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Christmas is here! The true meaning of Christmas is celebrating the birth of our Savior who came to give Salvation to those who believe. With Christmas comes many happenings, memories, thoughts, traditions and sentimental feelings. It could be cradling a new born baby at a family gathering, the proud feeling seeing a grandchild get up on stage and share a Christmas reading, seeing the excitement of a child opening a present, making a family favorite dessert that grandmother used to make for past family Christmas dinners, sharing memories of...
editor’s notebook It will not surprise anyone who has ever talked to me for more than 5 minutes that I like to tell stories. As a youngster growing up hanging around my family’s gasoline station, I had lots of opportunities to listen to the stories told by the loafers who gathered at the there. One of my favorite story tellers was the late Aage Jensen but he wasn’t the only one, there were many others. Recently I was telling a younger person about the day a dump truck driver stopped at the station and asked me to fix one of the tandem dual tire...
Some years it was hard to get into the Holiday Spirit. When my husband and I became empty nesters was one of these times. Although we celebrated at our parents’ and in-laws’ houses with the children and grandchildren, all the decorating and hoop-a-la of getting ready fell by the wayside. This year has been one of the “hard to get into the mood” times. I could blame it on the high price of everything but that would be too simple. Because I am only responsible for my own daily expenses. I have extra money to splurge on special extras for others....
Q: What do we know about the Christmas star? A: The term “star” in the Bible can refer to any small heavenly body. Shooting stars, planets and galaxies would have all been referred to as stars in biblical times, because they all look the same to the naked eye. The sun and moon would not have been thought of as stars, even though we now know that the sun is a kind of star, it wasn’t called a star in Bible times. So then, when the magi claimed to have seen the star of the newborn king of the Jews, shooting stars, galaxies, planets and genuine sta...
Highway 14 was closed near the Clay County line for a time Friday morning after two anhydrous ammonia nurse tanks broke free from a tow vehicle, left the highway and crashed in a ditch about a mile north of the Highway 4 East junction. The tanks apparently were partially full of the compressed gas which turned to a hazardous vapor as it escaped from the tanks. Some drivers attempted to drive through the gas cloud before emergency responders arrived and closed the highway. Driving through the clo...
Thanks to an internet communications problem, last week's Republic News didn't arrive in this newspaper's office in time for publication in last week's issue but we have it this week. However, we do not have this week's news and may not have Republic news for awhile as the correspondent's farm home caught fire Sunday afternoon. Betty Bouray, our Republic correspondent, also serves as the pastor of the Webber Community Church. Sunday she conducted the service at the Webber church, drove to...
Chad Hansen recently brought by the newspaper office a rusty gallon can filled with nine century old tally books that apparently once belonged to the Scoular-Bishop Grain Company. The Hansens found the books while remodeling a house at 644 Central Avenue. A previous owner of the house also previously owned a building at Second and Bloom Street which was once housed the general offices of the Scoular Company. It is assumed he may have found the books in that building. The oldest entry appears to be from 1902 and while apparently not all...
In the Dec. 18 issue of the Clay County News, Ashley Swanson reported one Edgar City Council member had resigned and the mayor and two other council members had walked out of the Dec. 10 council meeting following discussion centered around the community’s Fifth Street Project. During the meeting a newly elected councilman, Kent Kinnaman, asked for the resignation of Mayor Brad Brennfoerder, related to the project and its cost to taxpayers. Several people in the audience of 20 people agreed with Kinnaman’s sentiments about not being told the tru...
The Highlanders Club of Esbon is the winner of the 18th Annual Festival of Christmas Trees decorating contest sponsored by the Junior Clio Club. The Christmas trees are placed in the west glass foyer at the Mankato Community Center. The glass foyer is an excellent place to display and view the festive lighted trees. This year nine Christmas trees were entered in the contest. The Highlanders Club winning tree decorations were made from all recycled material. The Junior Clio Club has several...
On Wednesday, Nov. 20, the Guide Rock Cemetery Association served a Thanksgiving meal for a goodwill donation. It was held in the old Guide Rock gymnasium. There was a choice of ham or turkey, mashed potatoes, green beans, corn, stuffing, gravy, cheese sandwiches and rolls. Water, iced tea or coffee were the available beverages. After loading your plate and finishing the main entree, you headed to the dessert tables. Three long tables lined half the width of the gymnasium were covered with donated, homemade goodies. Extra pans of delicacies...
Central Valley Ag Esbon Co-op is closing its doors, the gasoline pumps and building will all go up for sale. They will announce more in the sale in the next couple of weeks. It’s thought they’ve closed several facilities in Nebraska over the last year. Apparently there is not enough business to keep the elevator open. Although the fuel pumps are extremely important to the residents of Esbon, it’s not enough for the co-op to continue on. Apparently there there was a letter sent out to the farmers in the area that advised of the closing. Esbon...
The Jewell County Commissioners met on Monday, Dec. 2. Commissioners Keith Roe, Ed Duskie and Brent Beck were present. Myka Zadina, Carla Waugh, county clerk, and Ervin Underwood, commissioner elect District 2, were present at the meeting. Commissioners went into executive session to discuss non-elected personnel with Anna Porter present. Regular session resumed with Anna Porter signing her evaluation. Don Jacobs, sheriff, said the speaker-intercom between inmates and dispatch needs to be replaced and he is getting quotes. He reported that Todd...
The Jewell County Commissioners met on Monday, Dec 9. Commissioners Keith Roe, and Ed Duskie were present. Myka Zadina and Carla Waugh, county clerk, were present at the meeting. Kevin Peroutek, emergency preparedness coordinator, discussed ARPA funds placement and the federal funding reporting requirements. Chris Petet reported a gas leak last week; one boiler is fixed, and he is waiting for parts on the second boiler. Greg Wilson left a bid for working on the C&D Pit at the landfill. Joel Elkins, general superintendent, reported they placed...
The 12th Judicial District Nominating Commission is seeking nominations to fill a district judge vacancy in Cloud County. This vacancy will be created Jan. 1, when District Magistrate Judge Guy Steier resigns and Administrative Order 2024-JA-096 goes into effect. The order converts the Cloud County district magistrate judge position number 1 into a new district judge division number 2, also in Cloud County. The 12th Judicial District is composed of Cloud, Jewell, Lincoln, Mitchell, Republic and Washington counties. It is one of two six-county...
There is good news on the federal scene for some Kansas landowners including residents of our circulation area who feared they would be losing their land. The U.S. Department of Energy has stopped pursuing a plan to create the Midwest-Plains and the Plains-Southwest, electric transmission corridors in Kansas. Rep. Tracey Mann (KS-01) said, “Kansans made it clear from the beginning that we were not interested in the federal government seizing our private land. I heard countless concerns from Kansans who were displeased with the department of e...
Wanda Jean Hansen, 74, of Las Vegas, Nevada, died Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024 in Las Vegas, at N & L Home- care. Wanda was born Sept. 30, 1950, to John Wesley and Janet (Malsbury) Hansen of Superior, Nebraska, the fourth of five children. She grew up on a farm near Bostwick and graduated from Superior High School in 1968. Wanda earned her bachelor of arts degree in business from Kearney State College in 1972. She also attended the University of Nebraska at Omaha with credits towards a master's...
Bobby Dean “Bob” Murrell, 89, died Dec. 15, 2024, at Hester Care Center, Hutchinson, Kansas. He was born March 9, 1935, in Cushing, Oklahoma, to Hurchel and Mable (Sheridan) Murrell. Bob graduated from Cushing High School, in 1953. He served in the United States Army from 1954 to 1956. Bob worked in the fractionation industry with natural gas processing and helium plant operations and maintenance as an operator. After retirement, he worked for Hutchinson USD 308. Bob enjoyed gardening, woodworking, traveling and listening to country and sou...
LaVera A. Witte, 92, Grand Island, Nebraska, formerly of Blue Hill, died on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, at Tiffany Square, Grand Island. Rosary will be at 10 a.m., Friday, Dec. 27, 2024, and Mass will be Friday, Dec. 27, 2024, 10:30 a.m. both at Holy Trinity Cath- olic Church, Blue Hill, with Father Adam Sparling officiating. Burial will be in the Blue Hill Catholic Cemetery, Blue Hill. Visitation will be today (Thursday, Dec. 26) from 1 to 8 p.m. with family present from 6 to 8 p.m. at...
Lori Cox, 58, of Belleville, died Dec. 14, 2024, at Salina, Kansas. She was born March 30, 1966, at Concord, New Hampshire, to parents, Robert Brown and Marion (Greenlaw) Brown. Lori was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Marion Brown; and her brother, Robert Brown, Jr. She is survived by her husband, David Cox of Belleville; her children, Nicholas (Gabbi) Cox and Matthew (Sarah) Cox, all of Belleville; three grandchildren, Morrigan, Asher and Dean Cox; siblings, Michael Brown, Ricky Brown and Debra Seavey; and step-brothers, Chick...
The Superior Wildcats boys basketball team broke a 21 game losing streak when they won over the Meridian Mustangs Friday evening in Daykin with a score of 49 to 36. The box score was 15 to 11 in the first quarter, tied at 8 each in the second, 10 to nine in the third and 16 to 8 in the fourth. Saturday, Superior hosted the Centennial Broncos. The Wildcats played a clean, methodical game with a focus on three point baskets, seldom shooting inside the post. The Broncos out scored the Wildcats 57 t...
Competition stiffened this week for the Superior Wildcat Wrestling team when they traveled to Hooper for the Dan Mowinkel-LonganView Invitational. Superior earned 39 points in a field of 17 teams, all of which scored more than the Wildcats. Battle Creek won the tournament with 245 points. Other teams who scored more than 100 points were Syracuse, Central City, Milford and Tekaman-Herman. Kyler Boyles placed fifth in the 190 pound weight class. Kamden Boyles placed fourth in the 150 pound bracket to earn points for the Wildcats. The rookie...
Sadie Cornell , a five foot five inch senior, put the Superior Wildcats girls team in the spotlight this week, when she reached the 1,000 point scoring mark in her high school basketball career. Saturday, she scored 20 points for the Lady Cats when they played Centennial in Superior. Regan Meyer, a 6'2" sophomore, scored 21. Maddie Bargen and Faith Butler both added seven points and Hallie Bargen added five. Rayne Biltoft added six points with two-three pointers in the fourth. They scored 57...
As noted before L-N plays a tough schedule and this week showed that clearly. The boys won over Class D-2 Shelton, but got bounced by Class C-2 EMF. Seems they often have won/loss weekend often because so many of the games are against larger schools. The results of last weekend games: L-N – SHELTON: 46-43: Last week, the first of two games before the Holiday break involved a trip to Shelton to play the 4-1 Shelton High School on Thursday night. The game was as interesting as the final score might indicate. The box score: L-N 8 16 15 7 - 46 S...
The Lady Raiders had a rough weekend dropping two game. A trip to Shelton did not bode well for L-N and then the girls suffered a cold first period against Exeter-Milligan-Friend (EMF), but played better for the rest of the game. L-N – SHELTON: 19 – 56: Raider turnovers and a scarcity of rebounds allowed Shelton to control this game and rack up another win for Shelton. The Raiders just couldn’t get their game together and the high point scorer for L-N was Kali Cassell with four points. L-N 4 3 8 4 - 19 Shelton 17 15 15 8 - 56 Statistics: (Scor...
