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The Jewell County Commissioners met Sept. 18, with commissioners Brent Beck, Keith Roe and Ed Duskie, and Carla Waugh, county clerk, present for the meeting. Joel Elkins, general superintendent, discussed road and bridge maintenance. Brent Beck discussed Dennis Kennedy’s bridge concern. The commissioners met at the west entrance of the courthouse to answer questions concerning the Lawn Maintenance Services RFP. Those present for the discussion were Lori Zadina, Brian Murray, Denny Murray and Chris Petet. Travis Garst, solid waste director, s...
The Jewell County Commissioners held a special meeting on Friday, Sept. 22, for the purpose of discussing non-elected personnel with the reason of conducting interviews for the solid waste director. Commissioners Brent Beck, Keith Roe and Ed Duskie were present. Carla Waugh, county clerk, was present for the meeting. Commissioners went into executive session for 20 minutes to discuss non-elected personnel for the purpose of interviewing the solid waste director applicant. Regular session resumed with no action taken. The commissioners went...
Financial incentives offered through the pilot North Central Kansas Regional Relocation Program attracted 38 new residents and assisted in the purchase of 25 homes in the region in the past year. The pilot program officially launched Aug. 15, 2022, and concluded in Spring 2023. It was available in Cloud, Ellsworth, Jewell, Lincoln, Mitchell, Ottawa, Republic and Saline counties. The program helped make home ownership more affordable for those relocating to the region by reducing the barriers of down payments and closing costs. The North...
Midway Co-op Association in conjunction with Land O'Lakes donated a total of $4,000 to the Mankato Endowment. The Mankato Endowment uses the funds for Helping Hands Ministries. Helping Hands Ministries helps meet the needs of more financial distressed families in Jewell County. The money is used for the food pantry and provides supplies to families in need. Midway Co-op works with regional cooperatives to receive matching grants. Midway Co-op supported local county fair premium auctions with...
On Monday, the Kansas Department of Transportation began resurfacing U.S. 36 in Jewell County and K-199 in Republic County. Work on U.S. 36 begins at the east city limits of Mankato and continues east about 8.9 miles to 4.6 miles east of the U.S. 36/K-14 North junction in Jewell County. Work on K-199 begins at the north city limits of Courtland and continues north about .8 mile to the K-199/U.S. 36 junction in Republic County. Flaggers and a pilot car are used to direct one lane of traffic through construction at a reduced speed. Drivers...
A special meeting of the Mankato City Council was held on Tuesday, Sept. 19, pursuant to a call for a special meeting signed by Mayor Justin Schoonover. Present were Schoonover, Councilmen Payne, Dauner, Becker, Ost and Hennion. Also present were Sharon McCormick, city clerk, and Darrell Miller, city attorney. Nikki Harrison, League of Municipalities, was present via zoom. The purpose of the meeting was for discussion regarding the applications received for the position of city administrator. After discussion, the council requested that Nikki...
Mankato was riddled with downed trees and branches after a storm came through overnight Thursday. High winds uprooted a large tree Thursday night. It fell on the Weltmer Phillips Law Office roof in downtown Mankato....
Jewell County Flu clinics coming soon Jewell County Health Department will kick off the annual flu shot clinics starting at Jewell Corn Show on Saturday, Oct. 14 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon, followed by Tuesday, Oct. 17 in Esbon at Guaranty State Bank 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., and Burr Oak at Guaranty State Bank 1 to 3 p.m., and Mankato on Wednesday, Oct. 18, at Community Center 10-12 Noon. No appointment needed. Please bring your insurance card and wear short-sleeved shirts. Walk-in Wednesdays are still an option if unable to attend the clinics. Oct. 23...
A general meeting of the Women of Salem Lutheran Church was held on Sept. 20 in the church fellowship hall. The 2024 officers of the group were elected and will be installed at the Jan. 3 Epiphany Supper. They are: DeAnna Tuttle, president; Lexie Frahm, vice president; Murlene Schleufer, secretary, and Diane Gebers, treasurer. Committee members will be announced at the January meeting. Following the business meeting, those present worked to carry out the “God’s Work, Our Hands” project of the Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ameri...
Chuck and DeAnna Tuttle attended the American Legion District 10 Fall Rally held at the Sutton Legion Hall on Saturday, Sept. 16. DeAnna led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance and the National Anthem and Chuck gave the recitation of the POW/MIA Empty Chair ceremony. During the opening session, local and regional dignitaries were introduced and Vicki Ozenbaugh, past department auxiliary president, reported on the national convention and her duties as the chair of the National Security Committee and the “Be the One” project. During the aux...
For Brodstone Healthcare, four years of planning and construction culminated in recent days in a series of open houses to show off the progress. This week departments are being relocated to their new quarters and work will begin soon to remodel the older quarters. In the first 40 yeas or so there was little change to the hospital facility gifted by Lady Vestey in memory of her mother. But in the 50 plus years since the hospital has had a construction project underway much of the time. The latest...
Last May 7, thirty people gathered together for the first time as a new congregation at Superior Estates Winery. They didn’t have a pastor, but had someone coming from Beloit, and they had faith that God would provide a way! They chose the name Risen Life Fellowship Church after departing from the United Methodist Church and applying to become a Global Methodist Congregation after many differences of theological beliefs, including disagreeing with Bishop C. Joseph Sprague in his book “Affirmations of a Dissenter” held he didn’t believe that Je...
Nuckolls County Court was in session Monday with Judge Michael Burns presiding. He passed sentence on two juvenile offenders for events which occurred in January, February and March. One juvenile was sentenced to more than a year of probation which will end when he turns 19. He must wear an electronic ankle monitor until a space is found for him in a group home. The second juvenile was sentenced to 24 months of supervised probation. He must wear an electronic ankle monitor for at least 30 days or longer should his probation officer decide it...
Eleven members attended the September Mankato Chamber of Commerce meeting on Sept. 13, at Bob’s. President Jason Ortman called the meeting to order. The Community Garden is winding down for the season. Brian Shulda talked about the possibilities of planting cover crops in the garden in the future. The chamber discussed the community birthday calendars. Not including the chamber’s listings, there were 487 listings turned in and 123 calendars pre ordered. Haley will work on setting the calendars and collecting advertisements from businesses so th...
Pawnee Mental Health announced the following promotions and new hires in the community services department. Within this department, Pawnee has adult and youth programs available for consumers in its 10-county service area. Leading the efforts of the community services department is Shelli Schottler, LMSW, as the director. Terra Upham, LCP, has been promoted to community services assistant director. Upham has worked for Pawnee for 10 years, most recently serving as the youth community services supervisor for Pawnee’s eastern region. In her n...
Awards recognize high-performing students and help them stand out to colleges. A student at Rock Hills Junior-Senior High School earned academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Programs. These programs celebrate students’ hard work in high school and showcase their strong academic performance. The criteria for eligible students include: GPA of 3.5 or higher. PSAT/NMSQT or PSAT 10 assessment scores that are within the top 10 percent of assessment takers in each state for each award program or earned a score of 3 or higher o...
The football game was delayed until Saturday at 6 p.m. Standing in the rain for their photo, (from left) Grace Ayers, Justus White, Bella Volker, Coe Neilson, Mason McMains, Hannah Simmelink (Queen), Carlton Wright (King) and Abbey Schliefer. Hannah is the daughter of Chad and Jennifer Simmelink. Carlton Wright is the son of Becky Fernandez and Dale Wright II....
Small steps are starting to happen! The South Central Nebraska Unified District No. 5 voted at the September 2022 board meeting to not renew the current Unification Agreement. It is set to expire on Aug. 31, 2024. This past January, they hired me to oversee and help them navigate this de-unification and prepare both districts to be independent districts again, beginning with the 2024-25 school years. There are many things that need to be done to prepare for this. Road Map - The De-Unification of the SCUD No. 5 is arguably the first of its kind...
P. E. O. Chapter J met in the Salem Lutheran Church fellowship hall on Monday, Sept. 11, with Carol Eckles and Jaynie Spirk serving as co-hostesses. President Sue VanSkiver reviewed the by-law changes that will be voted on at the national convention she will be attending later this month. Many of the changes are opposed by the membership and will be voted on accordingly. Members voted to continue the Adopt a Resident program at the P. E. O Home in Beatrice and signed up to remember the assigned resident on a specific month of the year. RSVPs...
The regular monthly meetings of the Nelson American Legion Post 187 Family was held Thursday at the Legion Clubhouse. The deaths of Legion member Don Biltoft and of the wife of member Erik Russell were announced and special condolences extended to the families. Other announcements were that the District 10 Fall Rally would be held Saturday, Sept. 16 at the Sutton American Legion. Members were invited to the Red Cloud Legion on Tuesday, Sept. 19 when a special award was presented to a 73 year Legion Member. Also discussed was the tax status...
One full day of hard work with everyone present… That is what Supt. Whetzal projected it would take for contractors to finish the remodeling project at Superior Public Schools. That does not include some floor work which needs to be redone to meet specifications. Currently the floor work is scheduled for winter break. Ferris Construction submitted a bill for $343,361.50 late Monday afternoon. They claimed the project is 96 percent complete. Primary areas left to address are water fountains near the main restrooms, aluminum storefront glass a...
Somethings are too good to be true. As an example of this we reference the City of Superior utility customers who did not received on time a bill for their August utility services. The city utility office mailed the utility bills which are now due on Friday, Aug. 31, expecting they would be delivered in a day or two. Some were but many were not. Some folks this newspaper contacted on Tuesday said they were still waiting but others had finally received the bills. On Friday a spokesman for the utility department asked utility customers who had no...
When members of the Superior City Council met Monday evening the budget for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1 was set as were the rates that will be charged for city utility services. Some adjustment in utility rates were approved but the raises were less than has sometimes been the case. There will be no changed in the rates charged for electricity. The current Superior rate is among the lowest 10 in the State of Nebraska and it is expected to remain one of the lowest. In July the average residential electric use of 1,148 KWH. It falls to 934 K...
The Superior Student Council sponsored a food drive as part of homecoming festivities. All food was donated to the school's backpack program sponsored by the Superior High School Future Business Leaders of America. There were 2,132 items donated. The junior class won the spirit stick competition by three points over the senior class. The junior class received a surfboard-shaped spirit stick and the opportunity to go to lunch first for the next two months. Cayce Barry and Carsyn Koenig were...
Signs of fall surround us. The turkeys are gathering. Fall harvest has begun. The cicadas have been singing for several weeks. A few gold leaves can be seen in the top of the cottonwood trees. Deer are more commonly seen in groups on the country roads. Most likely these turkeys live along Lost Creek, perhaps within the Superior City Limits. Above they search for tasty insect morsels in Kelli Koepke's yard at 102 East 12th Street, Superior....
