Articles from the August 24, 2023 edition

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Editor's Notebook

After the last heat wave broke and we had several days of pleasant weather, I was certain the hot summer days were behind us for this year. I was wrong. The last few days have been even hotter. Manhattan, Kansas, had the nation’s high, 114 degrees o...

 

Ask a Pastor Column

Q: What does Jesus mean in Matthew 8:18-22 when He tells his disciple to follow Him and let the dead bury their own dead? A: Great job finding and listing the context surrounding the verse you’re asking about! Jesus’ words to a would-be disciple to ...

 

Puffs

I’ve heard over the years that trying to tell the future of anything can be an inexact science. For this year of 2023, when talking about the weather, trying to forecast the weather is almost impossible. For some time now, we in southcentral N...

 

Love my crazy life

I had to wear a dress yesterday. I never wear dresses, I buy them and they hang in the closet. I needed to get the wash done, and it was a last resort. Not going to lie, it was comfortable. So comfortable that I may just wear one more often. I...

 

Concrete being poured on 4th Street project

For Superior area residents the summer of 2023 has been a summer of road construction and it is not over yet. A weekend drive-by inspection of the work underway on the Highway 14 bridge over the...

 

CarQuest store opening Tuesday

On Tuesday, the Superior Implement store on East Third Street will hold a grand opening of a new department. In addition to the lines of farm, home and industrial equipment, the store is adding a Car Quest auto parts franchise. An advertisement in...

 

Trail of Treasurers coming in October

Judy Coe, president of the Heritage Highway group, called The Superior Express editor Monday asking for help in promoting the Highway 136 Trail of Treasurers which is planned for October 6 through 8. This will be the 12th year for the event that is p...

 

42 county clash in store for Friday

Friday night’s football game to be played on Superior’s Brodstone Memorial Field is being advertised by Brodstone Healthcare as the Brodstone Fandemonium 42 County Clash. It will pit the Superior High School Wildcats against the Lawrence-Nelson Raide...

 

2 earthquakes shake area Tuesday morn

Folks are shaking this month in southern Nebraska. Two quakes exceeding 2.0 magnitude were reported Tuesday morning. The epicenters of the two quakes were about 3 miles apart. The stronger and first of the two measured 2.9. A second quake coming...

 

Fire marshal allows Superior schools to open Monday

Superior isn't the only area school district to have the start of school delayed by a construction project but it may have had the longest delay. Uncompleted construction also delayed the start of...

 

Brodstone planning September Opening

Work was slowed by the COVID pandemic but finally the latest addition to the Brodstone Healthcare hospital is near enough to completion that a date has been set for an open house. An advertisement in...

 

Judge sends 2 to state penitentiary

Morgan Fahrquar presided over two Nuckolls County district court sentencings at the county courthouse in Nelson last Wednesday. Myron Gray, was convicted on two felony counts. Count one was criminal attempt of distribution of a controlled substance,...

 

Juveniles accused of garage burglaries being held for court

Two juveniles were detained after a rash of garage burglaries in Superior Friday night. At least six, and possibly up to nine structures were burglarized before they were apprehended. They were transferred to the Northeast Nebraska Juvenile Center,...

 

Nuckolls Co. road department adds used paddle wagon

The Nuckolls County Board of Commissioners met at the county courthouse in Nelson, Monday. David Mussman was an excused absence. Jim Bolte, county road foreman, reported the department had taken possession of a used paddle wagon. Two road...

 

Jewell County has at least 58 named creeks

Jewell County has at least 58 named creeks. The 1884, 1908 and 1921 Jewell County Atlases were used to locate and identify named creeks. However, flowing water in Jewell County isn't confined to...

 

Educational afternoon planned in Jewell County

Agriculture producers are encouraged to reserve their spot on the charter bus that will tour Jewell County on the afternoon of Wednesday, Sept. 6. The Soil Health – Conservation Tour will leave 218 Delaware Street (Jewell Community Center) at 1 p.m....

 

FBLA attended National Leadership Conference

Members of the Rock Hills High School Future Business Leaders of America chapter attended the National Leadership Conference this summer. The event was held in Atlanta, Georgia, from June 27 to 30. Th...

 

Rock Hills welcomes new Superintendent

Rock Hills Schools has a new superintendent this year. Jeff Sells, the new superintendent, is from Belleville. He has lived in Jewell County for a little more than a month and said he moved here to ta...

 

Conservation tour planned for Sept. 6

Agriculture producers are encouraged to reserve their spot on the charter bus that will tour Jewell County on the afternoon of Wednesday, Sept. 6. The Soil Health – Conservation Tour will leave 218 Delaware Street (Jewell Community Center) at 1 p.m....

 

School District opens year with 632 students

August in Nebraska is often known for two things. The first thing is that the new school year begins. The second thing is that the weather turns “hot and dry.” Quite often they accomplish both things at the same time. 2023 for sure has. In any cas...

 

Meet the Lost Needle Quilters

Yesterday I had the pleasure of visiting with the talented women of Nelson’s own Lost Needle Quilters. The group is so named since they believed they spent more time on the floor looking for lost needles than they did quilting. These women have a...

 

Nicole Pavelka

Nicole Lynn Pavelka, a beloved fiancé, mother, daughter, sister and friend, died tragically on Aug. 9, 2023, in a car accident. Born on Oct. 21, 1992, in Aurora, Nebraska, Nicole started her life as a fighter while enduring open heart surgery at...

 

Charles Bridwell

Charles (Chuck) Bridwell, 81, of Superior, Nebraska, died at Brodstone Healthcare on Aug. 15, 2023, after a lengthy illness. He was born at home in Bostwick on Jan. 9, 1942, to Ernest and Blanche...

 

L-N volleyball set to open season

The Lawrence-Nelson High School volleyball team will line up on the court for their season opener Saturday with the Axtell Invitational at Axtell. This is a four team affair. The roster has several...

 

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