The Superior Express -

This year the COVID pandemic brought many changes to the Memorial Day Weekend schedule we were accustomed to. There were some family gatherings but not as many as in past years. Superior and the surrounding communities were strangely quiet...

Governor Kelly’s Executive Order No. 20-34 implementing Phase 2 of “Ad Astra: A Plan to Reopen KANSAS” became effective Friday morning at 12 a.m. This order increases the mass gathering limit to 15. The highlights of the changes from Phase...

The Jewell County Sheriff’s office is investigating an apparent scam in the county. A group of three to five men from Nebraska appear to be targeting elderly residents in Jewell County claiming to be “Lightning Protection Specialists” out of...

Because of the Coronavirus, Mankato Patriots were not held hostage. The city employees of Mankato displayed the Stars and stripes on Commercial Street. The women of the VFW Auxiliary Post 7830 and the Jewell County 4-H Club placed smaller flags at...

The 35th Annual Kansas 8 Man All Star Football games scheduled for Saturday, June 13, have been cancelled. Rock Hills High School was to have two participants- Rylee Whelchel and Colby Hamel. Rylee Whelchel, Mankato, was selected for the Division...

Amazing the way some things grow and others shrink. While preparing copy for this week’s Nuckolls County Locomotive-Gazette, I read about the sale of the Mt. Clare pool hall. It’s been a long time since there were enough people in the Mt. Clare...

As people prepared for their Memorial Weekend cook outs shopping for steaks, ground beef and ribs to BBQ, they found out beef was either in short supply or had almost doubled in price. Some shoppers found the meat shelves almost empty and asked the...

This issue of the Jewell County Record is generally full of the news of graduations, alumni events and Memorial Day ceremonies. This year it is not the case. In honor of graduates, commencements, alumni and Jewell’s Sesquicentennial here is an...

Barbara Jean Coppedge, 76, daughter of Donald and Angela Hamilton, was born Sept. 30, 1943, at Red Cloud. She died May 16, at Parkview Haven Nursing Home, Deshler. Barbara graduated from Edgar High School with the Class of 1961. She worked many...

Dean E. “Bubby” Fullerton, 68, of Mankato, died Wednesday, May 20, at the Republic County Hospital. He was born on May 6, 1952, in Concordia, to William and Ruby (Hancock) Fullerton. Dean was a graduate of Mankato High School Class of 1970. He...

Judy Ann Mauler, daughter of Glenn L. and Dora M. (Knigge) Hiatt, was born Nov. 18, 1948, at Superior. She died May 14, at the Franklin Care Home, Franklin, Neb. She was raised in the Superior community and attended the public schools. Judy had...

Ocie Miller, 98, of Glasco, Kan., diedTuesday, May 19, in Merriam, Kan. She was born on Nov. 16, 1921, to Ole and Bessie Lovseth on the family farm near Randall, Kansas. She married John Miller in November of 1946. Ocie was a homemaker most of her...

Audyne Delka died May 18. She was born Oct. 26, 1938, and was the wife of Neil Delka. Services are pending. Burial will be in Bostwick Cemetery. Megrue-Price Funeral Home will be in charge of her...