It’s soup weather! With this week’s cold snap, it’s time to create one of my favorite and easy meals. To top things off, delicious soups make my husband and family happy this time of year. Soup may be made in a crock pot in the morning and enjoy...

Elsewhere in this issue is printed the obituary for Gorman Foley, a retired pastor I have much respect for and former resident of this area, I was in high school when I met Gorman at the Polk Bible Camp near Polk, Nebraska. At the time, he was pastor...

Q: How can salvation be a “free gift” when those who receive it feel obliged to study the Bible, pray, donate money to churches and evangelize? Are these things not a sort of real cost attached to this “free gift”? A: If these things were a require...

When I lived in Pennsylvania, the hardwood trees put on quite a show in autumn. Along with the cool weather, harvest and start of many holidays, my drive home from work was full of exciting sights. Starting as I entered a valley, there was a farm...

It’s been a fairly uneventful week, and I am thankful it was. This little visit from Old Man Winter has me feeling all crummy, achy, stiff and sore. I wish the Nebraska weather would just pick a season and stick with it for a while. A tropical v...

Well, folks . . . it happened. Snow . . . . It came Saturday night or Sunday morning. And, wasn’t it just 90 plus degrees a week ago? Reminds me of the old wives tale that forecasted the number of snow events an area gets because of the date of the f...

It is the time of the year when enrollment is open in the federal governments Medicare program and area residents report their mailboxes are being filled with advertising offers soliciting business related to the medicare program. However, not all...

When they are learning to walk, youngsters fall frequently and without concern. As people grow older they usually become more concerned about falling. But this week, young or old alike are being told to take a fall. That is they are being told to...

Things are changing in the 400 Block of Superior’s Central Avenue. An established business with a new name opened Wednesday in an expanded location and another business is preparing to open with new owners in a new location. The former Lost and F...

Carl Weeks (1927 – 1995), who was born in Missouri and died in Florida, seemingly had no connection with Jewell County, Kansas. However, he owned a painting created in Jewell County by a Jewell County artist. The painting, “Mother” by Serena Cleve...

Treg Vyzourek, Brodstone Healthcare CEO, has been awarded the 2023 Excellence in Service Award by the Nebraska Hospital Association (NHA) at their annual convention on Oct. 25. This award is NHA's highest honor and is presented to a hospital-health...

This year Jewell County citizens have an opportunity to select representatives to the boards governing the school districts and incorporated communities. The polls will open at 7 a.m. Tuesday and remain open until 7 p.m. for registered voting at the...

Kansas State University officials have opened registration for an online course that organizers expect will help to keep grocery stores open in rural communities. Rial Carver, the program leader for K-State Rural Grocery Initiative, said the course ...

“The first post office in the Jewell County was established here.” This fact was part of Mayor J. W. Berry’s speech at the Old Settlers gathering held in Jewell 1898. That first post office, according to the Sept. 9, 1910, Jewell County Repub...

The program at next month’s Kansas Livestock Association (KLA) Convention will address future trade opportunities for the beef and dairy sectors, prospects for cattle prices in 2024 and what consumers consider before purchasing beef. KLA members a...

P.E.O. Chapter J met Monday, Oct. 23, at the home of Cindy Adamson with Sandra Sterkel serving as co-hostess. Included in the regular business meeting was a report from President Sue VanSkiver on sessions she attended at the national convention held...

The Lawrence-Nelson High School volleyball team finished the 2023 season with a 13-17 record. Their schedule was brutal with them playing the majority of their games against higher class schools. They were eliminated in the second round of...