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For the community of Superior this is city-wide garage sale week. A number of sale locations are listed in the classified section of this week’s newspaper and several of those locations are multifamily sales. We have attempted to arrange the sales by street, the late arrival of some ads may have thrown some out of order. As usual we have been promoting the sale in various ways including the use of our website. That website advertisement was responsible for an unexpected order this week. The caller carefully read her ad to one of our staff membe...
Kansas Department of Wildlife Parks at Lovewell State Park is sponsoring its 21st Annual Campground Christmas on Saturday. Campers at the state park are encouraged to decorate their campsites in a Christmas theme. Campers who choose to join in on the festivities need to register at the state park office, by 5 p.m. on Saturday afternoon. Campsites will be judged after 8 p.m. on Saturday. Prizes will be awarded on Sunday, Aug. 13, at the Beach Shelter at 11 a.m. If you decide not to enter the contest, the park staff would still like to invite...
The second 2023 rendition of Superior’s City-Wide Garage Sale is just more than a week away and the deadline for listing sale locations is much closer. This newspaper coordinates two city-wide garage sale events each year. The first is on the fourth Saturday of April and the second on the second Saturday of August. The next issue of The Express will contain a listing of all participating sales and brief descriptions of what to be found. Over the years many thrifty-shoppers have told us they study the ads, and use the map to plan a route of l...
The Superior Chamber of Commerce Retail Committee is sponsoring a sidewalk sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday. An advertisement in this issue placed by the chamber lists 10 stores that will be participating. In addition several of those stores have also placed event advertising in this issue. We doubt any sidewalks will be for sale but a variety of merchandise is expected to be offered....
Important dates for the upcoming fall seasons at the Rock Hills junior high and high school level. Aug. 7 through 11 – Junior-senior high sports conditioning week 7 to 8 a.m. – Junior-senior high volleyball at the high school gym 6 to 7 p.m. - Senior high cross country at the high school track 7 to 8 p.m. – Junior-senior high football at the high school track Aug. 9 - Football equipment check-out at high school 5 p.m. – High school athletes 6 p.m. – Junior high athletes Aug. 10 – Fall sports parent meeting for junior and senior high at high sch...
Summer strength and conditioning came to a close this past week at Rock Hills School. While plans were to go one more week, the coach will be at KSHSAA coaching clinic. Conditioning week will begin on Aug. 7....
Congressman Tracey Mann will be hosting a town hall at 2 p.m. today, (Thursday, Aug. 3) at Mankato Livestock, Inc....
It doesn’t appear that cold, rainy weather will be a problem for this year’s 148th rendition of the Nuckolls County Fair. Vehicles getting stuck in the parking pastures will also not be a problem as the mercury is expected to climb into the triple digits on fairgrounds located on top of a hill overlooking the Nuckolls County seat at Nelson. While there were pre-fair activities last week, the fair officially opened on Monday and the air conditioned exhibit buildings have proven to be popular gathering places this year. The kids’ rodeo began at 6...
The Kansas Turf & Ornamentals Field Day will be held Thursday, Aug. 3 at the K-State Research Center in Olathe (35230 W. 135th). The field day program is designed for all segments of the turf & ornamentals industry - lawn care, athletic fields, golf courses, landscape, nursery, and grounds maintenance. Included on the program are research presentations, problem diagnosis, commercial exhibitors, and equipment displays. There will be time to see current research, talk to the experts and get answers to your questions. One hour of pesticide...
Contestants compete in overall Horsemanship Tuesday at Nuckolls County fair....
The BloodMobile will be in Lawrence from 12 to 6 p.m.,on Tuesday, Aug. 8, at the Lawrence Legion. Help would be appreciated. Call Eileen Mazour at 402-984-4361 to make your appointment or go to www.redcross blood.org....
Due to the construction project the first day of school for PK-12 has been moved to Monday, August 21st. Open House for PK-5 will be Thursday, August 17th from 6pm-7pm. MS/New HS Students Open House will be Thursday, August 17th at 6:30pm. Unfortunately Kona Ice has be cancelled. Homecoming will be postponed to a later date. Athetlic Events schedules will NOT change. No changes to starting practice dates for HS athletes. HS football practice begins Monday, July 31st. HS volleyball, girls golf, and cross country practice begin Monday, August... Full story
The 148th anniversary fair is officially scheduled to run Monday through Saturday on the fairgrounds at the south edge of Nelson, However 4-H events start today and will continue through all of next week. Three nights of rodeo and a concert are planned for the grandstand. The Rocking Plus Rodeo Company will produce the professional rodeo on Thursday and Friday with the Nuckolls County Rodeo Queen crowned before the start of Thursday's rodeo. Thursday is Wear Pink Night with the goal of stomping...
Rock Hills School physicals will be offered on Wednesday, Aug. 2 following the schedule listed below. These physicals are offered to all Rock Hills students entering grades 6 through 12 and plan to participate in a Rock Hills Junior-Senior High School activities. Physicals are provided by the Jewell County Health Clinic and are free of charge courtesy of the Jewell County Health Clinic. Students must have their completed KSHSSAA physical form with them at the time of the physical. Forms can be picked up at the junior-senior high school or go...
The Nebraska State Fair has added Three Dog Night to the Nebraska Lottery Concert Series. They will be performing Tuesday, Aug. 29, at the Heartland Events Center. Three Dog Night, at the peak of their career, achieved more top 10 hits, moved more records and sold more concert tickets than any other band of the day. Jaime Parr, Nebraska State Fair executive director, said, “Three Dog Night is a band that has not only crossed all borders selling records around the world, but also crossed all musical genres to include pop, rock and country. W...
The 2023 Soil Health Field Days is set to take place on Tuesday and Friday, Aug. 1 and 4, at the Green Cover headquarters in Bladen. The free event will feature tours of more than 100 different cover crop species, corn interseeding, and a drone seeding demonstration. Attendees can choose to attend one (or both) of two identical sessions, held on Tuesday, Aug. 1 and Friday, Aug. 4. Registration and breakfast will begin at 8 a.m. and the event will conclude after lunch. The event will kick off with tours in the summer planted cover crop test...
The month of July brings on a evening show in the night sky. Mercury, Venus and Mars will be seen just after sunset in the evenings. Mercury and Venus, the two innermost planets of the solar system, will be bright. Mars will also be seen, though it will be fainter. By the end of the month, Mars will disappear. Mercury, the smallest planet, will be visible low in the western sky. Don Wiest, Superior, explains what to look for in the sky. Look in the western sky soon after sunset in the constellation Leo the Lion to see Mercury, Venus and Mars...
The annual threshing bee sponsored by the Jewell County Historical Society will be held Saturday and Sunday. The bee showcases the way things were once done in Jewell County. The steam engines, binders and threshing machines known as separators that were once common throughout Jewell County have been replaced by giant machines known as self-propelled combines. But the combines have seen little use this year as the continuing drought has cut the yield. Small rain showers have slowed the harvest...
The Jewell County Historical Society’s Threshing Bee is right around the corner. On Saturday and Sunday, July 15 and 16, there will be lots to do in the Mankato City Park. One key activity of those days is threshing wheat. That means the Jewell County Historical Society (JCHS) needs to have wheat bound and ready for the threshing machine. They do! Jack Alcorn, JCHS president, and his crew were out last Wednesday morning to bind wheat, load the bundles on a trailer and get the trailer under cover. According to Alcorn, “It was really hot.” That h...
It is once again time for the Jewell County Fair in Mankato. Fair activities for 4-H and FFA members, Scouts, and open class exhibitors began on Wednesday, July 5, at the Mankato Community Building with judging of foods, clothing, quilts and photography. The 4-H food stand will be open starting today (Thursday). Open class exhibitors could register exhibits from 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, and then today (Thursday morning), all exhibitors can register their items from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. Judging will...
Crew members of the newspapers published at Superior, Mankato and Nelson will appreciate the assistance of news contributors and advertisers in the submission of early copy for the next issues of The Superior Express, Jewell County Record and Nuckolls County Locomotive-Gazette which will be dated July 6. Though dated Thursday, it is necessary to print the papers on Tuesday if they are to be delivered in the local area by the U.S. Postal Service on Thursday. Unlike some newspapers that will be printed early and closed on Tuesday, the workers...
With Independence Day (July 4th) coming on a Tuesday this year, the establishment of our nation this year will be celebrated on various days. Perhaps that is good for the various celebration times will make it easier for those who like to celebrate in more that one community. This isn’t a complete list but here are some of the celebration dates and locations: Saturday, July 1, the community of Republic will celebrate with the activities being located east of the community center. Sunday, July 2, the community of Burr Oak will celebrate in a...
Nelson Fun Days are coming up this weekend, July 1 and 2. The event is sponsored annually by the Nelson Community Club, and its fun day for the whole family. The event which mainly takes part in Harbine Park, starts out with a free will donation breakfast at 7 a.m. The fun run-walk-bike begins at 7:30 a.m., followed by the washers tournament at 9:30 a.m. Lunch this year will be prepared by the Sacred Heart Altar Society. A new event for this year’s festivities is the Corgi Races. The race will be held in the baseball field and sign in begins a...
T-shirts are being printed for an estimated 300 participants and the registration form for the 41st annual Superior FireKracker Run is included in this week’s newspaper. As usual the event will be held on July 4 which this year comes on a Tuesday. Some neighboring community are holding their Independence Day observations on the weekend. As in past years, the race will start with the lighting of firecrakers on the south side of City Park. The participants will run west but routes will vary based upon the length of the scheduled run. Classes w...
The Jewell County Fair will be held July 7, 8 and 9 in Mankato. A popular event sweeping the Midwest is being offered this year starting at 7 p.m., on Friday, July 7. RK Goat Ropings, Palmer, Kansas, will be setting up a 50 by 30 area inside of the outdoor arena and 2-person teams will do goat roping on foot, coming out of the header and heeler chutes with the intent to rope the goat. Two divisions of goat ropers, an adult division and an under 18 division, will be offered. Most goat ropings have a registration fee; however, the fair board...
