Though some members of the medical community have voiced objections, on Monday Gov. Pete Ricketts relaxed the directed health measures for all but four Nebraska counties. Under the rules which take affect on Monday, Nebraska bars, restaurants and...

With the relaxing of the pandemic regulations, the Southern Nebraska Arts Council is preparing to reopen the Crest Theatre. In keeping with the health directives, the theatre has been closed since March. Plans are to open Friday night with shows...

The electronics recycling collection originally scheduled for earlier this year and delayed because of the pandemic, has been rescheduled for Tuesday between the hours of 1 and 5 p.m. at the Nuckolls County Road Department Yard in east Nelson. The...

This week the Whatever Floats Your Boat contest planned for Sunday at the Lovewell State Park beach area joined the long list of activities cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a news release a park spokesman said, in an effort to...

On Friday, Heartland District Health Department (SHDHD) officials reported one new lab-confirmed COVID-19 case, bringing the total number of cases in the 4-county health district to 310. By county, the totals are 279 in Adams, 24 in Clay, 6 in...

Richelle Perez wanted to move closer to home. She was living in Sioux City, Iowa, working at Central Bank, when she saw an opening for Superior's Community Action Coordinator. It was just the job she was looking for. Superior is close to her...

The Kansas Department of Transportation has approved bids for state highway construction and maintenance projects in Jewell and nearby counties. Mission Construction Co. of St. Paul, Kan., received a contract valued at $119,367.64 for signage to be...

The Dane G. Hansen Foundation, in partnership with the Lovewell Institute for the Creative Arts, will host two virtual high school summer theater workshops this summer. Lovewell artists were originally scheduled to offer seven in-person workshops thi...

The Mankato Chamber of Commerce June regular monthly meeting took place last Wednesday at Bob’s of Mankato. Eleven members were present. Minutes of the last meeting and the treasurer’s report were approved as read. Moonlight Workshop had made mem...

Jewell County business applications are now being sought for a competitive process to award $132,000 that the county applied for to support business grants for entities hurt by COVID-19. To be eligible to receive a CDBG-CV Economic Development...

Mankato City Library is in the Phase Out portion of the reopening plan. The rules and procedures include the following: 1) Library hours are 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. sharp, Tuesday through Friday. All other times before,...

Back in May, my friend, Lori, posted a picture on Facebook of her husband and grandson; it tugged at my heart and brought tears to my eyes. Newt is the same age as our granddaughter, Hailey. I cried because I knew that finally Avery was getting those...

“The Gown” is the next book to be discussed by those interested in attending the Jewell County Readers book club. This is a good book to start or continue your reading pleasure. Copies are available at the Jewell Library. Book club will meet at 2 p...

Mankato City Library added a large selection of new materials this month. In juvenile fiction, books to check out are: “Blooming at the Texas Sunrise Motel” by Kimberly Willis Holt, “We Are Party People” by Leslie Margolis, “XO, OX: A Love Story” by...

Delain “Dan” Danehey died unexpectedly on June 2, in Fountain Hills, Ariz. He was born on Sept. 16, 1934, in Lawrence, Neb., the only child of Neil and Caroline (Reiman) Danehey. Dan grew up on the family farm and graduated from the University of...

Herbert M. Jeffery, 84, Burr Oak, was born Dec. 5, 1935, in Northbranch. He died June 12, at home in Wichita, after a long struggle with cancer. Herb was the son of Lewis and Esther (Dillon) Jeffery. He attended Union 1, a one-room school house,...

Walter Gene Wright, 82, of Hastings, formerly of Superior, died Thursday, March 2, 2017, at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital in Hastings. The son of Olive E. (Davis) and Rollin E. Wright, he was born Oct. 10, 1934 at Thermopolis, Wyo. Walter and his...

Hastings resident, Geraldine Ann (Smith) Wright, 83, daughter of Orin Smith and Florence McLane Smith, died Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, at Good Samaritan Village. She was born Oct. 23, 1936, at Colchester, Conn. Shortly after she was born, her family move...

Paul Allen, 62,the son of Janice M. (Noller) and Donald W. Allen, was born June 14, 1957, at Smith Center. He died June 12, at the Smith County Memorial Hospital in Smith Center. Paul received his formal education attending the Lebanon schools and...