Articles from the September 21, 2023 edition

Sorted by date  Results 1 - 25 of 36



Country Roads

Where did the summer go? In just a few days, autumn will arrive. You’d think with this summer being so hot and with a lack of rain, it would seem like summer drug by but for some of us, it somehow flew by. Autumn arrives with football and v...

 

Editor's Notebook

This week I looked through what was once the main entrance to Brodstone Memorial Hospital but it didn’t look the same. I didn’t see a Gray Lady sitting in the hall welcoming visitors and giving directions. Neither of the Jeans were in the off...

 

Puffs

I almost feel guilty telling a friend who lives not more than 10 miles from Lawrence that we got about 2.5 inches of rain Friday. She replied: “Ya, we got almost ten hundredths of an inch.” Rainfall sure differs this year. The western part of Neb...

 

Love my crazy life

On the road again, but unlike Willie, we aren’t having much fun. Another trip to Omaha to see George’s doctor this time. Ever since his surgery, he has felt like he had a lump in his throat, so it was decided he needed to visit his surgeon again. The...

 

Ask a Pastor Column

Q: How are farmers supposed to take comfort in a God that let their entire year of effort burn up? A: I sympathize with the frustration behind this question. When we put so much work and heart into something we expect it to pay off and work out. Our...

 

Brodstone Healthcare celebrates completion of recent addition

For Brodstone Healthcare, four years of planning and construction culminated in recent days in a series of open houses to show off the progress. This week departments are being relocated to their new...

 

Will honor last Civil War veteran Sunday

Area residents are invited to join with historians and descendants of Charles Watson, a Civil War veteran, at 2 p.m. Sunday in the eastern portion of Evergreen Cemetery for a special ceremony held in...

 

Risen Life Church to meet in new location

Last May 7, thirty people gathered together for the first time as a new congregation at Superior Estates Winery. They didn’t have a pastor, but had someone coming from Beloit, and they had faith that God would provide a way! They chose the name R...

 

Juveniles sentenced

Nuckolls County Court was in session Monday with Judge Michael Burns presiding. He passed sentence on two juvenile offenders for events which occurred in January, February and March. One juvenile was sentenced to more than a year of probation which...

 

Mankato Chamber members discuss Christmas events

Eleven members attended the September Mankato Chamber of Commerce meeting on Sept. 13, at Bob’s. President Jason Ortman called the meeting to order. The Community Garden is winding down for the season. Brian Shulda talked about the possibilities of p...

 

Pawnee Mental Health Adds to its Community Services Team

Pawnee Mental Health announced the following promotions and new hires in the community services department. Within this department, Pawnee has adult and youth programs available for consumers in its 10-county service area. Leading the efforts of the...

 

KDOT to host Fall Meetings for local citizen input

Lisa M. Moser Kansas House District 106 The Kansas Department of Transportation has announced the dates for its regional “2023 Local Consult” meetings held throughout the state. These gatherings are designed for open discussion between KDOT off...

 

USD 107 celebrates student awarded with Academic Honors

Awards recognize high-performing students and help them stand out to colleges. A student at Rock Hills Junior-Senior High School earned academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Programs. These programs celebrate students’ hard w...

 

They were crowned and then it started to rain

The football game was delayed until Saturday at 6 p.m. Standing in the rain for their photo, (from left) Grace Ayers, Justus White, Bella Volker, Coe Neilson, Mason McMains, Hannah Simmelink (Queen),...

 

SCUD 5 breakup: Mr. Grizzle's Road Map for de-unification

Small steps are starting to happen! The South Central Nebraska Unified District No. 5 voted at the September 2022 board meeting to not renew the current Unification Agreement. It is set to expire on Aug. 31, 2024. This past January, they hired me to...

 

Lawrence-Nelson FFA receives $2,000 grant for poultry lab

Lawrence-Nelson High School received a $2,000 grant to purchase supplies to remodel the greenhouse into a poultry lab for FFA students. The grant was provided through FCSAmerica’s Working Here Fund. The Working Here Fund Grant will help the d...

 

Lawrence Country Club wraps up golf season

The Lawrence Country Club finished up their golf season Sunday, with a 2-couple scramble and members’ banquet. The prime rib dinner was enjoyed by all. Eleven teams competed in the 2-couple scramble. The winners in the championship flight were K...

 

P.E.O. Chapter J Commemorates 9/11

P. E. O. Chapter J met in the Salem Lutheran Church fellowship hall on Monday, Sept. 11, with Carol Eckles and Jaynie Spirk serving as co-hostesses. President Sue VanSkiver reviewed the by-law changes that will be voted on at the national convention...

 

Nelson American Legion Family news

The regular monthly meetings of the Nelson American Legion Post 187 Family was held Thursday at the Legion Clubhouse. The deaths of Legion member Don Biltoft and of the wife of member Erik Russell were announced and special condolences extended to...

 

Donald Biltoft

Donald Dean Biltoft, the son of John and Greta, was born on June 8, 1929, in Welling- ton, Kansas. He died Sept. 14, 2023, at the Park- view Haven Nursing Home at Deshler, Nebraska at the age of 94...

 

Matthew Schiermeyer

Matthew Todd Schiermeyer, 57, Fairfield, Nebraska, died on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, Nebraska, because of a side-by-side accident. Rosary was at 7 p.m.,Wednesday,...

 

Kenneth Kalvoda

Clay Center, Nebraska, resident Kenneth "Ken" Joseph Kalvoda, 77, died Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, at Mary Lanning Healthcare in Hastings. A Rosary was Tuesday, Sept. 19, at McLaughlin Funeral Chapel...

 

Katrena Corcoran

Katrena Dawn Corcoran, the daughter of Michael and Dawn (Havens) Corcoran, was born on Jan. 15, 1988, in Phillipsburg, Kansas. She died Sept. 12, 2023, at the St. Elizabeth's Regional Medical Center...

 

Raider Football team wins "Boarder War" Game 38-14

Many football fans watch college and professional football games only, not wanting to take the time to watch high school games. You know what ? ? ? They miss most of the fun, and some really good foot...

 

What's happening at L-N

What’s happening at L-N Sept. 25-29 Monday: Varsity cross country vs. University of Nebraska-Kearney (Away); JV football vs. Kenesaw (Away) Tuesday: State Range Judging at Saline County; FBLA Fall Leadership Convention; Varsity volleyball vs. St. C...

 

Page Down

Our Family of Publications Includes:

Superior Express
Nuckolls County Locomotive Gazette
Jewell County Record

Powered by ROAR Online Publication Software from Lions Light Corporation
© Copyright 2024