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The Jewell County Commissioners, Keith Roe, Ed Duskie and Brent Beck met Monday, July 1. Carla Waugh, county clerk, and Myka Zadina were present for the meeting. Shannon Meier, ambulance director, discussed personnel. The amended employment contract with James Vaughan IV, solid waste director was approved. Elizabeth Ginther was appointed as board member to the Fairview Cemetery and Laurel Hill Cemetery. The commissioners signed the 2025 budget engagement letter with Randy Hofmeier of Lindburg Vogel Pierce Faris Chartered. The commissioners...
The fireworks show at the Mankato City Park was a success Thursday night. Fireworks at Emmerson Lake near Jewell light up the sky, the landscape and reflect in the water....
Nelson Fun Days began with perfect weather Saturday morning. It would be anything but perfect when late afternoon arrived. The days'events kicked off with breakfast prepared and served by the Nelson Community Club. The temperature was cool and a light breeze wafted through Harbine Park as the fun run, walk and bike event took place. Royce Schott and Vicki Ensign manned the washerboard table. The event attracted 24 teams with several more unable to compete because of board number limitations. Was...
Up Date Update on the Superior Water Situation. The restrictions announced in the current issue of the paper for early next week have been lifted. A valve needed for the project has not arrived and is lost in transit. The project has been delayed. Keep watching The Express for information on the reschedule....
It was corgi chaos Saturday as 12 corgis vied for the title of fastest corgi during the championship race at Nelson Fun Days in Harbine Park Saturday. It was no holds or teeth barred as far as tactics went with the winner, Odie, nipping his sister to secure the win. Chile, a Tony and Allison White owned corgi, took second place. Sterling, the agitator, owned by Nick Fox, came in third....
The Nebraska Department of Revenue has compiled a comparison of net taxable sales for all Nebraska counties for March 2024 and March 2023. For Superior, retail sales declined 10.3 percent to just less than $2.2 million. In the same time period, Nuckolls County retail sales declined 2.8 percent to about $3.895 million. March Thayer County’s net retail sales fell 21.3 percent to $2.695 million. Webster County sales grew 7.2 percent to about $1.728 million. Adams County sales were almost flat, growing 0.4 percent. Clay County sales declined 1...
The Nuckolls County Board of Commissioners met at the county courthouse in Nelson, Monday. The board approved a utility permit for the Bostwick Irrigation District. The board continued its ongoing review for the upcoming fiscal year budget. The board approved seeking bids for remediation of the courthouse basement issues. The board declined to approve a lease with Superior iNet for its use of the 911 tower near Nelson. The company currently pays a flat fee and that will continue. The courthouse is closed today (Thursday) to observe...
Last year the Nebraska Department of Transportation had projects scheduled on the east, north and south approaches to Superior. We have gotten a reprieve this year and it appears the same will be true in 2025. The roads department this week released plans for Fiscal Year 2025 which began Monday. Nuckolls County is in the state’s District 4 and it appears nothing is planned in or close to Nuckolls County in 2025 but work is planned for the five years following. Those projects include resurfacing of the Oak and Deweese spurs, resurfacing of H...
Spectators at the 2024 EdgarFest parade scrambled to pick up candy tossed from an Edgar Volunteer Fire Department vehicle Saturday. The parade route was changed this year because of a water main break. Edgar, The Good Life, was the theme for this year's celebration....
For the benefit of our e-edition readers and the print subscribers who received the paper on Wednesday, we will recap the July 4th activities we have learned about that are happening today in Superior. Unfortunately, most of our mail only subscribers will not receive this paper until sometime after July 4. It has been difficult for us to keep up on the holiday plans as there is no longer a central coordinating agency. The Superior July 4th celebrations have long been the product of many volunteer groups and that is still true. However, for...
From the June 13, 2024 North Platte Telegraph A new reign has commenced for Miss Teen Rodeo. Miss Teen Rodeo Nebraska 2023 Macie Cox passed her title onto Jaelyn Himmelberg at McDonald-Belton Theater. "This has been my dream ever since I was a little girl," Himmelberg said. "It's just a great moment to be crowned after putting in so much and work throughout the years leading up to this." Miss Rodeo Nebraska 2023 Rebel Sjeklocha, the announcer of the winners, and Himmelberg will be touring...
Tuesday, July 16, is the deadline to register to vote or update your voter registration information to participate in the Kansas primary election. If you are 18 or older, and have changed your name or address since last registering, you must register to vote in the Aug. 6 primary election. Go to the Jewell County Clerk’s office at the Jewell County Courthouse to get registered by Tuesday, July 16, 2024. The 14th Amendment of the Constitution defines citizenship and gives citizens the right to vote. The 15th Amendment prohibits the denial of t...
The Jewell County Commissioners met Monday, June 24. Commissioners Keith Roe, Ed Duskie and Brent Beck along with Carla Waugh, county clerk, and Myka Zadina, were present for the meeting. The following were present for the office head meeting and provided an update for their department: Chris Petet, custodian; Don Jacobs, sheriff; Cindy Becker, health administrator; Amanda Davis, register of deeds; Anna Porter, county appraiser; James A. Vaughan IV, solid waste director; Shannon Meier, ambulance director; Carla J. Waugh, county clerk, Brenda...
The Jewell County Commissioners met Monday, June 17. Commissioners Keith Roe, Ed Duskie and Brent Beck were present, along with Carla Waugh, county clerk, and Myka Zadina. Amanda Davis reported the death of former register of deeds, Anna Morgan. It was decided the county would send a memorial in her honor. The commissioners discussed the voucher submitted for the conference in Montana with Cindy Becker, health administrator. Anna Porter, county appraiser, discussed adding a temporary part-time person. Mechelle Caprez, DCCCA, telephoned to...
The Jewell County Commissioners Keith Roe, Ed Duski, and Brent Beck met Monday, June 10. Carla Waugh, county clerk, and Myka Zadina were present for the meeting. The commissioners went into executive session for 10 minutes to discuss non-elected personnel with Carla Waugh and Myka Zadina present. Regular session resumed with no action taken. Joel Elkins, general superintendent, discussed road maintenance. Brent Beck discussed the road concern of Brad Purcell’s on 240 Road. Ed Duskie requested repairs to the approach on the bridge located on t...
Congressman Tracey Mann was in Mankato on Monday morning. Mann serves the First District of Kansas and gained many legislative accomplishments in 2023, including ending Washington's spending addiction, cutting red-tape and burdensome regulations for agricultural producers, business owners and all Americans and restoring the people's voice. Mann grew up on his family's farm and preconditioning feedlot, and said he is humbled to represent Big First farmers, ranchers, feedlot managers,...
It was rocket science at the Jewell Public Library on Friday morning. Steve Arthur, director of the Ellis County Library, presented information about rockets and space during a two-hour workshop. Arthur's hobby and passions are rockets, rocketry and Big Creek Rocketry. The seven attendees were eight to 12-year old boys and girls. They were learning "applied science" as they used chemistry and physics plus some math to build their rockets. "It is STEM." said Marsha Ericson, director of the...
A new water tower is under construction in Cawker City (left). It is round and painted to resemble a ball of twine. The largest ball of twine in the world is on display in downtown Cawker City....
Fred Eilert generously donated the wheat that the Jewell County Historical Society bound on Saturday. Pictured is Fred Eilert's combine....
Saturday, July 29, 2024, was a day the village of Lawrence lost a couple of dwellings to fire. Not “bad” fires, but these are called “controlled burns.” (That is they were intentional burns, controlled by the Lawrence Volunteer Fire Department.) A little bit of Lawrence history was lost with one of the burns. The first fire of the day was located just a block southeast of Main Street. The house was the former home of John Buescher whose estate sold the house to Gene Schendt several years a...
About 1:30 Tuesday afternoon the Lawrence Volunteer Fire Department dispatched three trucks to a baler fire located on the south side of Highway 4 near the intersection with 3200 Road....
Chesterfest was held this past weekend with two days of "Music, Food and Fun!" Things kicked off on Friday night with a sand volleyball tournament. Soon a night of games was held with dozens of players enjoying time in the park while trying their luck. Food specials and the concession stand kept the crowd well fed. Saturday started with the 4th annual 5k Run -Walk event. The fastest finisher was Jeffrey Ebeck of Manhattan, Kansas. Soon the park was busy as the vendors were set up and the car...
The Superior Police Department has been busy. On Tuesday, June 11, the department responded to a reported assault call. A Superior resident was arrested and charged with making terroristic threats and criminal mischief. The suspect was located hiding in the trunk of a car. On June 19, the department responded to a call at a local business on the east side of Superior. An individual was charged with criminal mischief and terroristic threats after he damaged a pickup truck with a baseball bat. The department reponded to a call Sunday. It was...
Several area volunteer fire departments were recipients of fire fighting foam thanks to a grant from the Nebraska Environmental Trust. The foam is Micro-Blaze, the only microbial Class A and B spill firefighting agent which helps prevent flashback. It can be used on structural, tire, barn and hay and hydrocarbon spill fires as well as industrial water spills. The foam has a 10 year shelf life. The grant allowed 1,000 gallons of foam to be distributed to 13 departments which are members of the South Central Mutual Aid group. The volunteer fire...
Susan Harms lives along the Pony Express re-run route and is one of many residents who help others make the run a memorable and fun experience. The group pictured above viewed the event from the Harms yard. The Harms family furnished period hats which could be worn to help set the stage for what it might have been like to live here at the time. Note the interesting clothing and smiles. The Pony Express re-ride occurs every other year....
