Weekend fire destroys N. Park Street Home

Following a weekend fire, a young Superior couple is without a home and their possessions. Firemen were called about 12:50 Saturday afternoon to 1104 N. Park after a motorist saw smoke pouring from...

Houses win reprieve from wrecking ball

Four houses got at least a temporary stay of execution when the Superior City Council met Monday evening. If repair progress continues as expected, the houses will receive pardons. Their previous owners had allowed the properties to run afoul of...

The City of Mankato welcomes a new City Administrator

Anthony Roy, from Bogue, Kansas, is the new Mankato city administrator. Roy has been in local government for approximately 10 years, both city and county. That, along with a deep interest in Jewell...

Firearm deer harvest down 18 percent statewide

Preliminary results from the 2023 Nebraska November firearm deer season show statewide harvest was down 18 percent from 2022 and down 29 percent from the 2018 to 2022 average. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission expected these results for the...

Lawrence family severs ties with Hastings firm

Members of a family with a longtime connection to the Lawrence business community have closed out an 80 year association with a motor vehicle parts store in Hastings. Ike and Daisy Friend launched Friend’s Motor Supply in downtown Hastings in...

Commissioners discuss solid waste concerns

The Jewell County Commissioners Brent Beck, Keith Roe and Ed Duskie met Nov. 20. Carla Waugh, county clerk, was present for the meeting. P.J. Garst, solid waste director, discussed disposal of solid waste from the transfer station. He said that...

Board of County Canvassers met

The Jewell County Commissioners, Brent Beck, Keith Roe and Ed Duskie, met on Nov. 13, as the Board of County Canvassers. The meeting was opened to canvass the ballots from the Nov. 7, 2023, General Election. Carla J. Waugh, Jewell County...

VFW issued a Claim Shark factsheet

According to the week of November 13, 2023’s VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) Action Corps Weekly, the VFW has issued a Claim Shark factsheet concerning individuals or companies that charge hefty fees to “assist” or “consult” veterans with...

A new face at the Nelson Library

If you happen to be a regular at the Nelson Library, you may notice a new face popping in from time to time. Teraesa Bruce will be joining Mary Statz and Dawn Shaw at the library a few hours a week. Teraesa currently works for this newspaper and...

Commissioners proceedings

The Jewell County Commissioners met Nov. 13. Commissioners Brent Beck, Keith Roe and Ed Duskie were present along with Carla Waugh, county clerk. Waugh discussed issues with a delinquent payment on a department’s county credit card. She also...

SHS boys basketball opens season

The Superior High School boys basketball team opens their 2023-2024 campaign Saturday when they host the Republic County Buffaloes at the Superior High School gymnasium. The Fairbury Jeffs visit...

SHS girls basketball opens season

It's that time of the year when volleyball morphs into basketball for the Superior High School girls basketball team. The team opens their 2023-2024 season today (Thursday) at Sutton. They entertain...

L-N Football Wrap for 2023

With the state championship games for Nebraska’s high school football season being played last week, the 2023 season is now in the history books. For the L-N High School Raiders, the year was a successful season as they ended up in the state...

SHS bowling team

The Superior High School bowling team opens their 2023 season today (Thursday) with a match against Arapahoe at Arapahoe. The Wildcats travel to McCool Junction Tuesday for match against the Mustangs. The boys team members are Lenden Worm, Colton...

Winter Sports to begin at L-N High School

If you haven't noticed, things just keep moving in high school sports (and all other things as well). Football playoffs just finished last week and Nebraska high schools will begin a schedule of...

RHHS boys basketball

The Rock Hills High School boys basketball team opens the 2023-2024 season opens at Courtland Friday when they tip off against the Pike Valley Panthers. They travel to Downs Saturday to play...

L-N boys basketball

The Lawrence-Nelson High School boys basketball team looks to improve upon last season’s 11-11 record with the return of several more experienced players. The Raiders open the season Friday at Nelson where they host Red Cloud. Arapahoe visits...

RHHS girls basketball

The Rock Hills High School girls basketball team will feature a shallow bench this season as there are only seven players on the roster. Nick Mizner, head coach, has his game management work cut out...

L-N girls basketball

The Lawrence-Nelson High School girls basketball team enters the 2023-2024 season with a new head coach. Dan Kennedy takes over from Andy Peterson. The Raiders open the 2023-2024 season at Nelson Friday when they host Red Cloud. Arapahoe comes to...

SHS wrestling team

The Superior High School wrestling team faces a busy season opening weekend. The team travels to Hebron for a dual match with Thayer Central Friday. They visit Harvard Saturday to compete at the Harvard Invitational.. The team has a number of young...

Love my crazy life

Duke found his voice! I’ve heard him bark, playfully, but he is not typically a vocal pup. My friend, Linda, popped in the other day. Like always, she walked on in. I knew she was there, I heard the door, but it caught Duke off guard. When he...

Ask a Pastor Column

Q: Does having a church around actually benefit anything? What is it good for? A: That will depend on the church. Churches that are Bible-based, Spirit-filled and faithful will be tremendous blessings to the community they are a part of. Churches...

Editorʼs Notebook

Editorʼs Notebook By Bill Blauvelt While my father would later advertise that he offered tankwagon service, that was a misnomer. Dad offered tanktruck service for his bulk delivery tank was mounted on some kind of truck. His earliest Dodge truck...

Puffs

Did you ever get a song caught in your mind and it kept repeating itself over and over all day (or maybe more than a day) in your mind. Maybe it was a thought or phrase or whatever. Well, I recently heard a song and had to look up just when and...

Country Roads

There was a statement recently shared about grandchildren, “some of the greatest blessings call us Grandma and Grandpa.” Grandparents certainly appreciate and agree with that statement. I know I do. Over Thanksgiving weekend, families and...

Randy Haba's story began on a small farm in Southern Nebraska includes Coast Guard service

Randy Haba’s story began on a small farm, run by his father, Dean, just outside of Glenvil, with his family. The family relocated to Colorado in 1982 when Randy was three. He was the youngest of his four siblings, Joe, Julia and Rene. Trying to...

Last Two in the Wild has ties to Mankato graduate

Before the pandemic, Nancy Vorkink Machin and Mel La Rue, residents at Cherry Creek Retirement Village in Aurora, Colorado, would sit in the dining hall, sharing stories of overseas travels, wildlife...

Rubies enjoy pre Thanksgiving outing

Saturday, Nov. 18 was a lovely sunny day for the Nelson Rubies to trek to Davenport for lunch and to attend the opening of the Homegrown Craft and Vendor venue. Part of the Homegrown experience was to ride in a carriage pulled by a patient and...

Basil Johnson

Basil William Johnson, the son of William and Grace (Bauer) Johnson, was born on Oct. 11, 1929, in Davenport, Nebraska. He died on Nov. 26, 2023, at Bryan LGH West in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of...

Lorene Friend dies in Texas at age of 95

Lorene D. Friend, 95, of Keller Texas, formerly from Lawrence, Nebraska, died on Nov. 24, 2023, at Baylor Scott and White Medical Center in Grapevine, Texas. Lorene was born to John and Bertha (Ostdiek) Lemke, on Election Day Nov. 6, 1928, at home...

Delmer Young

Delmer E. Young, son of Vernon W. Young and Millie M. (Strine) Young, was born on April 3, 1935, at Seneca, Missouri, and died on Nov. 19, 2023, at Thayer County Health Services, Hebron, Nebraska, at the age of 88. In Delmer’s early years, he... Full story

Inventure Day for students held at Nuckolls County Fairgrounds

Nuckolls and Thayer County Extension hosted their first annual Inventure Day at the Nuckolls County fairgrounds on Friday, Nov. 17.  Inventure Day is a single-day entrepreneurial adventure for...

Unusual find

There has been an unusual find this week in a northern Jewell County field. Two dead buck deer were observed but there was no evidence of blood or signs the animals had been dragged to the disposal site. On closer examination, it was determined the...

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