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For some reason I had a hard time getting into the Christmas spirit this year. Maybe it was because of the unusual warmer temperatures, as the temperatures lately have climbed into the 50s, 60s and even into the 70s. There was also going to be the lack of some of the family’s presence during the holidays that usually comes, and of course there is the COVID virus still making the rounds and it doesn’t seem to give up. Shopping for presents is getting harder for me to do, as those all-day shopping trips I took years back tire me out more tha...
A common reply to a number of emergencies is: “I don’t care what they do . . . just do something!” I think I may have said something like that at times, but I hope not as each situation is different to some extent and needs to be handled accordingly. COVID-19 (and all its variants) is different, but it seems that a lot of people in charge are “just doing something.” In the past few weeks, the new variant (Omicron) has received the bulk of the daily news from the national media and to be frank . . . I am confused by the news. The first new...
I think I need a vacation. Today was like every other Monday, and it began with crawling out of bed, drinking coffee, and finishing up all I had started the week before to be emailed to The Express for publication. On Mondays, I pick up the mail for the paper and take it to the office in Superior. While in the office, I pick up the paychecks for Cheryl and me, go to the bank, the grocery store, and take care of other various errands. Driving back into town today, instead of turning to Cheryl’s to drop off her check, I drove back home. Once I p...
Presenting Biblical answers to tough questions Q: What are some ways I can be living out God’s will for my life right now? A: I am excited by this question! The decision to begin living out God’s will for us is second only to the decision to trust Christ as Savior and Lord! God’s will for us is known through His Word; the Bible and there are several passages that can help a person begin living out His will today! The first helpful verse is II Peter 2:2. This verse tells us to desire the Word of God like a newborn desires milk. Since I have...
A Superior High School sophomore, Victoria Fleming, 16, was killed in a two-vehicle crash outside Hastings early Sunday morning. She was a passenger in an eastbound vehicle on 12th Street. A nortbound vehicle on Blaine Avenue collided with the vehicle. There are stop signs for northbound and southbound traffic at Blaine Avenue. Another individual in the vehicle as well as Fleming, was pronounced dead at the scene. Two occupants of the northbound vehicle were transported to Mary Lanning Healthcare in Hastings. The identities of the other...
Another Nuckolls County land mark has hit the dust, literally. The former antenna tower for KHTL-TV and then KSNB, located southwest of Ruskin, was brought to earth Saturday. The cables which provided rigidity for the 1,084' tower were severed. Gravity finished the job as the tower came down. It landed as a mass of twisted metal in a cloud of dust. The remains will be cut up and sold for scrap. It resembled the ultimate iron pile after its demise. The tower was located in a pasture. It was most...
Donuts with Grown Ups was the theme for the second quarter family engagement at Superior Elementary School. Jodi Fierstein, principal, greeted students and adults and offered them donuts as they entered the elementary commons area Thursday morning. Mrs. Fierstein had 400 donuts available for the approximately 200 students and their guests for the morning. While waiting for the opening bell, students and adults visited and munched on their donuts. When the first bell rang, Fierstein welcomed...
Earlier this year Jan Miller, a Superior resident and retired school teacher, completed one item on her bucket list when she went sky diving. This week Jan reports she is going to stick with jumping out of planes and in the future will avoid playing hide and seek with tornadoes. She returned to Superior early this week after joining a Mystery Tour to Bowling Green, Kentucky. Only hours before what appears to have been the longest tornado in United States history, Jan and her group had visited some of the hard hit places. At the time of the...
The call letters of KSNB and the television channel assignment of Number 4 still reminds longtime residents of this area of the days when Superior boasted of being the hometown for television and radio stations and a newspaper. That is no longer true. It has been years since the television station that uses the letters and channel assignment has been located in Hartley Petersen's pasture southwest of Ruskin. Fifty years ago big cities like Kansas City, Wichita, Omaha and Lincoln didn't have...
If all goes as members of the Superior City Council expect it will, the lights won’t go out and the city’s electrical energy customers will benefit from lower cost electrical power. The five members of the city council present for the meeting voted unanimously Monday evening, to disconnect the city’s electrical energy system from the Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD). For decades the public power agency was the city’s main electrical energy supplier. Since the Republican River power plant was decommissioned as part of the Kansas-...
Shannon Green, the author of 15 children’s books, with the assistance of Nibbles the Mouse, will present a Christmas theme puppet show for area youngsters at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Superior Country Club. The first 40 youngsters to arrive for the show will receive a lighted headband. MS Green who is known as Sparkles said the show will offer tons of interactive fun and a sing-along with Christmas songs and free gifts for those attending. The show is being presented in memory of the late Vicky Sweet....
Thanks to an ARPA Grant, funded by the State Library of Kansas and the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Mankato City Library has planned a Book Walk. Ground was broken last Wednesday for this project. The pedestals were installed on Thursday. There are plans for a ribbon cutting in the spring. The Book Walk will also start in the spring. The pedestals with frames have been installed behind the courthouse. When the Book Walk begins, children's books will be taken apart and the pages...
The Kansas Department of Transportation has awarded a contract to L&M Contractors of Great Bend for the replacement of a bridge three miles east and 2.5 miles south of Formoso. The firm will be paid $568,660.85....
Jewell County family named Farm Family of the Year Brent McCollough, a Jewell County farmer near Randall, is one of Kansas Farm Bureau's (KFB) Farm Family of the Year honorees. Each year, a select number of families receive the Farm Family of the Year award for their service and leadership in agriculture, Farm Bureau and their communities. This year there were 10 families. McCollough operates a 2,000-acre farm in Jewell and Republic counties, where he raises grain sorghum, corn and soybeans on m...
Kenny Lynch is retiring from the Mankato Volunteer Fire Department after 53 years of service. "I thought it would be safer to retire because of my balance," Lynch said. "Healthwise though, I could still keep going." Lynch started fighting fires with the Mankato Volunteer Fire Department at the age of 24. He has only been with the MVFD. When Lynch lived in Wakefield, he lived right across from the fire department there. When he heard the fire whistle, he ran out to watch the fire truck leave. "I...
The Jewell County Commissioners met Dec. 6. Commissioners Brent Beck, Steve Greene and Keith Roe and Carla J. Waugh, county clerk were present. Don Koester, Mankato City Library Board member, provided an update on the story walk. He had the story board post and book page display for the commissioners to view. He discussed the proposed locations of the posts and said they were scheduled to work on it. Shannon Meier, ambulance director, reviewed the monthly activity and billing reports for November. Cindy Becker, health administrator, and Carla...
Thos present for the Nov. 2 Mankato Council meeting were Mayor Schoonover, Council President Dauner, Councilman Tyler, Councilman Becker, Councilman Klos, Councilwoman Abel, and Attorney Miller. Sheriff Jacobs was absent. Nancy Marihugh reported there were 215 cases of COVID in Jewell County. Moderna booster shot and flu clinic was held from 10:30 a.m., to 5 p.m.,on Nov. 10. There were four deaths from COVID in October. Nancy will retire in November. Kelly Stafford’s request for a building permit behind her house at 302 N Commercial St., was a...
The Red Cross Blood Mobile will be at the American Legion Post in Lawrence between 12 and 6p.m., Friday Dec. 17. Schedule an appointment with Eileen Mazour at 402-984-4361 or go to www.redcrossblood.org ....
The Judicial Nominating Commission for District Judge in the 10th Judicial District (consisting of Adams, Clay, Franklin, Harlan, Kearney, Nuckolls, Phelps and Webster counties) will hold a public hearing at the Adams County Courthouse, District Court Courtroom, 500 West 4th Street, Hastings, Neb., beginning at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 10. At the hearing, the commission will receive information on the qualifications of candidates to fill the vacancy in the office of district judge because of the retirement of Judge Stephen R. Illingworth,...
Daniel (Dan) Lygrisse has been named the Brodstone Employee of the 4th Quarter. Dan has worked in the maintenance department at Brodstone Memorial Hospital for 9.5 years. His favorite thing about working for Brodstone is the people he works with always seem to teach him something new and make his day better. Dan lives in Red Cloud with his dog, Dolores, and his cat, Chewy. He also has a son, Nathan, who teaches in Hastings. Dan moved back to the area several yearsago and enjoys having the home...
The joint meeting of the Nelson American Legion, Sons of American Legion and Auxiliary held on Dec. 9, was a fun-filled and tasty occasion. Following a short business meeting, the balance of the evening was used for preparing cookie plates for distribution to area veterans, both at home and in long term care facilities, and to the families of departed veterans. And of course it was necessary to perform various taste tests to make sure the baker's efforts were fit for the honored recipients! The...
It’s a tough way to start the season . . . Win your first game in an OK fashion and then play three teams that have a combined 10-2 won loss record. Combine that with maybe not the best playing of the season, and you end up with a 1-3 season record. The good news is that it is still early in the season and there is better basketball to be played. Last week, the L-N girls dropped two games, one to Franklin and one to BDS. The game summaries: L-N – FRANKLIN: 29-49: It’s probably hard to convince anyone that in a loss by 20 points, the game was l...
Life has a funny way to stepping up and slapping you in the face . . . The L-N boys’ basketball team rolled to comfortable victories in the first three games of the season, but then ran into the always tough BDS team and learned they still had room to improve. Last week, the boys picked up win No. 3 on a visit to Franklin, but then got slapped by BDS. The game summaries: L-N – FRANKLIN: 54-30: The boys had control from the beginning as six players contributed towards the 21 points scored in the first period. Franklin seems to have a def...
"All-Conference" teams in football are a rare items in today's high school football. They are replaced by "All-District" teams and the schools in the D2-7 District were able finally get together last week and vote for their All-District team. Kenesaw dominated the voting this year with their outstanding football season. However, the L-N Raiders did make a good accounting of themselves for the year. Tyson Kotinek was selected as an offensive End on the first team. Krayton Kucera was selected for...
It was a successful season opener for the Rock Hills High School girls basketball team. They edged Pike Valley 40-37 at Scandia Friday. The game was also the opening round game of the T-Bird Invitational Tournament. The Grizzlies played Clifton-Clyde at Mankato, last Tuesday, with the Eagles handing Rock Hills a 55-37 loss. The Grizzlies finished fourth in the tournament when they lost to Washington County, 44-29, at Cloud County Community College, Saturday. Rock Hills jumped out to a 13-5...
