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By Robbin Cole, CEO Pawnee Mental Health Services Earlier this year, Mental Health America placed Kansas 51st in the nation (including DC) in terms of overall mental health. The report ranked the states in 15 different measures. The measures that had the largest impact on the overall ranking for Kansas were youth with substance use disorder, adults with any mental illness and adults with serious thoughts of suicide. Hope is not lost. It never is, by the way. Kansas is on the precipice of change in the mental health arena. In 2021 the Kansas...
The June 26th meeting of PEO Chapter J was held at Salem Lutheran Church with Piper Hodge as hostess and Donna Jensen co-hostess. Chapter President Sue VanSkiver gave a report on happenings and events at the state convention in Kearney complete with a slide presentation of event social times as well as the business meetings. The July 10 meeting was also held in the Salem Fellowship Hall with Terri Oltmans and Ruth Epley serving as hostess and co-hostess. Following the regular business meeting, discussions during social time included items that...
Post 187 Legionnaires, Auxiliary and Sons of the Legion met on July 13 in both joint and break-out sessions. General discussion was held on the possibility of changing the open days and hours and holding special pizza nights. Legion and Sons members will be hard at work on outside clean-up on the 20th and serving the chicken dinner at the county fair on the 26. Auxiliary members enjoyed hosting the game event during Fun Days and reported on the outcome of the event. DeAnna Tuttle gave a brief report on the sState convention and district 10...
Wedding pic Kevin and Jenny Ostdiek The nuptial Mass celebrating the union of Miss Jenny Lea Bykerk and Mr. Kevin Michael Ostdiek in the sacrament of holy matrimony was held Friday, July 21, 2023 at the Blessed Sacrament Catholic church in Lincoln, Nebraska. The Officiant for the occasion was the Most Reverend James D. Conley, the Celebrant being the Reverend Michael Morin. The Maid of Honor for Jenny was Rose Walsh. Personal Attendants were Jayne Pokorny and Jody Bykerk, sisters of the bride....
Youngsters participating in Superior Public Library's summer reading program followed the adventures of Flat Stanley, a character in a popular book series for young readers. Jeff Brown, the author of the book series, wrote the first Flat Stanley book in 1964. He did not write another Flat Stanley book for more than 20 years. Then he wrote five more books. By 2003, almost one million books had been sold in the United States. Brown died in 2003. In 2006, Scholastic republished the original book....
A fund raiser held Saturday and sponsored by the Superior Youth Athletic Association was inspired by the Putt-Putt miniature golf game. Putt-Putt began in 1954 and today is a registered trademark. The game is similar to miniature golf. Superior once had a miniature golf course located in Lincoln Park and in later years had a traveling miniature golf concession based here. For a time that game was set up in the building now occupied by Las Canteras. The terms mini golf, crazy golf, goofy golf and...
Members of the Superior Volunteer Fire Department were called Friday afternoon when a meter box serving Aunt Flossie's Cupboard at 324 Central Avenue caught fire. It resembled a block party as customers and employees of nearby businesses came out the back doors of the main street buildings to see what all the commotion in the alley was about. One of them said, it looked like a block party was being held. It was raining lightly and there had been lightning associated with the rain, however, it...
The Nuckolls County Board of Commissioners met at the county courthouse in Nelson Monday. The board approved claims. The board approved a resolution designating the state printing shop to print public hearing post cards. The board approved the installation of two furnaces to supply supplemental heating for the first floor of the courthouse. Energized Electric, Red Cloud, will install the equipment. A public hearing was held for the road department one and six year road plan. No members of the public attended. The board approved the plan. The on...
As expected, the construction company hired to do the work arrived this week and promptly closed Superior’s Fourth Street from Bloom west to Kansas Street. Residents within the area may still reach their homes but the Fourth Street entrance into Casey’s store is closed and will remain closed while the street is a construction zone. Some modifications to the storm sewer system are planned along with the provision of a turning lane for vehicles entering Casey’s and the replacement of the concrete street surface. The work is expected to take...
The Jewell County Historical Society honored Sondra and Rod Koberstein from Loveland, Colorado, for their assistance over 28 years with the Jewell County Threshing Bee. Sondra and Rod, and often several of their family members, have attended the threshing bee starting in 1995. They come several days before the threshing bee starts and park their camper just west of the Farm History Museum Building No. 1. They brought their first restored John Deere, a 1934 Model D tractor to the bee in 1996 and...
The Jewell County Commissioners met June 19. Commissioners Brent Beck, Keith Roe and Ed Duskie were present. Carla Waugh, county clerk, attended for the meeting. Shannon Meier, ambulance director, said he is applying for a Dane G. Hansen grant to purchase four gurneys from Ferno. He also had the following quotes for a generator: Brummer Construction -$9,500.00; White-Rock Electric – $12,169.29. The commissioners approve the quote from Brummer Construction for the generator at the ambulance department for a total of $9,500.00. Dwight S. Frost s...
On July 31, at their regular meeting the commissioners will decide on a proposal for installation of an automated teller machine (ATM) in the lobby of the Jewell County Sheriff’s Office at the county courthouse. The ATM would be installed and serviced through Farmway Credit Union. The cost to Jewell County would be limited to minimal electricity used in powering the machine. The machine would be accessible in the sheriff’s lobby 24 hours per day, seven days per week. The commissioners will discuss and vote on the proposal. The meeting is ope...
The Jewell County Commissioners met July 10. Commissioners Brent Beck, Keith Roe and Ed Duskie were present. Carla J. Waugh, county clerk, attended the meeting. Randy Hofmeier, CPA of Lindburg Vogel Pierce Faris Chartered, reviewed the 2024 draft budget. The commissioner made reductions and adjustments to several funds. The Revenue Neutral Rate hearing and budget hearing were set for 10 a.m. on Aug. 28. Joel Elkins, general superintendent, reviewed a letter from the Bureau of Reclamation concerning the bridges over the canals. Ed Duskie...
The Jewell City Council met Monday, July 10, at City Hall. Those in attendance were Mayor Darrell Bohnert and council members, Josh Burks, Max Burks, Gaye Daniels, Bob Freeman, Derek Birdsell and Kristie Anderson, city clerk. Minutes of the June 5 meeting were approved as presented. Jewell County Sheriff Don Jacobs was absent. James Reed, code enforcement officer, was absent but provided a written report. Reed continues to work with property owners to abate nuisances. Kristie Anderson presented the monthly clerk’s report. Anderson said she s...
On July 12, the Jewell County Hospital was presented a check for $534,884.33 from the estate of Barbara Renner of Burr Oak. The check was presented to Cynthia Clark, board chair, by Barbara's two close friends, Julie Stahla and Peggy Wilson. In the last will and testament of Barbara Renner, the document lists specific bequests in her estate, then explains "all the rest, residue and remainder of the estate is to be distributed to the Board of Trustees of the Jewell County Hospital." The name of B...
The July monthly meeting for the Mankato Chamber of Commerce took place Wednesday July, 12 at the Senior Center with nine members and one guest present. President Jason Ortman called the meeting to order. The June meeting minutes were approved as read. The treasurer’s report was given. Tresa Kelly was present to speak to the group about a new service Pawnee Mental Health is offering. The program is called Individual Placement and Support. It is a program designated to help individuals who have a mental health diagnosis explore employment o...
Davenport Public Library announced the winners of the Davenport Achievement Day Chess Tournament. Entrants came from Davenport, Edgar Deshler, Marysville and Sioux City. Play was by round robin with a time limit of 15 minutes for each game. Undefeated in play was Thomas Jessop age 13 of Edgar. Second place was his father, Brent Jessop. Third place was William Jessop age 11. Fourth place was Noah Burger age 20 from Davenport. Some of the participants will be competing this weekend in the...
We would like to welcome all the students and staff back to school and wish everyone a great year! Throughout the year Robyn Menke, elementary cook, and Janie Corman middle-high school cook, provide the locally raised beef two days a week for the students. The L-N Beef at School committee alternates between the elementary and middle-high school every month to educate about beef and grill hamburgers for the students. Another activity the beef donations provide is for the senior class to enjoy a special steak meal on their last day of school. The...
Kylie Kinley brings the loves of her life, agriculture and English, with her teaching position at Lawrence-Nelson High School. The second-year instuctor is the only Nebraska teacher certified in both english and agriculture. She teaches ag ed, English and speech to middle and high school students. She serves as the FFA chapter co-advisor. Kinley graduated from Blue Hill High School. She grew up on a farm with row crops and a calf-cow operation. She attended Kansas satte University where she...
Bruce Jerome Jeffs, the son of Alfred and Carol (Clark) Jeffs, was born March 6, 1972, at Hastings. He died July 11, at Bryan Medical Center West in Lincoln, Nebraska, at the age of 51 years, 4 months and 5 days. Bruce grew up in the Blue Hill community and graduated from the Blue Hill High School in 1990. He managed the farrowing department in a commercial hog operation and worked for a period as a mechanic. He attended the North Central Kansas Technical College in Beloit, before joining the United States Army to serve his country. Bruce...
Bailey Ceder, daughter of Aaron and Jessica Ceder of Lawrence, qualified for the AQHA world show versatility ranch horse division in Guthrie, Oklahoma. The Versatility Ranch Horse competition promotes the athletic ability and versatility of the American Quarter Horse as demonstrated in six classes, ranch riding, ranch trail, ranch reining, ranch cow work, ranch cutting and ranch conformation. Bailey spent the week competing on her six year old mare Peptos Seven Six, or Pepper as the family calls her, in five events. Pepper and Bailey have only...
The Nuckolls County Board of Commissioners met at the county courthouse in Nelson, Monday. The road department presented the preliminary 1 and 6 year road plan. The plan addresses the issues the department seeks to remedy in the upcoming years. The 1 year plan items are the highest priority issues. There will be a public hearing Monday at 9:30 a.m. where county residents can offer their input. The board denied a request from the Davenport Rural Fire District for a levy increase. This is a procedural action. The board adjourned and reconvened...
It appears Superior will continue to maintain a police department seperate from the Nuckolls County Sheriff’s Department. After consulting with Nuckolls County officials, the committee assigned to investigate the possibility of contracting for law enforcement services, the recommendation presented at the Superior City Council meeting Monday evening was to maintain a separate department but work closely with the sheriff’s department. Mayor Chris Peterson said the city had received several applications since starting to advertise the open pol...
After 37 years of practicing medicine in Superior, Robert Leibel, MD is retiring. His final scheduled day at Brodstone Healthcare will be Monday, July 31. The Brodstone office staff can help patients arrange visits with one of the other providers of their choice. On Sunday, Aug. 6, there will be a celebration open to the public to celebrate Dr. Leibel’s retirement at the Superior Auditorium from 2 to 4 p.m....
Superior public school administrators expect school to start on time even though the remodel contractors report they are running three weeks behind. The main high school restroom and the secondary front entrance, which includes all the administrative offices are involved. A firewall currently blocks access between the different parts of the school. John Whetzal, superintendent, said, “Lots of our plans will depend on what the fire marshall says.” Whetzal expects to meet with contractors and the fire marshall yet this week and will keep boa...
