The Superior Express -

It was an unusual 76 degree day Monday and my hubby and I decided to head to the farmstead I grew up on. My cousin had called me earlier in the day and said we needed to come to the home pasture to see the new calves and the first calf heifers when...

There is both good news and bad news to report this week. The good news to report this week is the owners of the Agrex Elevator would like to expand and that is also the bad news. The elevator company would like to purchase an acreage near First and...

My mother-in-law was raised on a farm. Like many farm girls, she headed for the big city as soon as she was old enough. By the late 1950s, life had not turned out quite as she planned. She returned to her old neighborhood; a single mom with four...

Legislators, both federal and state are often condemned for the way they vote. Some times they are praised, but it depends on the issue, the time and place. I’ve read and heard and at times have also made remarks less than flattering at the people i...

Is it just me or does everyone get tired of trying to figure out what’s for supper every night of the week? Why is it such a daunting task? Sometimes I think to myself, do we really need to eat? I mean I have at least two weeks stored up around my w...

Thursday evening, members of the Superior Board of Education extended a contract to Audrey Parks to serve as the secondary assistant principal for the 2024-25 school year. Parks currently serves the district as a guidance counselor, something she...

A shortage of carriers delayed the delivery of last week’s issue of The Superior Express to subscribers served by the Superior office. Personnel from other communities was brought in to help but it wasn’t until Saturday that the backlog was cle...

As part of the Superior City Council meeting held Monday, preliminary plans for the parks and recreation master plan was reviewed. The plan currently calls for upgrading the sidewalks at City Park to meet the Americans with Disabilities Act standard...

An agreement has been reached to transfer ownership of Heritage of Red Cloud from Vetter Senior Living to the Webster County Community Hospital Foundation. The transfer comes with the support of the Webster County Community Hospital Board and a...

Members of the Superior Planning Commission held a public hearing Thursday evening to consider a request from Agrex to change the zoning and annex into the city all of the land south of East First Street, north of the city’s sewage treatment plant, w...

Webber recently upgraded its street-security lighting from aging mercury vapor style lighting, to energy-efficient LED lighting. Twenty-four lights have been replaced to date. The new lighting improves safety, security, visibility and reduces the...

Monday noon, June 3, is the deadline for candidates to file for local Kansas offices open for election in 2024 This week’s newspaper includes sample ballots for the presidential primary scheduled for Tuesday, March 19. Advance voting is now open i...

The Jewell City Council met last Monday. Those in attendance were Mayor Darrell Bohnert, Council members Don Delzeit, Josh Burks, Gaye Daniels, Derek Birdsell, Bob Freeman, and Kristie Anderson, city clerk. James Reed, code enforcement officer, was...

The Jewell Apartments Board of Directors met last Monday. Attending the meeting were Darrell Bohnert, Josh Burks, Don Delzeit, Derek Birdsell, Gaye Daniels, Bob Freeman, Jacque Williams and Kristie Anderson. Williams submitted her report of...

Jewell County Health Department will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday, April 23 and 24. Staff will be attending the Kansas WIC conference as part of their required training....

The Kansas Department of Transportation approved bids for state highway construction and maintenance projects. The letting took place Feb. 21, in Topeka. Mitchell County had one bid approved: K-14, bridge No. 040 over Salt Creek located 2.52 miles...

There will be a government commodities distribution for families meeting income guidelines for the Jewell-Randall-Ionia area at 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 20, at the Jewell Apartments Commons Area. The following foods are scheduled to be distributed:...

Luke Muir is the Village of Lawrence's new board chairman. Luke and his wife, Abbie, have lived in Lawrence for more than six years. They have three children: Piper, Laynie and Trestyn. Luke took Kyle Faimon's position on Monday, March 11, at the...

Niobrara Butler-Johnson Chapter, NSDAR, held their monthly meeting at First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Youth and Family Center, Hastings, last Tuesday. An interesting program was presented by Alli Trautman on the Hastings Anti Human Trafficking C...

Last Wednesday, the South Heartland Board of Health presented their annual public health awards to individuals who are furthering the work of public health. The presentation followed a board of health meeting held at the Hastings Public Library....

By DeAnna Tuttle Deb Troudt, Cheryl Mohler, Lexie Frahm, Murlene Schleufer and DeAnna Tuttle attended the Spring Gathering of the Women of the ELCA Southern Prairie Cluster held at Bethany Lutheran Church in Ruskin on Saturday. Ann Schultz and...

By DeAnna Tuttle While it is unusual for the Nelson Legion Family to meet twice in a month, items of interest to the Nelson Community required consideration before the next monthly meeting. Girls’ State and Boy’s State nominations were due to the...

Del Duane Kriger, 66, of Ashland, died March 7, from a sudden unexpected illness at CHI Immanuel Hospital, Omaha. Del was born on Oct. 14, 1957, in Superior. He graduated from Nelson High School in 1976. He was an avid sports fan and enjoyed puzzles...