The Superior Express -

It may be called being “old school” in these times but many people my age have thoughts, wishes and memories that would be labeled “old school” by several of the younger generation. What happened with sending out hand written thank you cards when a...

Another one of this area’s giants fell this week. All people are important and all are part of the fabric which weaves a community together, but some attract more attention. Lew Hunter was one of those who attracted attention wherever he went. We d...

Democracy on display . . . If you watched any of the national news on TV last week, or even looked at a newspaper, most likely the top story was the election of a “Speaker of the House of Representative” in the U. S. Congress. Republicans have a nume...

By Sorry to have gone AWOL on everyone last week. I had attempted to get my writing done over the weekend, but with all the commotion in the house, it was almost impossible. Last weekend, we finally gave up on fixing the old washing machine....

The new year is bringing a number of new things and among them is the need to replace the license plates on motor vehicles and trailers registered in Nebraska. Owners with plates expiring in January have or soon will have received a letter from Tami...

If the 2023 construction season goes as planned, the fall harvest in the Superior area may offer extra challenges. Members of the Superior City Council Monday evening learned the state highway department has committed funds for a major highway projec...

The historic former Superior City Hall and Auditorium was constructed between June 1936 and February 1937 with the assistance of the federal (PWA) Public Works Administration funds, a plan formulated during the Depression, by President Franklin Roose...

The Red Cross is scheduled to be back in Nelson, with a full staff, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., on Monday. This is a holiday for some donors, which may work better for some and not for others. First timers are always needed. Sixteen year olds are...

The Jewell City Council met last Tuesday at City Hall. Those in attendance were Darrell Bohnert, mayor; Council members, Josh Burks, Derek Birdsell and Bob Freeman and Kristie Anderson, city clerk. Don Jacobs, the Jewell County sheriff, said there...

NCK Housing Opportunities, Inc., a housing non-profit managed by the North Central Regional Planning Commission, has nine (9) relocation incentives remaining in its 8-county service area to attract residents to move to North Central Kansas to work,...

Ideal Market has new store hours. Monday through Saturday, the store is open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m....

The regular meeting of the Mankato City Council was called to order by Sam Becker, council president, on Dec. 6. Councilmen present were: Sam Becker, Kevin Ost, Rodney Payne; George Hennion and Lyle Dauner. Mayor, Justin Schoonover was absent. Also...

The Ionia Post Office, the seventh post office in Jewell County, was organized on April 13, 1871. It served the Ionia area until it was discontinued on Aug. 6, 1982. Seneca Sumner was the first postmaster; 12 other men and women would follow him....

Ed Duskie, Jewell, took the oath of office as Jewell County Commissioner First District on Monday, Jan. 9, at the courthouse. Duskie lives in Ionia Township and replaces Steve Greene who retired. The First District is the southern part of the...

There will be a government commodities distribution for families meeting income guidelines for the Jewell-Randall-Ionia area at 1 p.m., on Thursday, Jan. 19, at the Jewell Apartments Commons Area. The following foods are scheduled to be distributed:...

Jewell County, in association with the Network Kansas E-Community Partnership, said the Jewell County YEC (formerly known as the E-Fair) will take place this March, as part of the 2022-2023 Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge (YEC) series. The competiti...

On Thursday, Jan. 19, the Kansas Sampler Foundation (KSF) will be in Jewell County to report on the Big Kansas Road Trip (BKRT). Marci Penner, executive director, and WenDee Rowe, assistant director, will present at the Mankato Community Center...

After 29 years as a membership clerk at Rolling Hills Electric Co-Op, Mankato resident, Shirley Becker, will be retiring on Feb. 1. Prior to joining Rolling HIlls, Becker worked at the treasurer's office in the courthouse. In the membership clerk...

What is something you cannot see, taste, or smell and it is the number one cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers in the United States? The answer is radon! Radon is a colorless, odorless and tasteless radioactive gas. It can affect the air we breathe an...

Hastings College has announced the Dean’s List for its fall 2022 semester. For the semester, 389 students from 24 states and 12 countries were named to the Dean’s List. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, students must achieve a grade point avera...

Paul Buresh, 80, Nelson, died Monday at Superior. His funeral is pending at this time Klawitter-Price Funeral Home, Nelson, is in charge of arrangements....