The Superior Express -

“Anyone can love the mountains, it takes a soul to love the prairie,” Willa Cather. Sometimes it is heard that people traveling through Kansas complain there is nothing to see. It’s all so flat and crops are grown on each side of the highway. It is...

Change may not be fast but it does happen. This year I have heard farmers talking about the small, but well developed corn they were harvesting. In at least some of the fields, the ears had filled well but were about the size of the early Fourth of J...

Q: Which of the three members of the Trinity did you receive in your life and have a personal relationship with? A: The Christian doctrine of the Trinity is a complex and mysterious subject. However, within that mystery we are given some clear...

Something borrowed: Saying “I don’t need newspapers, I get my news from the internet” is the same as saying “I don’t need farmers, cause I get my food at the supermarket.” A O If you are a ‘sports fan’ in Nebraska, you had a good weekend. The Ne...

I woke up at five this morning. For most folks that’s a normal day, but for me, well let’s just say it doesn’t happen often. Duke had squeezed his way under our bed and was stuck, so I helped him get unstuck and took him out to potty. He did his b...

In early 2024, residents of Superior will likely receive a new format of utility bill. Monday evening members of the city council gave the nod to continue the process of switching to an out-of-town firm for the printing and mailing of the utility...

Since the early 1990s that Living Faith Fellowship Church has assembled the fall festivals in the Superior community annually. The festivals provide an alternative to Halloween with a family focused wholesome option. In times past, the activities...

Pamela Rice is nominated in LAA1, Jewell County, to serve as COC member for a 3-year term beginning Jan. 1. Pamela resides in LAA1 on a farm in rural Esbon. She and her husband produce grain crops, but primarily grow feed crops (alfalfa and sorghum...

The Jewell County Health Department has the COVID booster available. Anyone interested needs to call the health department....

A new medsafe has been installed in the lobby of the Jewell County Sheriff's Office. Cindy Becker and Abigail Elkins applied for a received a grant from DCCCA to purchase the medsafe. The medsafe is a metal box that locks. This is to ensure no one...

A special meeting of the Mankato City Council was held on Oct. 17, pursuant to a call for a special meeting signed by Mayor Justin Schoonover. Present were Mayor Schoonover, councilmen Payne, Dauner and Ost. Councilmen Becker and Hennion were...

South Heartland District Health Department (SHDHD) is partnering with Area Substance and Alcohol Abuse Prevention (ASAAP), local pharmacies, the drug enforcement agency, and area law enforcement to encourage the public to rid their medicine cabinets...

By T Looking for things to do nearby this spooky season, I found a few and thoughts I would share. If you’re into haunted houses, but don’t want to travel to the big city, the Chester Community Club puts together a creepy, spooky and fun event. This...

The L-N Raiders earned the right to advance in the Class D-2 Football Playoff system last week by winning their first game. The second round has all 16 survivors put in a single bracket with the top point team playing the lowest point team, etc. L-N...

The Lawrence-Nelson High School volleyball team finished their regular season schedule with a triangular match at Giltner last Tuesday. The Raiders lost to the host Giltner Hornets in three sets, 25-20, 21-25 and 23-25. They grounded the Franklin...

Mary Ann Meyer, 88, Nora, died Monday at Deshler. Her funeral will be at 10:30 a.m., Friday at Salem Lutheran Church, rural Superior. Burial will be in Salem Lutheran Cemetery. Friends may call or stop by from 4 to 8 p.m. on Thursday with the family...

The Rock Hills High School volleyball team concluded a successful season. Even though they did not advance to the state tournament, they posted a winning record for the first time as well as defeating arch-rival St. John’s-Tipton for the first t...

Even though they didn’t qualify any runners for the state meet, the Rock Hills High School cross country team can consider the season a resounding success. Fielding a cross country team for the first time, the team held their own against schools w...