The Superior Express -

It’s been great weather so far this fall. Most of us received much needed rain over a week ago and everything is greening up. The temperatures have been just right to get outside and do some fall work, or just to enjoy the day. The evenings are c...

The United States Postal System keeps changing. Sometimes for better but not always. Seventy-years ago the post office was flirting with discontinuing twice daily mail delivery in Superior. From reading back issues of this newspaper, it appears the...

Q: Why is it that religions are better known for producing negative consequences (holy wars, conflicts with science, intolerance...), rather than positive ones? A: The key word to this question is the word “known.” We live in a culture that sha...

When I was young, our gardens were “iffy” at best. While it is impossible to beat a tomato, freshly picked from the vine and eaten while still standing beside the plant, one tomato does not make a salad. Luckily for us, there was a roadside sta...

I have almost always supported the United State Postal Service. They have a hard job to do, and for the most part have always done it well. However . . . I may be changing my mind on this subject. A number of ‘happenings’ have been occurring rec...

We hit yet another bump in the road, George had two toenails removed last week, and the doctor plans to remove them all two at a time. He has had problems with his toes since before I met him, they are very sensitive, and he has tried everything in...

The days of getting away with inappropriate activity unobserved in Superior’s City Park will soon be on the decline. Monday evening members of the city council approved the installation of surveillance cameras. Two companies, CEI Security and S...

The Superior Volunteer Fire Department was called out at 4:55 Tuesday morning to battle a fire north of Webber. First reports indicated it was possibly a grass fire and a request was submitted for mutual aid from the Formoso Volunteer Fire...

A Jewell County farmer is organizing a religious event he is calling a “Harvest Revival” to beheld in one of his family’s large farm sheds on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 20 and 21. Those attending are asked to bring their own chairs and dress warm...

Brodstone Healthcare was thrilled to announce Treg Vyzourek, CEO, is a recipient of the Becker’s Hospital Review’s 67 Critical Access Hospital CEOs to Know award. This nationwide award recognizes the leaders who have successfully navigated their org...

Members of the Superior Board of Education unanimously passed the 2023-24 budget and related tax requests Monday evening in special meeting. All members of the board were present. “Tax askings have been fairly level. This time we are taking a jump u...

The Jewell County Commissioners met Tuesday, Sept. 5. Commissioners Brent Beck, Keith Roe and Ed Duskie were present. Carla Waugh, county clerk, was present.. Don Jacobs, sheriff, reported a dispatcher resigned. Travis Garst, solid waste director,...

The Jewell County Commissioners met Sept.11. Commissioners Brent Beck, and Ed Duskie were present. Carla Waugh, county clerk, attended the meeting. Brian Shulda discussed possible changes to the resolution for the permanent burning ban. He also...

The Jewell County Commissioners met Sept. 18, with commissioners Brent Beck, Keith Roe and Ed Duskie, and Carla Waugh, county clerk, present for the meeting. Joel Elkins, general superintendent, discussed road and bridge maintenance. Brent Beck...

The Jewell County Commissioners held a special meeting on Friday, Sept. 22, for the purpose of discussing non-elected personnel with the reason of conducting interviews for the solid waste director. Commissioners Brent Beck, Keith Roe and Ed Duskie...

Financial incentives offered through the pilot North Central Kansas Regional Relocation Program attracted 38 new residents and assisted in the purchase of 25 homes in the region in the past year. The pilot program officially launched Aug. 15, 2022,...

Midway Co-op Association in conjunction with Land O'Lakes donated a total of $4,000 to the Mankato Endowment. The Mankato Endowment uses the funds for Helping Hands Ministries. Helping Hands Ministries helps meet the needs of more financial...

On Monday, the Kansas Department of Transportation began resurfacing U.S. 36 in Jewell County and K-199 in Republic County. Work on U.S. 36 begins at the east city limits of Mankato and continues east about 8.9 miles to 4.6 miles east of the U.S....

Kansas has canceled its fall turkey hunting season, state officials announced Friday, Sept. 15, amid a decline in turkey populations across the Midwest and Southeast. Kansas has documented “consistent declines” in turkey populations over the las...

A special meeting of the Mankato City Council was held on Tuesday, Sept. 19, pursuant to a call for a special meeting signed by Mayor Justin Schoonover. Present were Schoonover, Councilmen Payne, Dauner, Becker, Ost and Hennion. Also present were...

Jewell County Flu clinics coming soon Jewell County Health Department will kick off the annual flu shot clinics starting at Jewell Corn Show on Saturday, Oct. 14 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon, followed by Tuesday, Oct. 17 in Esbon at Guaranty State Bank...

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will accept submissions for the 2023 Nebraskaland Magazine photo contest starting Oct. 1. Submissions should be posted via Instagram using the hashtag #Nebraskland2023. To be eligible for the contest, photos...

A general meeting of the Women of Salem Lutheran Church was held on Sept. 20 in the church fellowship hall. The 2024 officers of the group were elected and will be installed at the Jan. 3 Epiphany Supper. They are: DeAnna Tuttle, president; Lexie...