The Superior Express -

There are some creatures God created that I often wonder why? Mice are one of those creations. To me, they have no purpose except to be an unwanted rodent. There are those lovable cartoon character mice such as Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse but they...

Sadly, this issue contains the last Panorama column, a popular feature written by a loyal and dedicated Jewell County resident, Fawna Barrett. I don’t know when the column first appeared in a newspaper but I suspect it originally was written for t...

Presenting Biblical answers to tough questions Q: I sometimes hear of well-known Christians renouncing their faith. How can this happen? Are they still saved? A: When a professing believer renounces the faith and walks away from God there are...

The weather . . . “Everyone likes to talk about it, but nobody can do anything about it.” For many years I was unhappy with the weather forecasters on television and the radio when the forecast they gave was wrong. Now . . . I just feel sorry for...

By Teraesa Bruce Well, it’s been another mess of a week. Nicholas, the youngest of our two Omaha boys, was here this weekend. We finished his room just in the nick of time. George and Jacob brought his bed in and set it up just an hour before I a...

The draft Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) for Adams, Clay, Fillmore, Jefferson, Nuckolls, Saline, Thayer and Webster counties is ready for public review. Draft copies of the document have been mailed to county offices and are available to...

The Superior Family Medical Center is currently administering Pfizer Pediatric COVID vaccines for ages 5 to 11, Pfizer COVID vaccines and boosters for ages 12 and up, and Moderna COVID vaccines and boosters for ages 18 and up at scheduled times...

Residential households in the United States may order one set of four free at-home COVID-19 test kits from the United States Postal Service. The rules limit one order per residential address but each order will contain four individual rapid antigen...

South Heartland District Health Department (SHDHD) is upgrading the COVID-19 Advisory for Adams, Clay, Nuckolls and Webster counties to Health Alert status. Michele Bever, SHDHD executive director, cited record-setting case numbers and extremely high...

The Nuckolls County Board of Commissioners meeting, scheduled for Tuesday because of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday was cancelled. Two of the three commissioners were unable to attend. Dave Mussman was recovering from surgery and Ken Rempe...

Jewell County was named and the boundaries established by the Kansas State Legislature on Feb. 26, 1867. The government of the county was organized on July 14, 1870, when James Harvey, Kansas governor, appointed C. L. Seeley, E, T. Gandy and A. I....

The Jewell County Record has received reports of a weekend break-in at Kiers. The incident is being investigated by the Jewell County Sheriff’s Office. No additional information was available for this issue....

The Jewell City Council met in regular session at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 3, at City Hall. Those in attendance were Mayor Darrell Bohnert; Council Members Josh Burks, Max Burks, Gaye Daniels and Derek Birdsell, Bob Freeman and City Clerk Kristie...

Two young women, hired by the US Highway 36 Association, will be spending one day in Mankato and surrounding areas. Sarah Broers and Melody Pittman are the bloggers and they will then publish their experience on their blog “Wherever I May Roam.” Mea...

On Monday, Jan.17, there was a high school basketball NPL tournament. Post Prom Pop a Shot was held during halftime of the boys A team game. On Tuesday, Jan. 18, the high school basketball NPL tournament was continued. A high school basketball game...

Fifth grade teacher, Libby Duffy, and her husband, Zach Duffy, elementary physical education teacher and high school basketball coach, met at the University of Nebraska Kearney. They have been married for three years. They have also been Jewell Count...

Thirteen members and two guests attended the 2022 annual meeting at the Mankato Chamber of Commerce last Tuesday, at the Buffalo Roam Steakhouse. President Jason Ortman called the meeting to order. Brian Shulda gave the treasurer's report which was...

Last Tuesday, Jan. 12, Jewell County Community Development met at the Buffalo Roam to hold its annual meeting. Kyra Lampe, economic development agent at JenRus Freelance, presented the 2021 Year Report to the JCCDA board about the organization’s a...

As many of you know, last week’s paper carried Mom’s final Panorama. She died Wednesday, Jan. 12, at peace with her life and faith, surrounded by family. She loved writing this column and would watch for something to catch her eye that she could wri...

The Jewell City Council met in regular session at 7:30 p.m. on Monday Dec. 6, at City Hall. Those in attendance were Mayor Darrell Bohnert, Council members Max Burks, Gaye Daniels, Derek Birdsell and Bob Freeman and City Clerk Kristie Anderson....

Hastings, Neb – In the weekly COVID-19 update on January 11, South Heartland District Health Department (SHDHD) reported daily records of new COVID-19 cases on Monday and Tuesday. SHDHD also reported logging increased numbers of cases associated w...