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The Jewell County Commissioners, Ed Duskie and Brent Beck met Aug. 12, as the Board of County Canvassers. The meeting was opened to canvass the ballots from the Aug. 6, 2024, Primary Election. The commissioners appointed Myka Zadina to fill the vacancy on the Board of Canvassers. Carla Waugh, Jewell County clerk-election officer was also present. Carla Waugh, county election officer reviewed the election night tabulation and the advance ballot count that was received after election night. She then reviewed the two provisional ballots and the re...
If you have not been to the Nuckolls County Fair for a few years you might be surprised to find the open class exhibits, the commercial booths and the static 4-H exhibits all in the same air conditioned building. With the fair office, cold water, a place to sit and modern bathrooms, the building is a popular place for people to gather between major fair events. Dino Freeze LLC, a new business home based in Oak was there. Joanna Numkna and her husband, Daniel, moved to Oak about a year and a...
The Dane G. Hansen Foundation will make scholarships available in four categories to students in 26 Northwest Kansas counties for the 2024-2025 academic year. Students from an accredited high school, registered independent, private, or home school in the following 26 counties are eligible to apply: Cheyenne, Cloud, Decatur, Ellis, Ellsworth, Gove, Graham, Jewell, Lincoln, Logan, Mitchell, Norton, Osborne, Ottawa, Phillips, Rawlins, Republic, Rooks, Russell, Saline, Sheridan, Sherman, Smith, Thomas, Trego and Wallace. Scholarships available for...
Approximately 10 months have passed since the devastating fire damaged the entire inside of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Lawrence. And, if you drove by today, you probably couldn't see a whole lot of difference from ten months ago. The reason being is that all of the fire damage was on the inside of the church, not evident from the outside views. We have printed reports every so often on the progress and the church released the latest update of the work last week. We pass on the information...
A planned power outage in Lawrence, last Wednesday, allowed for the installation of a three-phase transformer. The outage was scheduled between 8 a.m. and noon. The outage affected a small number of residential and business accounts. The installation will allow power to be restored to Sacred Heart Church. The power had been affected by a fire which caused major damage to the building. Repair work has advanced to where it is safe to restore power to the building....
A crew has been at work for more than a week undertaking warranty repair work on the roof of the Lawrence-Nelson Elementary School building. The work has not interfered with school activities. The roof was recovered recently. Some issues arose requiring the contractor to perform repairs. A large truck, with a boom crane, had been used to deliver drums of material to workmen atop the building. Work was completed as the new school year got underway....
School days . . . school daze . . . Whichever way you look at it, the graduates of the Lawrence High School class of 1974 gathered Saturday, at the home of Gary and Sherri Buescher in Lawrence. Stories of those days had 50 years to be embellished and be enjoyed by the group of former classmates....
Twenty-eight tear-filled eyes left the Crest Theatre in Superior on Sunday, after 14 Nelson Rubies viewed the movie “Sound of Hope - the Story of Possum Trot.” While many situations in the movie were sad, it was also inspirational and uplifting and spirits were soon made light when the group moved to a local eatery for food and fellowship. The planning committee for September has not announced a date or destination but it is sure to be interesting and just plain fun....
Evergreen Cemetery- Thanks to a generous grant from Horizon Bank, Superior's Evergreen Cemetery west section features several new enhancements. The north boundary windbreak of lilac bushes had become derelict. The bushes were removed. They were replaced with 55 trees and plants. The trees include flowering crab apple among others. All the trees which were planted bloom at different times from spring onward. Plants were also included in the planting. They are perennials and have a lengthy...
It appears commercial properties located in Superior are changing hands. Monday evening members of the Superior City Council approved the sale of another lot located in Kottmeyer Business Park North and approved a loan which will be used to purchase a former truck stop. An offer of $25,000 from Rob and Carol Scroggins to purchase the 12.51 acre Lot 5 located along the northern boundary of the former Champlin Refining Company tank farm was accepted. The property is located south of Eighth Street and east of Hartley Street. Mr. and Mrs....
Nifty Thrifty, a thrift store owned by Brodstone Healthcare and operated by a team of volunteers, has made a significant donation of $60,000 to the Brodstone Foundation. The generous contribution is a direct result of the community's support of the thrift store. "We are incredibly grateful to our community for their continued support of Nifty Thrifty," said Heather Erickson, senior director of development at Brodstone Healthcare. "The funds raised through the Nifty Thrifty have a direct impact...
For Superior students, school starts today (Thursday). “We are ready!” said Supt. John Whetzal at the Superior Public School board of education meeting Monday evening.” The staff have worked their tails off this summer.” Elementary students will be greeted with farm and garden theme decorations throughout the hallways. This year’s theme is “Cultivate a growth mindset.” The focus is on helping students develop a stronger growth mindset and use of positive self-talk.” Many remember, a year ago, school started a week late while the secondary front...
The Nuckolls County Ag Society has received a $2,100 grant to fund the purchase of an AED machine and relevant training classes. The grant is provided through FCS America’s Working Here Fund. Fair board member Kylie Kinley wrote and submitted the grant. The Working Here Fund grant will provide funds to purchase an AED machine for the fairgrounds and buy AED training classes for fairboard members. The machine has been installed in the meeting room in the commercial building at the fairgrounds. “We’re grateful Working Here Fund has allowed us to...
The Superior Municipal Swimming Pool opened its doors on May 27 this year. Lap swim is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5 to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Regular swim is from 1 to 5 p.m. and 6:30 to 9 everyday. There are four managers at the Superior Municipal pool this year. They are: Seth Going, Tierney Casper, Corissa Arickx and Emma Henderson. Along with the full staff of managers are 14 lifeguards. The summer started off with 15, which is the maximum number of lifeguards the city will hire. Parent-child lessons have been another great...
The Jewell Apartments boad of directors met Monday, Aug. 5, at City Hall. Attending the meeting were Darrell Bohnert, Josh Burks, Don Delzeit, Derek Birdsell, Bob Freeman, Jacque Williams, and Kristie Anderson, city clerk. Gay Daniels was absent. Darrell Bohnert called the meeting to order. Minutes of the July 1st meeting were approved as presented. Williams submitted her report of occupancy and monthly correspondences. There are nine current residents. Williams talked about the apartments that had work done. Williams also mentioned the...
The Jewell City Council met on Monday, Aug. 5, at City Hall. Those in attendance were Mayor Darrell Bohnert, Council members Don Delzeit, Josh Burks, Derek Birdsell, Bob Freeman and Kristie Anderson, city clerk. Gaye Daniels was absent. Minutes of the July 1st meeting were approved. Don Jacobs, Jewell County sheriff, was present and said he is handing out gift cards to students who wear their seat belt in the car. James Reed, code enforcement officer, was absent but provided a written report. Bret Simmelink provided the monthly maintenance...
3th Annual "Day in the Frank Herrmann Park" By Kerma Crouse For 30 years the residents and friends of Webber have celebrated "A Day in Frank Herrmann Park." The picnic has great food, good conversation and musical entertainment. This year, Mayor Lisa Boyles, welcomed participants to the event on Saturday, a beautifully cool summer evening. The town of Webber has existed since the railroad came through the area in 1887. The Webber Post Office started in 1889 and is still serving patrons. Frank...
Monday through Friday is fall sports conditioning. On Tuesday the Fall Sports Parents-Athletes meetings were held at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday was the 6th Grade Back to School Open House at 5:30 p.m. Today (Thursday) is the first day of school. Saturday is the Ute Theater Benefit....
The Lawrence community Red Cross Bloodmobile visit continued its long standing tradition of exceeding the quota set by the Red Cross for its August visit to the community. Red Cross supervisor, Amanda, said simply: "Thanks for having us. The goal was 44 units and we're leaving with 50." Lawrence community coordinators, Eileen Mazour and Jackie Kirchner worked with their many groups and individuals to see that the proud tradition carried on. There were seven people who reached a "gallon club" sta...
The Nelson Municipal Swimming Pool, in conjunction with the Nelson Public Library, held at block party at the pool Saturday evening. Brats and franks were provided and grilled by Brodstone Healthcare. The event was attended by young and old alike. Despite cool temperatures several youngsters ventured into the water where they were watched over by an abundance of lifeguards. There were games such as corn hole available. The noteworthy Nebraskans picture puzzle posed a challenge for those...
The American Red Cross has issued an emergency appeal for blood donors. There is an extreme shortage of emergency blood across the nation. Dangerous heat levels and summer vacations are two of the factors influencing the shortage. The blood supply has dropped 25 percent since July 1. Donors of every type of blood are needed. Type O positive, the universal donor type are at such reduced levels that distribution levels are at dangerously low levels for hospitals which depend on this . Both types O positive and O negative are urgently needed. The...
Keenagers met at the fire hall in Lawrence on Thursday, July 18. Twenty-seven guests enjoyed a great meal of hot dogs, cowboy beans and potato salad. The hosts were Rich and Judy Menke, Kay Theer and Lynette Hofstetter. Playing cards and bingo were the afternoon activities. A fun time for all! Three birthdays were celebrated. Happy Birthday to Judy, Kathy and Arnie! The next meeting will be Thursday Aug. 15, with Marlene Hubl and Mary Kathman serving Muenster Chicken! Come and enjoy the day!...
While we suspect many Nuckolls County residents are still playing catch-up after investing many hours attending and helping with the 2024 Nuckolls County Fair, the dates have already been picked and planning started for the 2025 fair. Fair dates are Monday, July 28, through Saturday, Aug. 2. It will be the 150th anniversary fair and fair board members are hoping to do something special for the special anniversary edition. The 149 fair concluded Saturday night with a concert. The concert...
Unless the weather changes the plans ground is to be broken this week on the fifth and final Montana Meadows Villa. Planning for the development began in the pre-covid days when the need for additional housing within Superior was identified. It will be at least the third Superior house in which construction has been started this year. Two other houses are under construction on in-fill lots along Commercial Street where dilapidated houses had earlier been removed. Each of the Montana Meadows Villas have two bedrooms and two baths on the floor...
The Superior Chamber of Commerce board has met and decided the 2025 Vestey Festival will be held in conjunction with the Superior Sesquicentennial on the weekend following Memorial Day. The date change was encouraged by the anticipated need for additional housing to accommodate the visitors expected to be here for the doings. By moving it away from Memorial Day it is anticipated there will be more camping and housing options available at Lovewell State Park. Plus the events will not be competing for attention with the traditional significance o...
