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Monday evening was the first of what Herf's owners, Austin Karnatz and Barb Woerner plan to provide continuously for years to come - a place to gather, swap stories, be part of a community and, in the near future, to share a meal, drink or watch a game - it was a night of community building. Community residents were invited to Herf's to brand the new bar. There were registered brands which represent a new endeavor like that of Ezekiel and Isaac Meyer and there were brands which represent...
The Brodstone Foundation hosted its third annual Brodstone Big Idea event on Friday. Mirroring the concept of Shark Tank, Brodstone employees were invited to share their innovative ideas related to equipment, technology or initiatives aimed at improving patient care at Brodstone Healthcare. Out of numerous submissions, 10 finalists had the chance to present their proposals to a panel of judges, which included members from the Brodstone Foundation Board of Directors. The Foundation committed...
With two back-to-back Superior City Council meetings scheduled Monday night, it was a long night with lots of sitting for some. It wasn’t so long for others as the first meeting had to be cancelled because of a lack of quorum. The special meeting was called for 6:30 to review the results of the annual city audit. A representative of the auditing firm was scheduled to attend via telephone but with only council members Sandra Foote, Trenton Morris and Rick Disney present, the meeting was never convened. Levi Gunn and Craig Hale were present f...
Terry Enghauser, 71, of Davenport died in a single-vehicle accident north of Fairbury on Highway 15 Monday afternoon. No other injuries were reported, According to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s office his vehicle was northbound on Highway 15 when it veered off the road and hit the embankment associated with 722 Road, about 11 miles north of downtown Fairbury. The accident happened after 3 p.m. The automobile, a 2005 Ford Mustang, then crossed the county road, rolled and ejected Enghauser from the front seat. He was not wearing a seat belt. H...
A single-engine Cessna Commuter plane owned by Bernadt Aviation flying from the Tecumseh Municipal Airport Sunday morning developed engine problems and was forced to make an emergency landing on U.S. Highway 136 about one mile east of Hebron Sunday morning. A number of emergency agencies responded to the call for assistance but the pilot skillfully managed to land the aircraft without incident or injury. After landing the plane was taxied to the Hebron airport located west of the Highways 81 and...
In the past week, The Express received communications from two writers seeking information about events that happened in this area more than 50 years ago. A reporter for Nebraska’s Flatwater Free Press called asking about the semiprofessional baseball team that played in Superior in the 1950s. The reporter would like to interview people who attended the games or who have information about the games and players. If any of our readers are willing to help gather information for such a story, please submit your contact information to this office a...
For 164 years January 29 has been Kansas Day. President James Buchanan signed the Kansas Admission Act passed by the United State Congress and Kansas became the 34th state of the United States on Jan. 29, 1861. Kansas has one capitol,Topeka, 105 counties, 45 rivers and 24 state symbols. Likely most know the State Flower is Wild Native Sunflower; the State Tree is the Cottonwood and the State Bird is the Western Meadowlark. Officially our State Animal is the Buffalo – though the animal truly is a bison. We also have a State Amphibian, the B...
Tammy Emmot has worked for Jewell County Hospital for almost 18 years, but her tenure as a the physical therapist at the hospital, serving both inpatient and outpatient residents of Jewell County and surrounding regions, has closed. A third party contractor, Rehab Visions, has been selected by the hospital board to provide physical therapy services to the hospital as of Jan. 20. Emmot was offered a position with Rehab Visions at the same pay level she was receiving but decided not to sign on....
Jewell County Senior Center has a new manager, Gail Lynn Neilson, a resident of Mankato. She started her new job on Jan. 21. Neilson took over the manager position in relief of Phyllis Briggs, who has been interim manager for several months. Briggs offered to fill in as temporary manager until a permanent replacement was found. Briggs is still strongly connected to the center, as she expects to serve casually to fill-in as manager, as needed. Neilson is mother to Samantha, age 25; Riley, age...
Mankato Professional Pharmacy will be closed on Wednesday, Feb. 5 so the staff can head to Topeka to stand up for pharmacies and our patients! Pharmacists will be advocating for lawmakers to make sure people can get their medicine, stop pharmacies from closing and fix unfair PBM rules. What’s Happening? Big companies called PBMs decide how pharmacies get medicine to the customers. They make it hard for small pharmacies to stay open by paying us less than what the medicine costs. They also take back money with tricky rules. If nothing changes t...
The Jewell County Commissioners met on Dec. 30, with commissioners Keith Roe, Brent Beck and Ed Duskie present. Myka Zadina, county clerk elect, and Carla J. Waugh, county clerk were present at the meeting. Ervin Underwood, county commissioner elect, was also present. Jesse Feldman left a bid for digging a new C&D pit at the Jewell County Landfill. The following were present for the office head meeting and provided an update for their department: Carla J. Waugh, county clerk; Myka Zadina; Chris Petet, custodian; Anna Porter, county appraiser;...
The Jewell County Commissioners met Jan. 13. Commissioners Ed Duskie, Brent Beck and Ervin Underwood were present. Myka Zadina, county clerk, was present for the meeting. Judge Kevin Phillips administered the oath of office to Myka Zadina, county clerk. Myka Zadina administered the oath of office to Ervin Underwood, county commissioner, District 2; Brent Beck, county commissioner, District 3; Amanda Davis, register of deeds; and Donald Jacobs, sheriff. Joel Elkins, general superintendent, discussed the cost of hauling trash for Jewell County...
A St. Michael Archangel statue was recently purchased for Sacred heart Church in Nelson. Jo Ann Hurt, who currently lives at the Victorian Legacy Apartments in Superior, bought the statue for Sacred Heart Church. Jo Ann and her late husband, Dennis, were long time members of Sacred Heart Parish before eventually moving to Superior. He died in October. When receiving memorial funds from people, she decided to do something for the church that they both loved. Jo Ann currently attends St. Joseph's...
Michelle and Kevin Kline are the parents of Cassidy Huston. Cassidy is a senior at Lawrence-Nelson High School, and will be attending Air Force basic training in Texas after graduation. Cassidy was born in Colorado. She lived in Las Vegas and Indiana before moving to Nelson. As a child, she liked participating in outdoor activities. Camping, hiking and target shooting with her gun and bow and arrow, were some of the activities she enjoyed. She has attended Lawrence-Nelson High School for more th...
R and K Service Station located in Lawrence at 101 East Second Street, has been closed to the community for more than three weeks. The gasoline station is currently being remodeled, and the project is anticipated to be completed in two weeks. The first phase of the project was to gut the entire building. Taking out everything from the cabinetry to the flooring took some time to accomplish. They've installed new flooring, painted walls, replaced cabinetry, installed new lighting fixtures and a...
On Sunday, the Elk Creek Country Club was buzzing with activity. Diane and Phil Wehrman, of rural Nelson, rented the facility for the use of their entire family. As a large space was needed to host a birthday party for their grandchildren, the club house was then selected for the event. Diane's children and grandchildren were all present for the family birthday party. The birthday celebration was held for three of Diane's grandchildren. Henry West and Paxton James Wehrman-twins turning 1, and...
The outcome was much better than first feared when an airplane pilot reported earlier this month that he had lost power and was attempting an emergency landing at the Belleville airport. To make matters worse, the pilot couldn’t tell if the plane’s landing gear was up or down. The full story was reported in last week’s edition of The Belleville Telescope. David Cox, Republic County sheriff, said the plane circled the airport three times as emergency responders attempted to visually confirm whether the plane’s landing gear had descend...
Have you seen the planets align this week? Alignments of five or more planets are rare but they did that Tuesday night. Plus there will be two more alignments featuring five or more planets this year and then it won’t happen again until 2040. Tuesday Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune were visible pretty much in all parts of the globe that had a clear sky. Tuesday night the planets appeared in an arc from east to west. Most were visible with naked eyes, however, Uranus and Neptune required the use of high-powered binoculars or a b...
On Saturday, Brodstone Healthcare employees gathered for the annual holiday party at the Superior Auditorium, where they celebrated years of service and recognized outstanding contributions. The highlight of the evening was the presentation of the 2024 Employee of the Year Award to Austin Farnstrom. Austin Farnstrom was nominated for the award by his colleagues. This honor is given to employees who exemplify a strong commitment and dedication to Brodstone's mission, vision, and values. As the...
Noah Shipman was in for a surprise Wednesday evening after leaving work at Kiers. When he went out to start his car, he found it wasn't in the employee parking lot across the street from Kiers where he had parked it that afternoon. Shipman, a 17-year-old senior at Rock Hills Junior-Senior High School, had saved money to purchase the 2001 Oldsmobile Intrigue while he was working at Bob's of Mankato, where he was a cook for two years. He was able to purchase the car last June. Shipman lives in...
Mankato residents learned Friday they should begin preparing for an invasion. Participants in the 2025 rendition of Biking Across Kansas are scheduled to spend a June night in Mankato. This is the 51st year for the cross-Kansas adventure. It is an annual 8-day adventure with between 400 and 700 participants expected. This year’s route includes stops in St. Francis, Oberlin, Logan, Osborne, Mankato, Washington. Sabetha, Troy and Elwood. Riders will start early Friday on the Colorado border and ride east to St. Francis, a distance of 14 miles. S...
Effective Friday, Jan. 31, Shannon Meier, director of Emergency Management Services (EMS) for Jewell County, will retire from the position which he has held since January 2000. According to Meier, unless the county commissioners find a suitable candidate before Jan. 31, or designate a new hire to assume his current duties, Amber Harding, assistant director of EMS, has the requisite skills to fulfill the requirements satisfactorily of the position Meier now fills. However, Meier expects the...
On Jan. 4, 2024, at approximately 6:17 p.m. a call came into Jewell County 911 Dispatch Center about a vehicle overturning in the ditch. During initial investigation the vehicle was on Highway US 36 near mile marker 219.5. Formoso Fire, Jewell County Rescue, Jewell County EMS, and Jewell County Sheriff’s Office all responded. When responders arrived, they found a Yellow Ford F150 on its side. The pick-up was driven a 71- year-old male. The pick-up was traveling west bound when it hit a patch of ice and spun out of control going into the n...
President Marc Grout called the regular meeting of the Board of Education for USD 107 to order. Those present were Marc Grout, Kenny Mizner (ZOOM), Wayne Frost, Justin Angleton, Brenden Wirth, Brandon Hollerich, Bobi Fogo, Jeff Sells, Sam Meyers, Lacey Keller and Janet Higer. The members elected Marc Grout as president, Bobi Fogo as vice-president. They will establish the day of the week, week of the month, time and location for regular board of education meetings and any alternative meeting dates during 2025-2026 school year at the July 2025...
JC Community Foundation hosts Planned Giving Presentation The Jewell County Community Foundation hosted a planned giving presentation for residents. The presentation featured guest speakers Betsy Wearing and Gennifer Golden House with the Dane G. Hansen Foundation. The event provided information on how individuals can support their community through thoughtful estate planning and charitable giving, which is particularly relevant as the transfer of wealth is currently underway in Jewell County....
