day with Christmas will be packed with a whirlwind of activities. An entire page in this issue of The Express is devoted to tell about just some of the many events planned for the month that connects Thanksgiving and Christmas. Area residents of have been taking advantage of the mild fall weather to decorate their homes and businesses. Some have already turned on their lights and we expect a lot more lights will be switched on tomorrow (Friday). The Express had located two homes with what we...
Vandalism is an ongoing problem for the Nuckolls County Museum campus in Superior. Windows have been broken at the church. The door to an outhouse was bashed in on Halloween. Vandals have battered the walls of the church and school buildings. New fencing is to be installed to curb the issue. Surveillance cameras are also in use. The museum will host its annual Christmas program in the museum church at 2 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 5. Traditional and contemporary Christmas music will be performed by John Price, Jr., and Arnie Miller. Carlita Price will...
The Superior Volunteer Fire Department was busy answering fire calls Friday and Saturday. The department dispatched four units to Road C and 4000 Friday. A side by side ATV owned by Chris Bruning, caught fire while he was working on a fencing project. The vehicle was totaled. No injuries were reported. The department dispatched three units to the Scott and Kristin Boyles residence on North Central Avenue, Superior, Saturday night. An electric stove was turned on in the basement malfunctioned. The ensuing fire filled the basement and house with...
The Nuckolls County Courthouse in Nelson is closed today (Thursday) and Friday to observe the Thanksgiving holiday. Normal business hours will resume Monday at 8:30 a.m....
Sunday, Dec. 5, will be an entertainment filled day in Superior. The day starts at 2 p.m. with the annual Christmas program in the Nuckolls County Historical Society’s museum church. John Price Jr. and Arnold Miller will be in charge of the program. At 4 p.m. the annual Elks Lodge Memorial Service will be held in the Superior United Methdosit Church’s Kate Lyne Chapel. The Rev. Natalie Faust will speak and vocal music will be provided by Vickie Nielsen. At 5 p.m. the Reed Family Christmas Show will be presented in the Superior Auditorium. The...
On Tuesday, Nov, 16, many preschool through 5th grade students and their families participated in the Superior Elementary Family Fun night from 6 to 7 p.m., at the school. This school year families are invited to participate in family-centered activities with their child's classroom teacher each quarter. In August parents and students attended the Back-to-School Open House. This quarter the Family Fun Night centered on literacy and social-emotional skills. Heather Blackstone, Title I teacher, spoke with parents about Title I services. Jodi...
The Jewell County Commissioners Brent Beck, Steve Greene and Keith Roe met last Monday. The commissioners reviewed an email from Doyle McKimmy, Jewell County Hospital administrator, regarding a letter he sent to Senator Moran’s office concerning the Vaccine Mandate. Cindy Becker, health administrator, reviewed the budget and discussed the unexpected expenditures and reimbursements because of COVID-19 and personnel changes. She provided an updated on COVID-19 cases. Sheriff Jacobs said they received grant funds to purchase safety equipment f...
The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) and the Center for Economic Development and Business Research (CEDBR) at Wichita State University (WSU) polled 39,156 visitors who stayed at a Kansas state park between April 1, 2020 and Sept. 11, 2020, including those who visited Lovewell State Park. The purpose was to better understand Kansas state parks’ contributions to regional and state economies. Here’s how Lovewell State Park contributes to Kansas economies. 302,240 – The total number of visitors Lovewell State Park welcomed in 2020...
Jewell County Health Department and the Jewell County EMS will be hosting a walk in and drive through vaccination clinic at the Mankato Senior Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., on Wednesday, Dec. 1 and Saturday, Dec. 11. They will be administering COVID vaccinations as well as flu shots. Social distancing will be encouraged, and masks will be provided if you don’t have one to wear. Please come feeling healthy and able to bare your arm for injection. Please plan on a 15-minute observation period following injection. COVID vaccinations include M...
Achievement pins and awards recognize 4-H members as they reach milestones throughout their 4-H journey. The milestones and recognition motivate youth to set new and more challenging goals each year. Youth learn the value of purposeful planning to accomplish project mastery, leadership development and community service. The Jewell County 4-H Achievement Celebration took place on Sunday, Nov. 7, in Jewell, at the community building. Jewell County 4-H families and guests gathered to celebrate the annual achievements of 4-H members and clubs....
Mrs. Ost's kindergarten class stands by their Thanksgiving bulletin board, Members of the class are (from left) Graci McCary, Parker Badger, Addicus Wells, Asher Van Dinter, Stetson, Colson, Rhett Cheek, Jack Underwood, Fynn Van Allen and Emelyn Shulda....
The 4th Annual Harvest Moon Gala hosted by Brodstone Memorial Hospital Foundation was held on Saturday, Nov. 13, at the historic Superior Auditorium. More than 200 guests arrived on the red carpet, dressed to impress and ready for an evening of supporting a great cause. This year’s focus shifted from treatment to early detection. Attendees were able to hear from Brodstone leadership, employees and a breast cancer survivor on the importance of yearly mammograms as they watched a sneak peek video of the latest mammography equipment and t...
When it comes to COVID-19, all of us just wish it would go away. Eric Barber, Mary Lanning Healthcare President and CEO, is right there among those who wish for an end to the pandemic chaos and resulting fallout. COVID-19 has had a huge effect on the community of Hastings and MLH, an independent, non-profit hospital. “Everyone, especially those who work in healthcare, has grown weary of COVID-19,” Barber said. “But MLH must continue to follow some protocols to assure that we have the capacity to care for the next patient who walks throu...
Every year, thousands of people apply for a deer license with the hope of bagging a trophy buck and providing food for the family. Though I have never shot a deer, hunting season has been a big deal in my family. Almost more prominent than the holidays. My first-time deer hunt was my last! Waking up before the sun and sitting in the cold is not my idea of a good time. My experience with deer hunting comes after the deer has been shot and field-dressed. The processing of the meat is where I am...
Jaelyn Himmelberg, Lawrence, attends Blue Hill High School. She is one of more than 500 elementary, junior high and high school cheerleaders and dancers from across the country who will represent Varsity Spirit in the 2021 Thanksgiving Tour at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. The individuals invited to perform are part of a select group of cheerleaders and dancers chosen as All-Americans during Varsity Spirit summer camps across the country. All-Americans are selected via...
Lonnie Haba and Brudel Reymand (Haba Construction) work to remove the trees from in front of a home in Lawrence on North Calvert Street just north of the R&K Service. The structure will be burned by the Lawrence Volunteer Fire Department for training sometime in the future....
She said, "Well it was probably my fourth time sitting this year and I heard him come in from behind my blind. Then after waiting patiently, for what seemed like forever, he finally made it down into a clearing when I got the perfect shot. He was about 25 yards when I shot. I double lunged him and he ran a short 10 yards before going down. I felt a lot of emotions all at once. It was my first deer and first year to hunt on my own. I was really late to the game to do hunters safety and get my hunting permit." She shot her buck near Palmer...
It’s been another wild weekend of burning the candle at both ends. Friday morning, I left the house around nine to pick up my glasses from the eye doctor. After having my glasses fit, I hit the road headed to Sutton to have my back cracked by the bone crusher. Feeling an inch taller and not quite so compacted, I then headed to Lincoln to pick up moreitems for the Money Pit. I keep hearing we have a shortage of truckers here in the US, but I don’t see that out on the good ole interstate. The wind was blowing and every trailer on the road mus...
Nov. 22, 1963 . . . the death of President John Kennedy. Seems we’ve had a bunch of funerals in Lawrence as of late. This past weekend and Monday two more women. Most folks alive today probably don’t remember 1963 as they were not born yet. I don’t think I’ll ever forget it and the following ceremonies for the funeral. I guess it was only fitting for a man of his importance. However, what I remember more vividly are the funerals of many people who did not come close to the circumstance of President Kennedy. I think I’ll always remember the fune...
