Articles from the May 9, 2024 edition
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Country Roads
This week is National Nurse and Teacher appreciation Week! Both these careers are extra special ones and deserve our thanks and appreciation. It’s my opinion it takes a special and caring person to fill a nurse’s shoes. Through the years, I have had...
By When I was young, many companies offered free merchandise if you sent in a specific number of box tops or seals with a “small fee for postage and handling.” After eating many boxes of the same cereal, Mom would be presented with a stack of box top...
Editorʼs Notebook
Other than notes about the weather, the notebook pages are empty this week. I’m blaming allergies for the chest conjestion which has clipped my wings the past couple of weeks. I was supposed to have a part in Superior’s National Day of Prayer obs...
Puffs
RAIN . . . Remember all those foggy days we experienced late last winter. They were supposed to forecast rainy weather in 90 days. Are we there yet? Around this local area we’ve had approximately two inches of rain in the last few days. Pray that i...
Love my crazy life
Holy cow! What a weekend! Two major events in two days was a little much. Jessica, now my daughter-in-law, graduated from Lawrence-Nelson High School on Saturday. I had the pleasure of helping out with her reception, and I think the turn out was a...
Ambulances continue to grow larger, more costly
A new ambulance arrived in Superior this week. It represents years of hard work, fund raising, grant writing, cooperation, collaboration and dreaming by City of Superior personnel and members of the emergency squad. "It is a labor of love," Carrie...
137th SHS class receives dilomas
The 137th annual commencement of Superior High School was held in the high school gym on Saturday, May 4. The 38 minute ceremony started at 2 p.m. The SHS Class of 2024 has 23 members. Twenty-one...
Farm owner identifies picture taken near Hardy
From time to time Ideal Title Company publishes an advertisement in this newspaper which contains an aerial photo of an area farm taken about 50 years ago. The current owner of the farm is invited to visit the newspaper office, tell us a bit about...
Weak tornado touches down north of Guide Rock heads to Nuckolls Co.
Unstable weather is being blamed for numerous weather alerts in recent days. Radar has detected cloud rotations and been the basis for sounding tornado alarms in multiple communities but thus far majo...
Republicans hold county convention
Republicans hold county convention, elect officers The Nuckolls County Republican Party held their county conventon on March 4 in Nelson, Officers elected included David Dahl, chairman, Kerwin Elting, vice chairman, Stanley Reinke, treasuer, and...
Nebraska voters will head to the polls on Tuesday
Nebraska residents will have an opportunity to visit the polls on Tuesday to cast their ballots in the 2024 election. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Potential voters are required to register and this year voters will be required to show an...
Tour route passes through Superior
It appears the Nebraska Rod and Custom Association’s 2024 Tour Nebraska will be passing through Superior twice on Saturday, June 1. More than 400 vehicles, all 30 years old or older, are expected to participate in the 500 mile, two-day cruise. S...
Rock Hills High School Commencement
Rock Hills High School senior graduation is at 2 p.m., Saturday, May 11, 2024 at the Gym at Rock Hills Junior/Senior High School....
Commissioners hear department reports
The Jewell County Commissioners met April 29. Commissioners present were Keith Roe, Ed Duskie and Brent Beck. Carla Waugh, county clerk, attended the meeting. The following were present for the office head meeting and provided an update for their...
Rock Hills Junior High Theater performs
Rock Hills Junior High theater students performed "Simple Simon's Secret" for elementary students on April 30. The play brought the nursery rhyme to life for elementary students and was full of...
Five stops planned on wheat tour
Don’t forget to mark your calendars for the 2024 KSU-Post Rock Extension District Wheat Plot Tours, 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 “west...
McCord receives Brodstone Healthcare Employee of the 1st Quarter
Brodstone Healthcare's recipient of the Employee of the 1st Quarter is Donna McCord. McCord received the honor in recognition of her friendly and welcoming demeanor as well as her willingness to go above and beyond as the front desk greeter at...
28 attend Keenagers get-together on April 18
Keenagers met Thursday April 18, at the Lawrence fire hall. There were 28 people there with two hosts. Vicki Kucera and Brenda Janda hosted the wonderful meal of pulled pork and macaroni and cheese. Bingo games were played with prizes won by Cindy...
Area students receive Healthcare Scholarships
Seven students from the area were awarded the 2024 Evelene Brodstone Healthcare Scholarship this year. The scholarships recognize academic excellence, a passion for healthcare and a commitment to...
Spring Storm hits Southcentral Nebraska
April Shower were always supposed to bring May Flowers! However, 2024 is a different sort of animal. The first seven days of the month have brought much need rain to the area along with severe storms...
News from Lost Needle Quilters
If you go through Nelson on Monday afternoons and wonder why all the cars are in front of the community center, it’s the Lost Needle Quilters hard at work. This quilting group started many years ago in the senior center building located on 4th S...
Nebraska Schools awarded $10 million in safety and security grants
Nebraska schools have been awarded $10 million in safety and security grants for security-related infrastructure projects, ensuring a safer learning environment for students statewide. The Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) received 217...
2024 Nebraska Passport selects stops
Nebraska Tourism has announced the stops included in the 2024 Nebraska Passport program, which includes four stops in our area: Superior Estates Winery, Willa Cather Center, Spring Ranch Campground and Sugar Shack Home Decor. The Passport goal is to...
Donald Fintel
Donald Eugene Fintel, the son of Gus and Rose (Wulf) Fintel, was born on March 5, 1932 in Deshler, Nebraska. He died on May 2, 2024, at the Superior Good Samaritan Society Home at Superior, Nebraska,...
Raider Golfers win TVC tourney by one stroke
The game of golf can be a frustrating experience, as anyone who has played it well knows. One stroke can often make the difference in the game. One stroke, however, is what made the L-N High School...
