The Superior Express -

A matriarch aunt is now missing from our Heskett family. Aunt Joan died recently and has left a void in the hearts of her family. Even though she lived a ways away from the rest of her siblings, nieces and nephews, she made an effort to drive...

In what some may call the dark ages when I attended journalism school there were courses to prepare people to work in weekly journalism. That is apparently no longer true. Many colleges no longer train young people for traditional journalism careers....

We’ve been spoiled folks. So many of us have been familiar with “instant gratification” that when we don’t get it, something is wrong. That concept is so common, we don’t ever realize it any more. A prime example was the election last week. We...

Have you ever been so anxious you felt claustrophobic in your skin? It sounds strange, I know, but that’s how I feel right now. I’m a stressed mess! This is why I hate traveling. In case you missed it last week, we are flying to San Diego to see Jaco...

Superior’s Sixth Street walking lane connecting the schools and the community’s two largest parks is no more. The six members of the Superior City Council Monday evening voted unanimously to stop maintaining the walking path that was instigated in...

Cell phone usage in the middle school and senior high dominated nearly an hour of discussion Monday night at the November Superior Board of Education meeting. Supt. Kobza read selected portions from a journal he had received earlier in the day. In...

The Superior Airport Authority held their monthly meeting at the airport, Monday. Work is nearing completion on the latest infrastructure project at the airport. The new concrete parking lot is now in use. The driveway to the airport office from...

The Nuckolls County Human Interagency Services (HIS) Team is again sponsoring a “Giving Tree” for residents of Nuckolls County this holiday season. The HIS team is comprised of Deb Ostdiek, Verlene Watson, Peggy Meyer and Janice Reinke. The Giv...

Pawnee Mental Health announced the hiring and advancements of the following individuals. Craig Poe, the former human relations director, has been promoted to chief operating officer. The human resources efforts for Pawnee Mental Health are now being...

Dawn Steinman, a nurse practitioner at Jewell County Rural Health Clinic, has been in nursing since 1992 and has been a nurse practitioner since 2016. She went to school for her nurse practitioner degree at Caplan University and Perdue Global...

The Jewell City Council met Monday, Oct. 3, at City Hall. Those in attendance were council members Josh Burks, Max Burks, Gaye Daniels, Bob Freeman, Derek Birdsell and city clerk Kristie Anderson. Sheriff Don Jacobs was present and reported a...

The Jewell Apartments Board of Directors met Monday, Nov. 7, at City Hall. Attending the meeting were Darrell Bohnert, Max Burks, Josh Burks, Gaye Daniels, Derek Birdsell, Jacque Williams and Kristie Anderson, city clerk. Darrell Bohnert called the...

KANcycle, a bike sharing program of OCCK Transportation, has integrated its system into a single account and app experience. The new offering, available in Transit, enables riders to plan a multimodal trip, and unlock a bike with just a few taps. By...

The regular meeting of the Mankato City Council was called to order by Mayor Justin Schoonover on Nov. 8. Councilmen present were: Sam Becker, Kevin Ost, Rodney Payne and Lyle Dauner. Councilman Hennion was absent. Also present were Darrell Miller,...

General Election Results for Jewell County, Kansas U. S. Senate: Mark R. Holland (D) 116 votes, 9.70 percent; Jerry Moran (R) 1,047 votes, 87.54 percent; David C. Graham (L) 33 votes, 2.76 percent ———— U. S. Rep. Dist. 1: James “Jimmy” Beard (D) 1...

Eight members were present for the November Mankato Chamber of Commerce meeting. President Jason Ortman called the meeting to order. Haley Nelson gave an update on the 2023 birthday calendars. Most of the calendars have been picked up or delivered....

The Lawerence-Nelson High School seniors were in charge of the Veteran's Day ceremony at the school on Thursday morning. Some featured events included Kay Theer, who along with five L-N middle school girls, sewed two quilts of honor for Dick and...

Going through a box of old photos, I ran across this letter which my dad, Verel Whitleley, wrote to the Nelson Gazette on April 9, 1944. I believe it was published shortly thereafter. He was 20 years old at the time, and was stationed in the...

Time marches on (or so the old saying goes) and the history books get a little bigger. The 2022 election year is now over and it is time for those involved as candidates, or workers to sit back and live with the consequences. 1,616 of the 3,405...

Sacred Heart Altar Society held a Fall Festival Saturday The Sacred Heart Altar Society held a Fall Festival Saturday evening. This event replaced the annual smorgasbord that had been held in the past. Events for the day started with mass at 5 p.m....