Ceremony honors Civil War veterans buried in Nuckolls County cemeteries
The American Civil War ended more than 150 years ago but the sacrifices made by those on both sides of the dispute have not been forgotten. Eighty-eight Union Army veterans are buried in Superior's...
Superior installing cameras in City Park
The days of getting away with inappropriate activity unobserved in Superior’s City Park will soon be on the decline. Monday evening members of the city council approved the installation of surveillance cameras. Two companies, CEI Security and...
Pilot program helps 25 families stake roots in North Central Kansas
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,...
Storm came through Mankato overnight Thursday
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...
Superior firemen battle hay fire near Webber Tuesday
The Superior Volunteer Fire Department was called out at 4:55 Tuesday morning to battle a fire north of Webber. First reports indicated it was possibly a grass fire and a request was submitted for mutual aid from the Formoso Volunteer Fire...
Superior overrides school levy tax lid for 2024
Members of the Superior Board of Education unanimously passed the 2023-24 budget and related tax requests Monday evening in special meeting. All members of the board were present. “Tax askings have been fairly level. This time we are taking a...
Jewell County Commissioners hold special meeting
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...
Mankato to interviews for city administrator
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...
Commissioners accept resignations
The Jewell County Commissioners met Tuesday, Sept. 5. Commissioners Brent Beck, Keith Roe and Ed Duskie were present. Carla Waugh, county clerk, was present.. Don Jacobs, sheriff, reported a dispatcher resigned. Travis Garst, solid waste director,...
Commissioners proclaim September 2023 as Recovery Month
The Jewell County Commissioners met Sept.11. Commissioners Brent Beck, and Ed Duskie were present. Carla Waugh, county clerk, attended the meeting. Brian Shulda discussed possible changes to the resolution for the permanent burning ban. He also...
SHS football falls to Sandy Creek
The Superior High School football team traveled to Sandy Creek Friday and was rewarded with a 70-0 loss for their effort. Nothing seemed to work in the Wildcats's favor as Sandy Creek dominated both...
Raider football team fall 2 points short to Axtell
Sometimes two points isn’t very much, but then again sometimes it is everything. Last Friday night in Axtell, two points meant a victory for Axtell over the L-N Raider football team by a score of 22-20. With the football schedule now about...
L-N Raiders results for Adams Central XC Invite
Girls: 52nd - Kennedy Beale 27:31; and 63rd - Paige Huston 34:13. Maddi Kennedy did not finish. Boys: 55th - Sawyer Cox 21:37 JH: (3K course - almost 2 miles-) 10th - Kali Cassell 14:03 (medal); 58th...
SHS volleyball
The Superior High School volleyball team picked up a four-set, 22-25, 25-17, 25-18 and 25-17, win against Centura at Cairo last Tuesday. The Fairbury Jeffs left Superior with a three set, 31-29,...
SHS girls golf
The Superior High School girls' golf team competed at the Fullerton Invitational last Tuesday. The 18-hole match was played over the Pawnee Hills Golf Course. Nadia McMeen secured the 10th place...
SHS cross country
The Superior High School cross country team competed at the Franklin Invitational Thursday. The Wildcat boys finished in sixth place, with 166 points, in the eight team field of Franklin, Bertrand, Alma, Wilcox-Hildreth, Amherst and Blue Hill. The...
Editorʼs Notebook
The United States Postal System keeps changing. Sometimes for better but not always. Seventy-years ago the post office was flirting with discontinuing twice daily mail delivery in Superior. From reading back issues of this newspaper, it appears the...
Love my crazy life
We hit yet another bump in the road, George had two toenails removed last week, and the doctor plans to remove them all two at a time. He has had problems with his toes since before I met him, they are very sensitive, and he has tried everything in...
Country Roads
It’s been great weather so far this fall. Most of us received much needed rain over a week ago and everything is greening up. The temperatures have been just right to get outside and do some fall work, or just to enjoy the day. The evenings are...
Ask a Pastor Column
Q: Why is it that religions are better known for producing negative consequences (holy wars, conflicts with science, intolerance...), rather than positive ones? A: The key word to this question is the word “known.” We live in a culture that...
Puffs
I have almost always supported the United State Postal Service. They have a hard job to do, and for the most part have always done it well. However . . . I may be changing my mind on this subject. A number of ‘happenings’ have been occurring...
Produce
When I was young, our gardens were “iffy” at best. While it is impossible to beat a tomato, freshly picked from the vine and eaten while still standing beside the plant, one tomato does not make a salad. Luckily for us, there was a roadside...
JoAnn Rogers
JoAnn Rogers, the daughter of Louie Jr. and Ruth Ann (Barry) Hasemeyer, was born on Sept. 27, 1952, in Superior, Nebraska. She died Sept. 24, 2023, at the Superior Good Samaritan Society at Superior, Nebraska at the age of 70 years, 11 months, 28...
Cheryl Faimon
Cheryl Faimon obituary; Memorial Mass Oct. 7 SGM Cheryl A Faimon, 64, was born Feb. 11, 1959, in Red Cloud, Nebraska to Robert and Maureen (Menke) Faimon. She died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023, at Vitas...
Roger Nelson
Roger L. Nelson died Sept. 20, 2023, in Superior, Nebraska, after a brave battle with myelo- fibrosis. Roger was born in Omaha on Oct. 30, 1934, and was the adopted son of Everett and Blanche Nelson....
Coralyn Kaufman
After a long, brave battle with cancer, Coralyn A. Kaufman, 85, ran through heaven's gates into the arms of her savior Jesus Christ on Sept. 17, 2023. She was born on Sept. 22, 1937, in Evanston,...
Kansas cancels its fall turkey hunting...
Kansas has canceled its fall turkey hunting season, state officials announced Friday, Sept. 15, amid a decline in turkey populations across the Midwest and Southeast. Kansas has documented “consistent declines” in turkey populations over the...
Nebraska crop progress and condition
For the week ending Sept. 24, 2023, there were 5.4 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 21 percent very short, 29 percent short, 48 percent adequate, and 2...