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Friday, Rock Hills High School held its Sweetheart coronation. The candidates were Arielle Jacobs, Katlynn Clark and Adrianna Reyes. Arielle is the daughter of Andrew and Katy Jacobs. She is active in band, FBLA vice president and a member of the scholars bowl team. Arielle plans to become an independent business owner after graduation. Katlynn is the daughter of Danielle Smith. She plans to attend college to become a nurse. Adrianna Reyes is the daughter of Megan Henager and Zachary and...
The paved drive through the Jewell County Hospital is not a through street. Although signage exists, many local people are using the hospital-clinic drive for a short cut. People are simply asked for safety reasons to respect that fact. If you are not seeking either hospital or clinic services or visiting, please do not drive through the facility. Thank you....
The Rock Hills scholars bowl team began this season motivated and determined to return to the State Championship Tournament to take care of some unfinished business. After finishing third in ‘22 and second in ‘23, the team set their sights on bringing home the championship in ‘24. Rock Hills had an outstanding season, consistently finishing in the top three at every meet. For the second year in a row, the Grizzlies went undefeated in the regional tournament on their way to the state championship tournament. The competition at the state tourn...
A Kyle Railroad project in Cloud County is among 17 short line railroad projects in Kansas to receive grants through the Kansas Department of Transportation’s Rail Service Improvement Program. Gov. Laura Kelly said nearly $16.5 million will go toward the expansion and rehabilitation projects with the goal of improving the state’s agriculture supply chain. The recipients will use the funds for expansion and capacity improvements, major track rehabilitation, and rail replacement. State funding will be enhanced by a 30 percent match from each rec...
The Jewell County Spelling Bee was held Wednesday, Feb. 7, at Rock Hills Junior-Senior High School. The champion was Yaremi Cruz and the runner-up was Catelyn Rothchild. The winner is eligible to participate in the Sunflower Spelling Bee scheduled for Saturday, March 23....
Twenty-nine Rubies decked in red and white and in festive moods invaded a local café to celebrate their friendship on Valentine’s Day. Event planners, Terri Oltmans, Carol Eckles, Karen Harrington, Ruth Epley, Barb McCartney and Evie Olson coordinated to provide a fun event complete with quizzes on Valentine history and random questions on items that are traditionally red in color. No one answered all questions correctly but of course some did better than others and were rewarded appropriately. Café owners provided holiday décor and trea...
Thank you to everyone who attended the Lawrence-Nelson versus Superior basketball games on Friday, Feb. 9, and participated in the fundraiser hosted by the Class of 2029 for the Nuckolls County Cancer Stomp This fundraiser was a part of their English unit “Change Agent.” In this unit, students read stories and articles about how youngsters made changes for themselves, their communities and around the world. The class wanted to make a difference in their community by organizing a fundraiser for...
Community promoters sometimes wish Superior was located on a four-lane highway like Aurora or Belleville. To be on a four-lane might be okay but this week most agree routing four-lane traffic over our two-lane highways is not good. Last Monday the Nebraska Department of Transportation closed the south bound lanes of U.S. Highway 81 north of Hebron to allow for the emergency repair of a failing culvert. The original designated detour route was west on Highway 4 to the intersection with Highway...
Monday evening, the Superior Board of Education unanimously approved the 2024-2025 negotiated agreement with the Superior Education Association. The base salary increased $800. Thus, a beginning first year teacher will start at $38,800 for a 185 day contract. All other steps of the salary schedule are a percentage of the base salary. For a limited time, each year of experience increases a teacher’s salary by four percent and completing nine approved college hours increase a teacher’s salary five percent. The highest salary on the salary sch...
If you have a lead foot and are prone to speeding, the City of Superior has a new tool which may help you break your addiction to speed. The Superior Police Department has placed into operation new speed measuring radar equipment. The equipment became operational on Friday and by Monday 17 violators had been apprehended. Twelve of those stops were made on Monday. Many were related to Highway 81 traffic that was detoured through Superior. One driver was clocked at 62 miles per hour in a 45 mile per hour zone. In other police department related...
Customers served by the Rolling Hills Electric Cooperative were notified in their recent statements of a district wide inventory project which began earlier this month. The work will take about a year to complete. RMA Engineering personnel will be traveling about the district’s service area photographing lines and equipment for inclusion in mapping software. The project goal is to improve the district’s ability to design and repair the system, more quickly respond to outages and provide an accurate inventory of the system, It will also pro...
The Kansas Department of Transportation is now accepting applications for the Spring 2024 round of the agency’s cost share program. Nearly $140 million has been given to Kansas communities since the program began in 2019. The program provides financial assistance to local entities for construction projects that improve safety, leverage state funds to increase total transportation investment and help both rural and urban areas of the state improve the transportation system. This is the 10th round of projects to receive funding. An i...
Aviation stakeholders from accross Kansas will assemble to discuss jobs, infrastructure, and emerging technologies as part of Aviation Day at the Capitol from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today Thursday. The event is sponsored by the Kansas Department of Transportation and the Kansas Commission on Aerospace Education. Numerous organizations will be participating and have booths on the first floor of the rotunda with information and demonstrations for visitors. The event will help increase awareness of aviation industry opportunities across the state....
The Jewell City Council met last Monday at City Hall. Those in attendance were Mayor Darrell Bohnert, Council members Don Delzeit, Josh Burks, Gaye Daniels, Derek Birdsell and Bob Freeman, and Kristie Anderson, city clerk. Janet Worster was present and discussed purchasing property from the city to put a trailer house on. Don Jacobs, Jewell County Sheriff, was present and said the sheriff’s department is getting a new dispatch. James Reed, code enforcement officer, was present and discussed properties he is working with to get up to code. J...
The Jewell Apartments Board of Directors met last Monday at City Hall. Attending the meeting were Darrell Bohnert, Josh Burks, Don Delzeit, Derek Birdsell, Gaye Daniels, Bob Freeman, Jacque Williams and Kristie Anderson. Williams submitted her report of occupancy and monthly correspondences. There are nine current residents. Discussion was held around options to change existing policy to allow more opportunity for a higher occupancy. Williams will work to seek additional information from HUD prior to a decision being made by the board. Willams...
The regular meeting of the Mankato City Council was called to order by the mayor, Justin Schoonover Feb. 5. Councilmembers present were Sam Becker, Kevin Ost, Stuart Boyles and Rodney Payne. Councilman George Hennion was absent. Also present were Anthony Roy,city administrator, and Sharon McCormick, assistant city clerk. Visitors present were Brendan Wirth and Ethan Wirth. Ethan Wirth presented a project to place a sign for the golf course on Highway 36. The council approved the project and the purchased the concrete. The council reviewed the...
Publishing rules change for county’s delinquent taxes This week’s issue of the Nuckolls County Locomotive-Gazette contains the second of a three-week state mandated publication of delinquent property taxes. State law provides the tax list must be published in an official newspaper once in each of the first three weeks of February, And this year for the first time, the publication also includes the name of the registered owner. The three publication rule has long been the rule but some folks who didn’t know the legal description of their prope...
Legionnaires, Sons of the American Legion, Legion Riders, and American Legion Auxiliary members from all eight counties in the district along with department representatives gathered in Nelson on Saturday, to conduct the business of the district, hear from department officers and guest speakers, conduct ceremonials and elect officers for the upcoming Legion year. During the joint session the POW-MIA Empty Chair and Post Everlasting Memorial ceremonies were conducted by District Chaplain Roger...
As of Tuesday morning the following have filed for positions in Nuckolls County for local offices to be filled in the 2024 elections. Superior: Marty Pohlman - airport authority for 6 years. For city council, incumbents Darrell Brandt and Sandra Foote for four year terms; Rob Williams and Craig Hale have also filed. James Flores, an incumbent, had not filed. Nelson City Council: Tammy Frahm, an incumbent, has filed for a 4-year city council term; David Palmer and George Bruce have also filed. Charles Tuttle, incumbent, had not filed. Oak:...
Aubrey Trail, who chose not to go through with a state court appeal of his death sentence for the killing and dismemberment of Sydney Loofe, has gone forward instead with a federal challenge. In it, his federal public defenders out of Kansas City, Missouri, raised two dozen claims, among them that Trail’s sentence amounts to cruel and unusual punishment because he is “severely mentally ill” and his previous counsel was ineffective for failing to raise the issue earlier. Attorney Laurence Komp, chief of the Capital Habeas Unit, said: “Mr....
The second annual Brodstone Big Idea event was hosted on Tuesday, Jan. 23, by the Brodstone Foundation. Similar to Shark Tank, Brodstone employees were encouraged to present their innovative ideas concerning equipment, technology or initiatives that could enhance patient care at Brodstone Healthcare. Out of the 12 proposals received from employees, ten finalists had the opportunity to pitch their concepts to a panel of judges, which included members of the Brodstone Foundation Board of Directors. The Brodstone Foundation pledged more than...
As part of Parent's Night, Lawrence-Nelson elementary students sang the Star Spangled Banner from the middle of the gymnasium floor at Friday's Lawrence-Nelson basketball games against Superior. They are directed by Kristen Janda. Elementary student singing (back row, from left) are Hanna Mazour, Sophia Koehler, Kynlee Peterson, McKenzie Pofahl, Brooklyn DeLoing, Brysen Grams, Ann Mazour, Emersyn Mazour, Josie Watts, Grady Mertens, Jarett Hoelting, Easten Petersen, Kallen Faiman, Breckyn...
Congratulations to the Rock Hills Scholars Bowl Team State Champions. Members of the team are (from left) Areille Jacobs, Bella Volker, Cooper Rhea, Hannah Simmelink, Calen Beck, Ethan Wirth and Chris Rhea....
Approximately 20 people representating Nuckolls County areas of Nelson, Lawrence, Oak and Superior, met with the three commissioners, Jerry Grove, Timothy Zikmund, and David Mussmann, and county employees Susan Rogers, assessor, Carry Miller, county clerk and Tami Sharp, treasurer, to discuss the possibility of erecting a new courthouse building in Nelson. Presented by the commissioners were drawn sketches by an architect of what the proposed new metal building would look like. It included an elevation view and layout of the office spaces. It...
Tuesday morning, Superior High School students gathered in the performance gymnasium for the annual National Honor Society Induction Ceremony. Supt. John Whetzal welcomed the audience. Students are voted into the National Honor Society by the secondary staff. To be eligible , student must have at least an 85 percent cumulative grade point average. In addition to scholarship, students mu have demonstrated character, leadership and service, 15 percent of the students in the junior and senor class...
