Articles from the March 30, 2023 edition
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History Hunt
My original plan when I left Pennsylvania to travel was to follow Route 6 from there to California. After I bought my camper, I headed to AAA for a “trip tick” of the proposed route with accompanying paper maps and travel books. I knew I would tak...
Country Roads
It seems the last weekend of March and its weather is leading us towards an April Fools joke. The calendar tells us March 20 was the first day of Spring. We were ready for the weather to change from winter to spring. The green blades of wheat are...
Editor's Notebook
Sunday afternoon, as part of the annual meeting of the Nuckolls County Historical Society held in the museum complex’s Pioneer Hall, those attending were asked to participate in a Nuckolls County Trivia game. I got four and a half answers right. H...
Ask a Pastor Column
Q: What really happens when we die? Do we go straight to heaven? Do we go to purgatory? What does the Bible say? A: It is hard to get a full and detailed understanding of the afterlife from Scripture. We are given a general picture and can have...
Puffs
It wasn’t quite April yet, but the rain last Saturday was a welcomed event. In looking over the NRD reporting site, there was only two times we received an amount higher than Saturday’s rain. There was a rain in January equal to this one and the...
Love my crazy life
Thankfully, watching the squirrels in the backyard is the most exciting thing to report this week. The little ones are so cute! We only got some of the walnuts cleaned up in the back last fall, and they have been busy finding and hiding them, as...
High school students attend government day
The hallways, the courtroom, and offices of the Nuckolls County courthouse, Nelson, were busier than usual Monday. The building was the site of the annual Government Day program where students from...
Waste treatment plant surprised with arrival of plastic pipe piece
Information provided the Superior City Council this week contains good news for Superior Utility customers. The utility department has begun to review rates in advance of preparing the 2024 rate proposals. The electric utility is no longer being...
Supt. Kobza resigns
A special meeting of the Superior Board of Education has been called for 7:30 Monday evening to consider the resignation of Marty Kobza as the district’s superintendent, a position he has held for approximately 5 years. Matt Sullivan, president of t...
Road work ahead signs multiplying in Superior
If you enjoy the challenges of dealing with highway construction, Superior will be the place to be in the coming months, The Nebraska Department of Transportation has projects scheduled for this construction season starting in Superior and going...
Historical society meeting features History of Nuckolls Co Newspapers
The annual meeting of the Nuckolls County Historical Society was held Sunday afternoon at the museum located in Superior’s City Park. Steve Renz, co-chairman, conducted the meeting and introduced the board members present, The board for the past y...
Superior Area Choir to perform Sunday
Members of the Superior Area Choir, under the direction of Teresa Christensen, plan to present "The Way, The Truth, The Life, The Door," a resurrection celebration by Dennis and Nan Allen, Sunday afte...
Nebraska land values rise 14 percent last year
The market value of agricultural land in Nebraska increased by 14 percent over the prior year, to an average of $3,835 per acre, according to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s 2023 Nebraska Farm Real Estate Market Survey preliminary report. T...
Jewell Grocery - I00F building has long colorful history
After 114 years, another chapter in the history of Jewell was brought to a close as demolition began, March 13, 2023, on the building that, among other things, had provided groceries for most of its...
Mankato Chamber presents donations
On Thursday, March 22, Jason Ortman, Mankato Chamber of Commerce president, presented a donation of $500 to Marlene Brown, president of the Mankato Garden Club. President Ortman also presented a...
Spring weather carries high stakes for farmers
Kansas Farm Bureau Perhaps the biggest pastime in spring is watching the weather. I could be just searching for a nice Saturday to visit a park or checking to see if I need to carry an umbrella to the office. For farmers and ranchers, however,...
4-H puts life skills to the test in judging contests
Post Rock District 4-H provided four judging contests during 2023 4-H Day in Beloit and Osborne! The judging contests consisted of entomology, life skills, meat ID and photography. Fifty-nine 4-Hers from Jewell, Lincoln, Mitchell, Osborne and Smith...
Nuckolls County Government Day
Lawrence-Nelson seniors who attended Nuckolls County Government Day are (standing) Krayton Kucera, Toby Kotinek, Trev Mueller, Katelyn Mazour, Emily Troudt, Wyatt Hajny, Keaton Mazour, Thomas Safago,...
Stranger Danger
We think since we live away from the cities in a rural area, that we, and in turn, our children are safe from the dangers of being kidnapped. Unfortunately, that is the furthest from the truth. A friend of mine was telling me about an encounter her...
L-N students perform "The Dream Team"
Saturday the members of the Lawrence-Nelson High School drama club presented "The Dream Team" with a dinner before the performance. Members of the drama club are (back row, from left) Chad Holcomb...
Nelson conducting survey to assess needs for improvement
The City of Nelson and the Nelson Community Club are working together to make improvements to the community. Some of the projects being considering will not be possible without the influx of grant monies. One of the requirements in many of the grant...
Lawrence-Nelson track season opens
The Lawrence-Nelson boys and girls track and field teams opened the 2023 season at the Deshler Twilight triangular meet Thursday. Meridian was the third school at the meet. The girls team finished in...
L-N golf have season opens at Superior
The Superior and Lawrence-Nelson golf teams opened their season with a nine-hole quadrangular match played over the Superior Country Club course, Thursday, under less than ideal weather conditions. The wind was blowing, the air was cool and damp as...
Jacqueline Lee Wehrman Davis
Jacqueline Lee Davis. 69, of Kenesaw, Nebraska, died March 22, in Grand Island after a 7-year battle with Lymphoma. She was born on April 22, 1953, in Topeka, Kansas, to Clifton Earl and Helen Mae...
RHHS track team will open season
The Rock Hills High School boys track and field teams open their season with the Bennington Invitational Friday. Members of the boys team are Kobi Bowers, Wyatt Evert, Zach Gurka, Carter Hart, Spencer Lindberg, Cooper Mcdill, Nate Meyers, Coe...
