The Superior Express -

Detour signs will soon be going up in Superior. If all goes as scheduled, the truck route around the east edge of Superior will be closed on Monday to through traffic. Instead of using the truck route to bypass Superior, through traffic that has...

The Jewell County commissioners, Brent Beck, Steve Greene and Keith Roe, met June 14. The commissioners reviewed and approved the Cottonwood Consulting Services Agreement for the American Rescue Plan Fiscal Recovery Fund Administrator. The letter...

As of July 1, OCCK, Inc. will be providing all general public transportation within the city limits of Concordia. This service has been provided by the Concordia Senior Center. This new venture, called GoConcordia, will be a joint partnership...

This past week felt like two! Besides the regular day-to-day, we managed to have a couple of hours to catch up with some friends and continue cleaning up the garages. Thursday, I drove to Kansas to pick up Jacob from his dad with two of his friends...

Presenting Biblical answers to tough questions Q: How do you tell if someone is teaching falsely?  A: The Bible offers two basic tests for truth: agreement with God’s Word and the character of the teacher. As the Nation of Israel was entering...

To those who say, “There are no entertaining events in this area,” I say “Look around. You can get your fill of entertainment right here. Consider what the area has to offer from the end of May through July. At Memorial Day time there is the...

With Father’s Day observed on Sunday, I’ve listened as a number of friends shared stories about what they learned from their fathers and what they did with their fathers. Their stories got me to thinking about the many things I did with my...

Reading . . . writing . . . arithmetic . . . For years the basic blocks of a good education, knowledge and wisdom. I’m not sure I possess much of those three blocks, but, I’ve been called a blockhead a number of times, so maybe I’m working my...

Thomas Howard Willett, 76, of Liberty, Mo., died May 24, 2021, at the Liberty Health and Wellness from natural causes. Tom was born in Inglewood, Calif., on Feb. 4, 1945. His lived in Nebraska during is early childhood before moving to Grand...

Dorothy Elizabeth Amack Mattison, 97, was born June 1, 1924, to Luella and Lloyd Amack in Garfield precinct south of Red Cloud. She died June 14, at Heritage Care Center in Red Cloud. She was a lifelong resident of Webster County. In February of...

Kenneth L. Hurley, 75, was born Aug. 24, 1945, in Concordia. He died May 27, 2021. He went to school in Republic, and later attended Fort Hays State. Ken got excited every year in December about going to Fonner Park in Grand Island to start...

Stephen Michael Reves, 66, of Maize, Kan., died Saturday, June 12, at his home. He was born July 7, 1954, in Topeka, the son of D. Lyle Reves and Laura Mae (Fenton) Reves. He grew up and attended school in Burlingame, Kan., graduating with the...

Rosemary Harriet (Hulse) Dageforde, 79, died June 15, at Parkview Haven Nursing Home in Deshlers. She was born Sept. 26, 1941, in Geneva, Neb. to Harry and Therese (Wilhelms) Hulse. Rosemary’s family lived in Geneva until she was five. Her father...

Robert Dale Blazek, 78, son of William Blazek and Martha M. (Reynolds) Blazek was born Oct. 3, 1942, in Los Angeles, Calif. He died June 10, at Republic County Hospital, Belleville. After graduating from high school in 1960, he enlisted and served...