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Things are happening around Nelson this fall as the Community Club has a lot on its agenda. Saturday, September 24 is the date for the Community Wide Garage Sales held from 9 to 3 at sites throughout Nelson. The UCC Thrift Store will also be open that day and will be hosting a bake sale. Copies of the vendor list are available at the Nelson C-Store. There will also be a Goodwill Truck parked at Sandra’s Bookkeeping at 530 Main Street available from Sept. 22 to 29 for people to leave donations either left over from garage sales or for those i...
Superior Volunteer Rescue Squad is hosting a fundraising cornhole tournament Friday, at Superior Bowl. Sign up for teams will begin at 6 p.m., and the tossing will start at 7 p.m. There will be a free will donation meal available to the public starting at 6 p.m. with burgers and hot dogs grilled and donated by Brodstone Healthcare. Superior Bowl will also be offering a beer garden outside. IDs will be needed to get in. Put a team together and come down and join the fun and help out the Superior Volunteer Rescue Squad. It is hoped this event...
U.S. Senator Ben Sasse said a member of his staff will be holding mobile office hours in Nuckolls County from 2 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 28, at the Superior Public Library, 449 N Kansas Street. Constituent services representatives from Senator Sasse’s office offer guidance and aid to Nebraskans who require help navigating Washington’s federal bureaucracy....
Homecoming activities are set for Sept. 19 through 23 at Rock Hills Junior-Senior High School. Students can dress up according to a theme each day. Monday’s theme is Blast to the Past. Students can pick their decade. The theme for Tuesday is Country vs. Country Club - which will win? The home volleyball game theme is Pink Out. Everyone is encouraged to wear pink. Wednesday is Adam Sandler Day. Thursday’s theme is Home of the Brave - American theme.There will be a high school tailgate party at 6 p.m., at the Rock Hills vs. Lakeside junior hig...
The Jewell County Commissioners met Tuesday, Sept. 6, with commissioners Steve Greene, Brent Beck, and Keith Roe present. Carla J. Waugh, county clerk was present for the meeting. Joel Elkins, general superintendent, said he was interviewing for the motor grader operator position. He discussed the projects they are working on before harvest. Keith Roe was appointed voting delegate for the KAC Annual Conference with Brent Beck as 1st Alternate and Carla Waugh as 2nd Alternate....
The Jewell City Council met in regular sessionon Tuesday, Sept. 6, at City Hall. Those in attendance were Mayor Darrell Bohnert, Council members, Josh Burks, Max Burks, Gaye Daniels, Bob Freeman, Derek Birdsell and Kristie Anderson, city clerk. Sheriff Don Jacobs discussed a resident’s temporary holding a dog for Mankato resident. Library board members, Marsha Ericson and Stacey Delzeit, discussed the library applying for a grant and paying the 10 percent down to have solar battery chargers that attach to benches at the lake or in the city p...
U.S. Senator Ben Sasse said a member of his staff will be holding mobile office hours in Nuckolls County from 2 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 28, at the Superior Public Library, 449 N Kansas Street. Constituent services representatives from Senator Sasse’s office offer guidance and aid to Nebraskans who require help navigating Washington’s federal bureaucracy....
Homecoming 2022 begins at Lawrence-Nelson Schools Monday. Instead of having hallway decorations, students will create wooden signs. The public will drive by and vote on their favorite. The parade will be in Lawrence at 2:30 p.m. The pep rally will follow at the football field at the conclusion of the parade. The game is Lawrence-Nelson vs. Axtell with kickoff at 7 p.m. The coronation will be held after the football game. The dance will be after the coronation and will end at midnight. Admission to the dance is $7. There is $1 discount for each...
Lovewell State Park is sponsoring a 3D Archery Shoot event on Sunday. Registration will be at the archery range located north of the Cottonwood Campground from 9 to 10 a.m. A steel deer competition will begin at noon. Sunday is also a free park entrance day at Lovewell. Vehicle permits will not be required to enter the park on that day. Camping permits will be needed for those planning to stay overnight....
Southern Nebraska residents who would like to be more informed about the upcoming general election are invited to attend a meeting Monday night at the Davenport Community Center. Guest speakers will be Kirk Penner a member of the Nebraska State Baord of Education, Jim Pillen, a candidate for governor, and Jessica Shelburn, the state director of Americans for Prosperity and a woman with ties the Nuckolls County community of Oak. The meeting is being sponsored by the Nuckolls, Thayer, Clay and Fillmore County GOP....
Traffic on Highway 36 next week will remind long-term Jewell County residents what the highway was like before the construction of the interstate highway system diverted travellers away from North Central Kansas. The highway linked Chicago and Denver and was once one of the main transcontinental highways. It is still an important route but the traffic has declined, even though the road, itself, is much improved. Starting Thursday of next week it will come alive with shoppers participating in the annual Highway 36 Treasure Hunt. Vendors will be...
The community of Formoso plans to host a Fun Day on Saturday, Sept. 17, honoring the memory of a longtime community resident, business owner and booster, Dorothy Sjolander. According to the advertisement in this issue, the day will begin at 10 a.m. with a parade around the park and continue with activities like a bake sale, corn pile for the youngsters, noon lunch, silent auction, cake walk, balloon pop, ring toss, corn hole and guess the pumpkin weight games, dance on the tennis court and beer garden. The event is presented by the Formoso...
An invitation has been extended asking members of the general public to assist with a disaster drill scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 24. The drill is being sponsored by the Mankato Fire and Rescue Department, Jewell County Emergency Medical Services and the Jewell County Sheriff’s Department. Surrounding fire departments have been invited to participate. The general public can not only watch the drill but they will have a role to play. Members of the public will help the sheriff’s department practice crowd control....
The Pawnee Indian Museum State Historic Site will host an American Artifact Identification Day from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17. Three archeologists will be at the museum at the museum site to view the items and offer information. They will not, however, offer appraisals. While the artifact feature will be offered free of charge. The standard admission fees will be charged for those viewing the museum. The museum is located at 480 Pawnee Trail which overlooks the Republican River southwest of Republic. The museum is eight...
The Red Cross Blood Mobile will be coming to Nelson Friday. To check your eligibility because of travel or health questions call the Red Cross at 866-236-3276. Appointments are recommended. Walk-ins will be taken if there is an opening. To prevent from having to wait, schedule an appointment online at www.red crossblood.org or call Sally at 402-225-4292 or cell phone 402-621-0434. Restrictions have been lifted and masks are no longer required. Lunch and coffee will be available after a donation....
A walking school bus is a group of children (“riders”) walking to school with one or more adults (“drivers”) along a pre-planned route to school. Walking school buses promote a healthy choice of walking, reinforce pedestrian safety, and are a supervised social activity for children. The Superior walking school bus will run (“walk”) on Wednesdays. Plans are for the walking school bus to run Sept. 21, through Oct.12 (Weather permitting). The bus will leave, from the City Park band shelter, promptly at 7:30 a.m., in order to arrive at the school...
Through fundraising efforts, the Lovewell Lake Association is sponsoring a fireworks display at Lovewell State Park. The display is scheduled for approximately 8:15 p.m., Saturday, beginning at dusk at the Cedar Point Boat Ramp in the state park. Should weather prevent the fireworks show, a rain date of Sunday, Sept. 4, will most likely occur. Individual fireworks are still prohibited in all areas of Lovewell state park and wildlife areas, including the Twin Coves trailer area and the cabin area west of the state park. A vehicle permit is...
Many of our readers may be familiar with the term bucket list for a list of activities they would like to participate in, places to see or things to acquire. Now, Adam Bauer a soil scientist and the Milford Lake WRAPS coordinator with the Kansas Alliance for Wetlands & Streams (KAWS), is promoting the use of a soil bucket to conduct what he describes as easy in-field tests.With the contents of a bucket, farmers will be able to check the infiltration of their soils, take the temperature of their soils and check their soils aggregate stability....
The Red Cross Blood Mobile will be coming to Nelson Friday, Sept. 9. First timers are always needed. You’re never too old to start your journey. Regular whole blood donors can donate every 56 days and Power Red donors every 16 weeks. The Blood Mobile was in Nelson on May 12 and July 11. Those who donated at these drives are eligible to donate again. To check eligibility because of travel or health questions, call the Red Cross at 866-236-3276. It is highly recommended donors have an appointment. Walk-ins will be taken if there is an opening. T...
One of the goals of the owners of this newspaper has long been to keep prices affordable but the day has come when prices must be adjusted. Prices of some supply items used in the production of the paper have nearly doubled since the pandemic arrived Effective with the Sept. 1 issue, the single copy price will increase from 50 cents to 75 cents. Many weeklies in the two-state area are selling single copies for a $1 and a few for as much as $1.75. Advertising rates are also going up on Sept. 1. The run-of-paper local advertising rate is being...
Saturday the community of Fairfield became the latest community located along the Union Pacific Railroad line that clips Nuckolls County to celebrate the 150th anniversary of its founding. That railroad line has been nicknamed the ABC line as names for many of the towns along the line were selected in alphabetical order. For example Alexandria, Bruning, Carleton, Davenport, Edgar and Fairfield. Fairfield, which likes to promote itself as “The Best Little Town in Nebraska” was a busy place on the weekend as a number of activities were held to...
The Jewell County Conservation District conservation tour will be Wednesday, Sept. 7. At 1 p.m., the bus will be leaving the Jewell City Park. Participants can ride on the bus or follow in their own vehicle. There will be more than $2,000 in door prizes, including drawing for cover crop seed, soil health kits, two winners for $500 in cover crop seed and one winner will receive $1,000 in cover crop seed. The stops include: Stop 1: Corbin Greene-Greene Family Farms near the intersection of 220 and K Road — cover crops and corn following cover c...
Monday the Kansas Department of Transportation will begin a guardrail project on U.S. 81 at various locations between K-148 and the Nebraska-Kansas state line in Republic County. Traffic will be reduced to one lane at the location where the contractor is actively working. Motorists should expect minor delays. J & J Contractors Inc. of Iola is the prime contractor for this $250,535 project and has scheduled work to be completed in early October, weather permitting....
On Tuesday, the Kansas Department of Transportation began a chip seal on approximately 22 miles of K-148. Work on K-148 began at the K-148/K-28 junction and will continue east to the K-148/U.S. 81 junction. Flaggers and a pilot car will direct one lane of traffic through the construction zone. Drivers should be prepared for a delay of up to 15 minutes and plan extra time in their travel schedules. Circle C Paving and Construction LLC of Goddard is the prime contractor and has scheduled this $612,649 project to be completed in September,...
The Red Cross Blood Mobile will be coming to Nelson on Friday, Sept. 9. First timers are always needed. You’re never too old to start your journey. To check your eligibility because of travel or health questions call the Red Cross at 866-236-3276. It is highly recommended that you have an appointment. Walk-ins will be taken if there is an opening. To prevent from having to wait, you can schedule your appointment online at www.redcrossblood.org or call Sally at 402-225-4292 or cell phone 402-621-0434. Restrictions have been lifted and masks a...
