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Five members of the Mankato Garden Club gathered Saturday to decorate 24 pots for Christmas in Mankato. Marlene Brown was the first member to arrive and swiftly organized the members arriving so each person could uniquely decorate the pots with artificial Christmas tree branches, seasonal ribbons, acorns painted white and nice bold touches like lollipop shapes. Some pots were on the sidewalk in front of various businesses on Commercial or Main Street, and others were at locations including the...
Ismael Rodriguez, a 44-year-old known around Jewell County as Mae, worked with the Jewell County Health 365 Coalition to create an uplifting mural that can be seen on the south side of the Rural Health Department building just off Highway 36 in Mankato. The mural took Rodriguez approximately two weeks to complete because of rainy weather. As the middle child of five children, three brothers and a sister, Rodriguez was born and raised in Guadalajara, Mexico. His family is artistic and worked in...
The Jewell County Commissioners, Keith Roe, Ed Duskie and Brent Beck met on Nov.12, as the Board of County Canvassers. The meeting was opened to canvass the ballots from the Nov. 5, General Election. Carla J. Waugh, Jewell County clerk-election officer, and Myka Zadina, were present. Waugh reviewed the election night tabulation and the advance ballot count that was received after election night. She reported the post audit board found no discrepancies and the Secretary of State cleared Jewell County to move forward with the canvass. Waugh then...
The Jewell County Commissioners met on Nov. 18. Commissioners Keith Roe, Ed Duskie and Brent Beck were present. Myka Zadina and Carla J. Waugh, county clerk, were present at the meeting. Shannon Meier, ambulance director, went over his October activity reports and said they passed the state inspections. He also said they received the Reed Patterson Foundation grant for $128,193.00 to be used for equipment. He then discussed the need for a new copier-fax machine. The commissioners approved the purchase agreement with Eakes for a recertified...
The Jewell County Commissioners met on Nov. 4, at 8:30 a.m. Commissioners Keith Roe, Ed Duskie and Brent Beck were present. Myka Zadina and Carla J. Waugh, county clerk, were present at the meeting. Ed Duskie discussed some issues with the sheriff. Joel Elkins, general superintendent, had a bridge inspection contract with Professional Engineering Consultants (PEC) for a total of $94,000. The contract was approved....
The Jewell County Commissioners met on Oct. 28, 2024. Commissioners Keith Roe, Ed Duskie and Brent Beck were present. Myka Zadina and Carla J. Waugh, county clerk, were present at the meeting. 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; and Kevin Peroutek, noxious weed director, emergency preparedness director and 911 coordinator. Those absent: Anna Porter, county appraiser; Cindy Becker, health administrator; Brenda...
The Jewell County Commissioners met on Oct. 21, 2024. Commissioners Keith Roe, Ed Duskie and Brent Beck were present. Myka Zadina and Carla J. Waugh, county clerk, were also present for the meeting. James Vaughan, solid waste director, said on Oct. 15, KDHE did a follow up walk-through inspection of the landfill with the new inspector and three members. He discussed the steps necessary to change the hours for the landfill with KDHE. He said the only access to the landfill will be during the new hours with an employee present to comply with...
NEK-CAP, Inc., a community action agency that provides services and stabilization to families experiencing homelessness, has received a $2.5 million grant from Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez through the Bezos Day 1 Families Fund. This is the seventh year that the Day 1 Families Fund has awarded grants to organizations across the country that are leading the way to move the needle on family homelessness with the goal of ensuring that no child sleeps outside. “On behalf of the families experiencing homelessness, who we will now be able to se...
The Kansas District Magistrate Judges Association elected its officers for 2025 during an annual statewide conference for judges. District Magistrate Judge Regine Thompson was re-elected to a second term as president. She serves in Republic County of the 12th Judicial District. Thompson has served as a district magistrate judge since 2020. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland and law degree from George Washington University Law School. Before becoming a district magistrate judge, Thompson practiced law for 23 y...
Jewell County Health Department is preparing to offer classes in the upcoming year in regard to healthy living and chronic disease prevention. Studies show that 1 in 3 adults have prediabetes. Losing weight and being active can reduce the risk by half. The classes use CDC approved curriculum and are taught by a certified instructor. Classes focus on increasing activity, nutrition guidance and stress reduction strategies. Even though the classes are focused on diabetes prevention, a department spokesperson said everyone could benefit opening it...
Cassidy Huston and Madalyn Kennedy, Lawrence-Nelson, high school seniors, mentored the eighth grade students Monday the twenty fifth through a Career Quest program. The two planned and conducted a mock trial in the Nuckolls County Courtroom involving the 8th grade students. It was based on "The Outsiders," a movie from the 1983. Jessica Stokes, Career Quest instructor, oversaw the project. As part of the Career Quest program juniors and seniors job shadow area businesses. Both Huston and...
There will be new Christmas decorations for the Catholic Church in Nelson this Christmas, thanks to the people that donated funds and bought baked goods from Barbara Jeffs. Barbara organized a fund-raiser specifically to buy decorations for Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Many people bought homemade goodies or donated funds to her cause. “People from all denominations either bought goodies or donated to the fund-raiser. I’m very thankful for everyone’s generosity.” She raised more than $200, the proceeds going towards new Christmas and Advent...
Thanksgiving is only a week away and Superior merchants are preparing for the holiday shopping season. The first Superior Bucks drawing of the 2024 holiday season was held Monday morning on KRFS Radio. The names of four lucky winners were drawn and each will receive 50 Superior Bucks which may be spent like cash in participating Superior business firms. Winners this week were Vicki Williams, Autumn Serrano, Marlys McClure and Linda Reiners. The next drawing for four more 50 buck winners will be held on Monday. Registration slips that are...
The City of Superior has a new mayor. Last Tuesday following the resignation of Mayor Chris Peterson, Carrie Lemke automatically advanced from council president to mayor. Lemke is a longtime member of the council representing the community's first ward. Peterson is currently employed in another community and has found it difficult to meet all the obligations of his job and those of mayor. He earlier resigned from the Superior Fire Department. When submitting his resignation, he expressed his...
On Saturday, Nov. 9, the Brodstone Foundation celebrated the 7th Annual Gala by Brodstone at the Superior Auditorium, welcoming more than 240 guests who walked the red carpet in honor of Brodstone Healthcare, emphasizing the importance of maintaining access to quality healthcare and cutting-edge technology. The event received outstanding support from more than 100 business and individual sponsors, showcasing a remarkable display of commitment to supporting the facility. The Gala raised more than $145,000, which will be directed towards The Big...
The watchful eye of the Superior community was demonstrated on the weekend after two bicycles parked near the back door of the house occupied by the editor of this newspaper and his wife were missed. Before the owners had an opportunity to notify the local police department of the theft, the chief reported he was on the thieves’ trail. Eyewitnesses throughout the community reported seeing two suspicious people on the home’s porch Saturday night and seeing the bicycles being ridden around town on Sunday. By mid-afternoon the bikes had been rec...
In the Nov. 7 issue of The Express we published a partial story and pictures about Donna Meyer making Quilts of Valor for two Ruskin area veterans and the presentation of those quilts last Memorial Day to Gail Kleen and Keith Schultz. In that issue we included information about Kleen’s service to his country....
A popular Lincoln Park feature that was first dug in the late 1970s while the late Sam Seever was mayor, the park’s lagoon is undergoing yet another update. The lagoon was proposed as an alternative to a swampy park area that after the Superior Canal was constructed north of Eighth Street was difficult to mow. Proponents thought it would make an ice skating rink in the winter and a fishing pond in the summer. Like many plans, things haven’t turned out as good as they were envisioned. The lagoon has been prone to the development of aquatic veg...
Tuesday a Nuckolls County resident called this newspaper reported traudulent phone calls, emails, and text messages are targeting local residents. The caller said a scam more than 20 years old has returned to separate our friends and neighbors from their hard-earned money. The scammers state that they are calling from places like Publishers’ Clearing House. American Family Publishing or a sweepstakes or lottery organizations and promise big awards. The scammers will ask the victim provide money or gift-cards to secure a cash prize, or will a...
As part of National Rural Health Day, Brodstone Healthcare has earned a 2024 Performance Leadership Award for excellence in quality. Compiled by The Chartis Center for Rural Health, the Performance Leadership Awards recognize top quartile performance (i.e., 75th percentile or above) among rural hospitals in Quality, Outcomes and Patient Perspective. “We are honored to receive a 2024 Performance Leadership Award for Quality from The Chartis Center for Rural Health. This recognition is a testament to the unwavering dedication of our healthcare t...
Scouting 4 Food participants were delighted with this year's response to their food drive for the Nuckolls County Food Pantry. It is thought to hold a record for the most food donations the program has ever generated for the Nuckolls County Food Pantry. The Superior Girl Scouts and Cub Scouts collected the donations on October 13th....
Christmas in Mankato, sponsored by the Mankato Chamber of Commerce and the Dane G. Hansen Foundation, will be held on Saturday, Nov. 30. It will kick off at 3 p.m. with a free showing of The Christmas Chronicles at the Ute Theatre, which will have concessions available for purchase. In conjuntion with the event raffle tickets for the chance to win one of these prizes: a family pool pass; a golden ticket to the theater; $100 in Chamber Bucks; or 3 months of free internet from Cunningham Cable are beng sold. The tickets are available to purchase...
The classic tale of Aladdin will be performed in two acts with musical entertainment between at the Rock Hills Junior-Senior High School. Aladdin outruns the guards only to run into a calculating Court Magician who lures him into a cave to fetch a lamp. With possession of the lamp, the evil Magician thinks he will take over the kingdom. When Aladdin refuses to hand over the lamp, the Magician shuts Aladdin in a dark cave! While trapped inside the cave, Aladdin accidentally rubs the lamp and...
At the K-State Research and Extension Annual Conference in Manhattan, Sandra Wick, was recognized for 35 years of service to K-State Research and Extension. She started her extension career in January of 1989 as the agriculture agent in Smith County along with sharing the 4-H youth development responsibilities with the family and consumer science agent. She served in that position until Smith County joined the Post Rock Extension District in 2012 where she now serves as the crop production agent for Jewell, Lincoln, Mitchell, Osborne and Smith...
The ladies of Sacred Heart parish in Lawrence hold a long and honorable history of church support, one of which is an annual fund raising event held in autumn of each year. Over the years, the name has changed from being a "Hunter's Dinner," to the "Smorgasbord" and now to the Fall Festival. Whatever the name, the event brings parish members together for fellowship, for fun and for a chance to supply funds to help pay for the many charitable events the ladies support and to support the parish...
