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Sometimes country roads become pretty “rutty,” especially after a rain when drivers plow through the mud forming ruts. When the road dries, the “ruts” remain and when a driver travels the roads and a tire goes into the ruts, it’s hard to drive out of them. I have found sometimes there are days when a person gets caught in a rut and just can’t seem to drive out of it. Once in those “ruts,” there seems to be nothing special going on and a person finds himself or herself going over the everyday duties of life over and over again. Recently those...
Thanksgiving . . . As of late (the past 15 – 20 years) it seems there are people who consider Thanksgiving a holiday that should not be observed. Their contention seems to be we are celebrating the beginning of an era of bad treatment of the Native Americans for a couple of hundred years, and that isn’t right. I would suggest those promoting this idea do not have a very good education in history. To me, it is a primary example of how the Liberals in America are using an injustice strung out over a great deal of time to further confuse and cau...
Thanksgiving has always been a crazy one for this family. Normally, George has his boys, my boys go to their dad’s house and we provide transportation for both. One year drop-off and pick-up were all on the same days, and they are in opposite directions! George’s boys live in Omaha, and I meet Jacob’s dad near Manhattan Kan., which is halfway. So we drove one boy down into Kansas and then headed to Omaha and then home. It makes for a long day. This year we had the Omaha boys the weekend before. Pick up was Friday and drop-off on Sunday. Jacob...
If you judge the high school year by its sport's seasons, the 2021-22 school year is about one-third of the way over. Football and volleyball and cross country are now in the history books and for most high school students, basketball and wrestling season are about to begin. For L-N students the basketball season begins this Friday and Saturday with home games with Red Cloud and Thayer Central. Coaches Andy Peterson for the girls and Decker Brown for the boys have had two weeks and an exhibition...
Editor’s notebook December 2, 2021 A question from a reader of this newspaper and wife of a Superior High School classmate reminded me of the day more than 60 years ago when Mankato’s Texaco gasoline station was robbed. It was a pleasant January afternoon and I was working at my father’s Champlin station located on the hill south of Superior. Winter days were usually pretty slow and my father often said business was so slow in February, grass would have grown in the drive if it wasn’t so cold. I liked those days for they often provided reading...
Presenting Biblical answers to tough questions Q: Starting with Adam and Eve, did people marry their siblings in the Old Testament? If so, why? This is a question I have often been asked. First let me say the historical account of Genesis does not explain where Cain got his wife, or why individuals like Abraham married close relatives (Abraham married his half-sister Sarah), or whether it was permissible for them to do so. In short, the Bible does not directly answer this question. Because the authoritative word of God is silent on the subject...
The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT), together with the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) and the National Weather Service (NWS), have updated Nebraska 511 service. It is anticipated the updates will result in better service to Nebraskans as they plan for winter travel. The Nebraska 511 travel report has served motorists for more than two decades. What originally started as a phone service has evolved to also include a web application as well as a mobile app. The service provides information on construction, road conditions, closures,...
This fall's mild weather has been good for more than the farmers' harvest. Brodstone Memorial Hospital continues to move forward with the construction associated with the facility expansion. Crews have worked the last several months assembling the steel frame of the building and completing concrete work. Additional dirt, generator, electrical and plumbing work has progressed as well. The expansion which is visible to the east of the existing Brodstone facility, is expected to be closed in...
Though motorists are having to detour to take a detour, The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad's repair of the Bloom Street crossing has been welcomed. The railroad closed the crossing Monday and started repairing the crossing which serves sidings as well as the railroad's main line through Superior. Unlike the Highway 14 Crossing which was replaced before Thanksgiving, this time motorists have only short detours to the Hartley or Central street crossings. The Bloom Street crossing is the...
Superior businesses and community organizations are joining together Friday to sponsor an event in downtown Superior that will entertain the youngsters and their parents. Called "Once Upon A Christmas" Santa and Mrs. Claus are expected to be in the downtown area. Many stores will be offering treats, Brodstone Memorial Hospital will be serving a meal, and there will be a few movie. This is the second free movie thus far of the Christmas season at the Crest. Saturday the Cutting Edge sponored a...
Kenny Mizner, president, called the regular meeting of the Board of Education for USD No. 107 to order Nov. 11. Those present were: Kenny Mizner (Zoom), Brenden Wirth (Zoom), Marc Grout (Zoom), Brandon Hollerich, Bobi Fogo, Lori Slate (Zoom), Rex Boley, Sam Meyers, Cassi Bozarth and Janet Higer. Guests were Wayne Frost and Libby Duffy. The 6-12 principal’s report was given. Rock Hills students competed in the Math Relays Competition at Ft. Hays University. The school hosted the annual Veterans Day program on Nov. 11. The school play “A Chr...
If it seems like there are a lot more coyotes mingling in human spaces these days, it’s because…well, there are. “When we look at abundance trends, the population of coyotes has increased three-fold since the fur market crashed in the late 1980s,” said Drew Ricketts, a wildlife management specialist with K-State Research and Extension. Depending on time of year, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks estimates between 150,000 and 300,000 coyotes live in Kansas alone. Coyotes are found in every U.S. state, except Hawaii. They are also be...
By Cassie Hooman Post Rock Answers One of my favorite Christmas traditions is growing bright colorful poinsettias and other holiday plants that liven up the season. Many house plants are available this time of year including holiday cactus, amaryllis, kalanchoe, Jerusalem cherry, and cyclamen. Most of these plants can be enjoyed long past Christmas with the correct care. Here are some simple steps to keep your holiday plants thriving. The poinsettia was named after Joel Robert Poinsett, an amateur botanist and the first American ambassador to...
The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) began a field survey on Monday to gather information that is necessary for the detailed design of the proposed bridge replacement on K-14 over the Buffalo Creek. The location being surveyed is located approximately 1.25 miles north of the K-14-K-28 junction. The survey will take place on the existing highway alignment. KDOT expects the survey to be completed by Dec. 23. Activities include the use of survey instruments on the ground to determine locations of existing features within the corridor. A...
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is continuing to monitor the COVID-19 variant Omicron. No confirmed cases have been identified in Kansas or the United States to date. This variant is new, and it is still unknown how transmissible or contagious this variant is. It is unclear how quickly it will spread, but it has been found in 17 countries already and we should assume that it is only a matter of time before it will be found in the United States. KDHE will continue to sequence positive COVID-19 samples to look for the Omicr...
This weekend and next, Burr Oak will be holding many Christmas Season Happenings and everyone is invited to join in on the fun. At 5 p.m., Sunday, there will be a caroling party in the Veteran’s Park sponsored by the local American Legion Junior Auxiliary Unit 263, aided by Matty Volker. A hot chocolate bar will be put to use and the Christmas Star, located in the park, will be lit for the first time. The park has been decorated as a Christmas Wonderland by local volunteers. All this month, during Burr Oak District Library hours, the annual h...
The Rock Hills boys basketball team; (back row, from left) Wyatt Flinn, assistant coach, Camden Ward, Wyatt Evert, Eli Vance, Cooper McDill, Daniel McDill, Zach Duffy, head coach (front row) Jeremiah Fry, Tristyn Reynolds, Troy Duskie, Ethan Kenworthy, Cesar Gloria-Ortiz and Christian Wurm....
The Rock Hills girls basketball team; (from left) Jamie Harvey, head coach, Hannah Simmelink, Avery Brown, Grace Ayers, Lauren Whelchel, Danica Frost, Raylynn Anderes, Taygen Meier, Faith Reinert and Tracy Anderes, assistant coach....
The Superior High School wrestling team opens the season Friday with a quadrangular match at Meridian in Daykin. Team members are (back row) Christian Kowslowski, Cheyenne Stacy, JaCoby Beck, (middle row) Brett Miller, Tyler Everhart, Aaron Allgood, Henry Griljava, Hayden Neeman, (front row) Anders Webber, Tyson Zimmerman, Jordan Brown, Gavin Ekstein, Ty Woerner, Isaac Hathaway and Payton Christiancy....
The Superior High School boys basketball team opens their season Saturday with a home game against Republic County. Members of the team are (back row, from left) Austin Roberts, Thomas Mathis, Hunter Mazzulla, Theo Mathis, Carsyn Koening, Marcus Martin, Roscoe Baumbach (middle row) Luke Jameson, Tanner Theis, Jacob Meyer, Owen Perrie, Ashton Grassman, Johnny Druba, Tate Streit (front row) Trent Siebecker. head coach, Seth Schnakenberg, Dane Miller, Taygun Rothchild and Mason Heath, assistant...
The Superior High School girls basketball team opens the season today (Thursday) against Sutton at Sutton. Members of the team are (back row, from left) Halle Bargen, Rayne Biltoft, Mia Gardner, Faith Butler (middle row) Lilly Edwards, Teegan Duncan, Madison Heusinkvelt, Sadie Cornell (front row) Ella Gardner, Shayla Meyer, Emma Henderson, Laci Kirchhoff and Neah McMeen....
A memorial service for Fred Daniel Hill, 83, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, was held Friday, Nov. 26, at West Oaks Funeral Home. Fred died Nov. 22, 2021. He was born March 31, 1938, in Oklahoma, the son of Edward K. Hill and Elsie May Fauver Hill. Fred married Annis Maxine Fair on June 8, 1963. She currently lives in Wesley House in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Fred earned his master’s degree and was a teacher and coach for 20 years in Kansas. He then graduated from Cleveland Chiropractic College and was a doctor of chiropractic until he retired in 2...
Cory Edward Jones, 46, the son of LeRoy A. Jones and Patricia A. (Anderson) Jones, was born Sept. 17, 1975, in Concordia, and died Nov. 18, at the Blue Valley Lutheran Nursing Home, Hebron. Cory received his education with the Region V Services in Belleville, and Hebron. For the past several years, he had made his home at the Blue Valley Lutheran Nursing Homes in Hebron. Cory’s greatest love was his family. His greatest gift to anyone he came into contact with was his smile. Cory enjoyed being out in God’s creations: going for walks, wat...
Marie "Mimi" Elyse Poland was born to Carol and Arlene (Hansen) Poland on Dec. 17, 1947, in Sterling, Colo. She was their third child of four-Stephen, Gayle and Marshall. Mimi died in her West Point, Neb., home on Nov. 21, 2021 at the age of 73. She was baptized on March 2, 1952, at the First Methodist Church in Sterling, Colo. She attended school in the Council Bluffs area, graduating from Omaha Central in 1966. Mimi was blessed with two children, Neil, born on Aug. 28, 1970, and Amber, born on...
Doris Darlene Baylie, the daughter of Frank and Hannah (Ahlvers) Darling, was born on Oct. 6, 1933, in Beloit, Kan. She died Nov. 29, at the Sheridan County Health Complex at Hoxie, Kan., at the age of 88 years, 1 month, 23 days. Doris was one of 11 children. She attended grade school in Bostwick. On June 29, 1952, at Mankato, Kan., she was married to Harold Russel Baylie. To this union was born two children. During her years of employment, Doris hauled mail from Burr Oak to Concordia and was a...
