Thoughts often take us back to happy times in our youth, with childhood friends and classmates. There were many birthday parties and slumber parties, where several girl friends would get together and have lots of laughs and fun times that will never...

This has been a week of both rejoicing and sadness. Thursday morning got off to a sad start when Craig Barfknecht called to report his mother, a longtime employee of this newspaper, had died. Irene was the last living member of the crew that helped...

Q: The Bible tells us not to store up treasures on the earth. Does that mean we should never buy anything nice? A: The instruction not to store up treasures on earth comes within a passage of advice from Jesus about money and worries (Matthew...

This week we are writing before the June 6 anniversary of D-Day. Seems the date receives less attention as we get further from 1944 when the invasion of Europe began. In one of the largest battles ever to take place, approximately 135,000 men ended...

So we bought a new car. No, I’m not having a midlife crisis, it may look as though I am, but I promise I am not. It’s a Mini Cooper, and it’s red with a white top. It’s a cute little thing with an awful lot of get up and go for a four cylinde...

Property owners in the City of Superior received innocuous looking yellow postcards in the mail recently. Upon closer inspection, shock set in for most as they viewed the updated valuations. How hefty were the changes? One landowner was informed...

Brodstone Healthcare has again been named an overall Top 20 Critical Access Hospital (CAH). The Top 20 CAHs, including Brodstone Healthcare, scored best among CAHs as determined by the Chartis Center for Rural Health. The rankings were announced by...

The sound of galloping horses is ringing out this week along the Pony Express Trail from Scramento, California, to St. Joseph, Missouri, as the National Pony Express Association reenacts the service which connected the United States prior to the...

The Nuckolls County Board of Commissioners met at the county courthouse in Nelson, Monday. The county road department superintendent outlined the priority bridge projects for the upcoming year. It was agreed that the material bid for several of the...

For the fifth consecutive year, the Nebraska Community Foundation has a new class of Hometown Interns. This group of interns includes 21 college students in 15 different Nebraska communities, including Arthur, Deshler, Diller, Exeter, Friend,...

In recent days, the media has reported on the split in the United Methodist Church. The split is real and it has had an impact on all United Methodist Churches in the area. Those reports seem to emphasize human sexuality as the reason for the split....

After 29 years on the job with Rolling Hills Electric Cooperative, Cregg Jeffery has decided to retire. He began his working career for Mid-America Dairymen at Superior. In 1994 he joined the Jewell-Mitchell Rural Electric Association’s tree t...

Esbon Community Center received grants from the Jewell County Foundation and Dane Hansen Foundation to help replace old worn out kitchen cabinets at the community center. The expense was not entirely covered by the grants. Some funds received from...

Summer Learning Opportunities began Monday at the Rock Hills schools. The classes are led by Kansas State University professors via Zoom. The hands-on activities are facilitated by science teachers from Rock Hills. Each week starts a new week of...

The Burr Oak Community Library is holding a summer reading program from from now until July 31st. This year’s theme is “All Together Now: Kindness/Friendship/Unity.” Registration began Thursday. All ages may participate, including adults! The libra...

About a month ago members of the Nelson American Legion Post reported 50 pounds of pull tabs collected at the Nelson Legion over an indeterminate length of time had been delivered to the Ronald McDonald House in Omaha. At that time, it was also said...

(Editorʼs Note: We apologize as this report was inadvertently missed.) The Lawrence-Nelson school history is not long in terms of years, but the 2023 L-N Golf Team saw to it that the history of the golfing teams improved, again. The five man team...

The May 18th meeting of the Keenagers was held with 21 Keenagers and 3 workers attending. Marilyn and Cindy served Sloppy Joes. Birthday person was Connie Reiman. Door prize winners were Eileen Buschkoetter, body wash; Sally Uhrmacher, Jell-O;...

The West Point Military Academy in West Point, New York, is the oldest military school in the United States. Like its similar schools for the other branches of the military, being able to attend the school is no small fete. Requirements are tough....