The Superior Express -

It was a wet, showery Monday morning and it was enjoyed. After getting flowers, veggies and grass planted last week, the rains were welcomed. Maybe the old saying “April Showers brings May Flowers” should be changed this year to “May Showers bring...

I have great respect for the newspaper crews who produced newspapers with handset type. As a journalism student at Kansas State University, my introductory course was one that dealt with the history of printing and the various methods used.The instru...

Q: Would you explain about the tithe? Is tithing just to the church or do donations towards shelters, hospitals, etc. count too? A: By all means! Let’s take a closer look at tithing. When we say a “tithe,” it literally means a tenth of somet...

When I was about four years old, my father bought my mother a swivel rocking chair present. It had a thick padded seat and back and was made of maple. It was great fun to sit in and rock while spinning this way and that. It was also large enough to...

Northern Lights . . . Aurora Borealis . . . Plus scientific names . . . Gosh, what an experience. Something many of us in south central Nebraska never thought we’d have the chance to experience in our lifetime. I did take a peek outside Friday n...

I’ve been pulling weeds in my yard for the last few weeks, and the task is never ending. I have bind weed, stinging nettles, milk week, prickly pear, wandering ivy and a whole mess of other stuff I have yet to put a name to. My hope is to get most o...

The primary election votes cast in Nuckolls County have been counted and the results posted. There were a total of 708 votes cast, 636 on election day and 72 in advance. Of these, 578 were Republican ballots, 98 Democrat, 2 Libertarian and 30 nonpart...

Members of the Superior Board of Education opened their May meeting, Monday evening, in the high school library by reciting the flag saluted. All members of the board were present. Jennie Keifer and Janice Hatzenbuehler, both paraprofessionals, addre...

Tuesday was primary election day in Nebraska. There were few races of local interest but statewide the turnout was expected to be about normal for a primary election. One local question of interest was a proposal at Nelson to raise the local sales...

The Lower Republican Natural Resources District this week reported on groundwater use in the four counties served by the district for the past three years. The average district use was 9.86 inches in 2022. This was up from 6.32 in 2021. The use...

Members of the Superior City Council unanimously accepted an offer Monday night and agreed to sell the former Flatwater Bar and Grill property to Austin Karnatz and Barb Woerner for $60,000. According to information presented at the council meeting,...

KaLee Fanning of Brodstone Healthcare was recently honored with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation's programs to recognize the super-human efforts nurses perform every day. KaLee is originally from...

Yet another disease may soon or already is affecting the wheat in north central Kansas. Unfortunately, stripe rust continues to spread throughout the state of Kansas from the south to the north with more showing up in our area. Stripe rust is a...

The 2024 KSU-Post Rock Extension District Wheat Plot Tours are Wednesday, May 22, to view more than 25 varieties in each of the wheat plots with five stops. The wheat tour day will have an “eastern” and “western” leg of the tours starting at 10 a.m....

The Jewell City Council met Monday, May 6, at City Hall. Those in attendance were Mayor, Darrell Bohnert, Council Members, Don Delzeit, Josh Burks, Gaye Daniels, Derek Birdsell, Bob Freeman, and Kristie Anderson, city clerk. Library board members...

LaVernia Peters, Republican, filed for Grant Township Treasurer on May 14, 2024. Mark Stenson, Republican, filed for Grant Township Trustee on May 14, 2024. Fred Eilert, Republican, filed for Limestone Precinct Committeeman on May 14, 2024. Susan L....

The prestigious P.E.O. STAR Scholarship, for the 2024 academic year, was presented to Hannah Simmelink, a senior at Rock Hills High School. The scholarship was presented at Senior awards ceremony by Bethany Roe. Hannah is the daughter of Chad and...

The regular monthly meeting for the Mankato Chamber of Commerce took place Wednesday, May 8, at the senior center with seven members present. President Jason Ortman called the meeting to order. Haley Nelson read the April minutes. They were approved...

The Jewell County Commissioners met Monday, May 6. Commissioners Keith Roe, Ed Duski, and Brent Beck were present. Carla Waugh, county clerk, was present for the meeting. Shannon Meier, ambulance director, reviewed the billing and activity reports...