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The Jewell County Commissioners Brent Beck, Keith Roe, and Ed Duskie met Monday, Aug. 28. Carla Waugh, county clerk, was present for the meeting. Waugh was present for the office head meeting and provided an update for her department. Those absent were Amanda Davis, register of deeds; Joel Elkins, general superintendent; Alexandria Pierce, county attorney; Cindy Becker, health administrator; Anna Porter, county appraiser; Don Jacobs, sheriff; Nora Rhoades, Post Rock Extension District director; Brenda Eakins, treasurer; Chris Petet, custodian;...
The Jewell County Health Department is anticipating the new COVID booster will be available this fall. It is not known when the boosters will be received, but it will be announced when the department has them. Also, several people have inquired about the RSV vaccine. All the details are not known yet, but the department is working on that and will announce when the vaccine is available. Flu clinics will be offered in October by the Jewell County Health Department. Clinic dates are: Saturday, Oct. 14: 8 to noon, Jewell Corn Show Tuesday, Oct....
The Jewell County Community Foundation will launch its 5 to Go, 5 to Grow Initiative on Wednesday, Sept. 27, at the Mankato Community Center at 6 p.m. A free supper and refreshments will be provided, along with a detailed presentation with more information on the initiative and Q&A afterwards. Several staff members from Greater Salina Community Foundation, along with the JCCF staff and board, will be available to answer questions. 2023 has been a year of milestones for JCCF. In March, this year’s match month brought in the highest amount r...
The Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting for the Northern Wings Lodge and Restaurant at 300 Delaware in Jewell was held last Wednesday. Principals in the event were (from left) R.C. Sutton, owner; Darrell Bohnert, mayor; Tanner Sutton, owner - cutting the ribbon; LeRoy Bourbon, cook and baker. Several community members enjoyed the event. The Suttons are from Stevensville, Virginia, and have been in Jewell about a month. Tanner will be working with the restaurant and R.C. with guiding hunters. The...
It is time to start thinking Christmas! The weather might not be sending your mind in that direction but it is time to think about packing a shoebox for Operation Christmas Child. Start with a regular size shoebox, decide which age group you want your box to be for (boy or girl ages 2 to 4, 5 to 9 or 10 to 14). Then get some school supplies, hygiene items such as soap and a washcloth, simple crafts, games and toys, socks, flip-flops or shoes and maybe even clothes. The box should be level full...
Addilyn "Addi" Crockett, a 2023 graduate at Bruning Davenport Unified School District, is one of 17 recipients of a D.J.'s Hero Award scholarship. She was presented the award at the D.J.'s Hero Awards Luncheon on May 7, at the CHI Health Center in Omaha. This scholarship is in memory of D.J. Sokol who lost his battle with cancer in 1999. The luncheon is The Salvation Army of Omaha's largest event of the year. Addi is attending Northeast Community College where she is enrolled in precision...
South Heartland District Health Department, SHDHD, is partnering with the Nebraska Pharmacy Association and local pharmacies to make naloxone available without charge to those requesting it. Participating pharmacies in the district include: Russ’s Market, 611 N Burlington, Hastings Superior Pharmacy, 348 N Central Ave, Superior Sutton Pharmacy, 210 N Saunders Ave, Sutton Naloxone (also known as Narcan) is a medication that reverses opioids in the event of overdose. It has been used for decades in the medical community. It is now available as a...
On Aug. 17, a spaghetti and garlic bread dinner found 29 Keenagers and three workers enjoying the meal. Sandra Carpenter brought homemade ice cream which everyone enjoyed and appreciated. Mrs. Vernie Himmelberg and Don Faimon were the birthday people this month. Door prize winners were Rita Mazour, fall decoration; Donna Himmelberg, fall decoration; Eileen Buschkoetter, bag of nuts; and Brenda Janda, ink pen. Game winners were high, (tie)Kathy Rischling and Eileen Buschkoetter and low Ray Rischling. Card winners were high, Dolores Kucera and...
The monthly meeting of the Lawrence Village Board of Trustees was a busy one Monday. The meeting also served as the annual budget hearing as well. The budget hearing annually sets the amount of taxes the village needs to operate. For the coming year, the tax rate (known as the mill levy) was set at 0.303296. This a decrease from the previous levy of 0.331543, or a 9 percent drop. The property tax request remained the same as the previous year. However, the tax rate decline was possible because the valuation of property in Lawrence had increased...
By UNMC, Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health, Omaha Some of them are difficult to detect, some might have fed and left the host undetected, so the only evidence of a tick bite may be a resulting rash or illness. But be aware that anyone spending time out of doors is likely to encounter ticks at some point. Jody Green, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension educator-entomologist, said reports of ticks discovered in the region are on the increase, which means the public is becoming more aware of the dangers posed by these...
Phone system problems have continued this week. Much of Nebraska was without 911 emergency phone service after a fire in a Windstream data center located in Lincoln. The fire did not directly shut down communications in Nuckolls County. Saturday evening the Nuckolls County Sheriff’s office reported Windstream had advised the local 911 system might be down for several hours and repairs were undertaken. It was possible the sheriff’s dispatch office could also be without telephone service but the company did not state a time when the service int...
An apparent vandalism incident discovered Monday morning in Superior had the potential for serious consequences. It appears a vandal or vandals opened the door to a parked pickup truck's gasoline tank, stuffed a rag into the filler pipe and started a fire. The fire melted the plastic filler pipe, ran out of fuel and went out. The fire department did not have to respond to the fire and there was no explosion. The truck's owner, David Allgood, started to go for coffee about 9 a.m. Monday. As he...
Occasionally this newspaper publishes a story about an area ghost town. When this area was settled, travel was not as easy as it is today. Steam locomotives frequently needed water or other servicing and towns were often spaced six to eight miles apart. Entrepreneurs often hoped to profit from the development of communities. Post offices were established and then closed when the communities they served faded. But this week, we have a story to write about a new town, sort of, just south of Superior. Effective Sept. 23, postal customers served...
Last week this newspaper reported Jewell County was one of the top winners in a state tourism grant program. This week we can report more about the grant and its hoped for impact on Jewell County's economic development. The Kansas Department of Commerce's website states: "The grants are designed to assist local tourism organizations or attractions in new or first-time innovative marketing initiatives." Jewell County was one of only four recipients of the maximum award of $10,000. Kyra Lampe,...
A "Quilt of Valor" was presented to Nancy Ostdiek of Lawrence Monday evening at the quarterly meeting of the Bishop Casey Assembly 599, 4th Degree Knights of Columbus. Mrs. Roger Retzlaff and Mrs. Leland Weber presented the quilt as recognition of her service in the military. A brief summary of her service life in the late 1960s was read. Nancy served in the Air Force as a nurse and was the daughter of an Army Air Force pilot who spent 10 months in a Germany Prison of War camp at the end of Worl...
The Jewell County Cinema, Inc. (JCCI) Board met Aug. 28, at the Mankato Christian Church and on ZOOM. The meeting was called to order by Thadd Hinkle. Members present were Thadd Hinkle, Janelle Greene, Phyllis Christie, Janis McDill, Sarah Ortman and Virgil and Linda Jones in person and Lisa Goodheart and Kristin Underwood by ZOOM. Janis McDill presented the treasurer’s report stating JCCI had a net income of $1,810 last month. She stated “Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One,” “Haunted Mansion” and “Oppenheimer” are paid for. Discussion...
Fall is just around the corner, but”falls” shouldn’t be just around the corner for older adults. Because September is the month when summer officially turns to fall, South Heartland is joining the National Council on Aging to raise awareness on preventing falls, reducing the risk of falls, and helping older adults live without fear of falling. Falls are the leading cause of both fatal and nonfatal injury for people 65 years of age and older. Even falls without injury can cause fear of falling which can lead to physical decline, depre...
A house being moved from the Nora vicinity to a prepared site off Highway 4 near Lawrence had an interesting journey. The house was purchased by Joe Kathman from Tom Bargen. The one and a half story house was being moved along county road 3400 near Road R when it snagged a power line. A small fire, causing minimal damage, broke out along one eave of the house. Firefighters from the Nelson and Lawrence V olunteer Fire Departments responded to the scene and the blaze was quickly extinguished. A side effect of the fire was that repair crews had...
The South Heartland District Health Department (SHDHD) reports more mosquitoes from the health district have tested positive for West Nile virus. The mosquitoes were trapped in several locations in Adams County on Aug. 15, and were identified as mostly the Culex species, which are known to be the main carriers of West Nile virus. According to Michele Bever, SHDHD health director, symptoms of West Nile illness are usually mild, including fever, headache, body aches, nausea, vomiting and sometimes swollen lymph glands or a skin rash. Although...
Beginning Tuesday, the visitor entrance on the east side of Mary Lanning Healthcare will reopen to the public. In addition, work will begin on the link between the MLH Medical Office Building (MOB) and the main hospital. Mark Callahan, MLH chief operating officer, said work on the link is one of the last parts of construction on the MOB, which recently was doubled in size. This project will flatten out the link’s grade and bring it up to date with the current look of the MOB. Link construction should take about three months. Patients and visito...
What’s for lunch September 11-15 Lawrence Location Monday: Chicken legs, fruit, salad bar Tuesday: Meatballs, fruit, salad bar Wednesday: Mini corndogs, mac and cheese, fruit, salad bar Thursday: Popcorn chicken bowl, fruit, salad bar Friday: Beef at Schools meal, Grandparents Day Nelson Location Monday: Hamburger, bun, half baked potato, pineapple Tuesday: Chicken fried steak, mashed potato, gravy, roll, peaches Wednesday: Cripitos, fiesta beans, cheese sauce, pears Thursday: Sloppy joes, mac and cheese, green beans, peaches Friday: Flying s...
Following the closure of the South Ward elementary school, the state highway department removed the community’s only traffic light and the city council eliminated the community’s only one-way street, But times are changing. One way streets appear to be on the way back. And this time, not just one, but two. Monday evening the Superior City Council held a public hearing seeking comment on a plan to convert Eleventh Street between Idaho and Washington to one-way. Notice of the hearing had been published in this newspaper and letters sent to pro...
The general rain this area has been wanting for months arrived Friday night in time to cause the rescheduling of area football games. The Superior vs. Lawrence-Nelson game being played on Brodstone Field had less than 3 minutes left in the first quarter when it was delayed by lightining. The teams and student groups were moved to the school for shelter and fans were encouraged to go to their vehicles. After being delayed for an hour or so, it was decided to reschedule the game for Saturday morning. But that wasn’t an easy task as an o...
Highway 14’s one-lane restriction over the Republican River has been removed as have the width and speed restrictions on the highway between Superior and Kansas. But that doesn’t mean construction related delays are over for this year. Additional highway work is planned for the area this year and the timing may interfere with the fall harvest traffic. Deep pothole repair is expected to start next week and asphalt resurfacing the second week of September. That work is scheduled for portions of Highway 14 from the five-mile corner north of tow...
A Jewell County group working to boost the county's tourism draw is one of four Kansas groups to receive a $10,000 marketing grant. Projects in Sedgwick, Marshall and Atchison counties received similar $10,000 grants. The smallest of the 40 grants announced this week was $960 awarded the Marquette Chamber of Commerce in McPherson County. A total of $117,780 was awarded in the 2023 Tourism Marketing Grant Awards Program. The grants will provide funding for 22 projects to enhance and expand...
