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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 herself to about every family event that was scheduled including weddings, graduations, holiday get-togethers, birthday and anniversary celebrations and baby or wedding showers. She loved her parents and would often visit them. Whenever a sibling came back home to visit, she was there to visit also. Her...
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. That is a mistake for there are still many opportunities and hundreds, if not thousands, of jobs to be filled in this country. Personally, I can’t think of a career better than the one I have with this newspaper. This year a private company, Kansas Publishing Ventures has launched an online platfor...
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 didn’t get “all” of the election results that night . . . and we were agitated because of it. Our current culture is so used to getting what it wants, when it wants it, we do not understand things when they don’t happen right away. I’m not giving those states that still haven’t finished counting the...
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 Jacob officially become a Marine. I have been stress cleaning, making lists, organizing and delegating all weekend, and I have yet to pack one thing into a suitcase. Why is it so hard to decide what to wear for four days? Ill tell you why, Because I’ve never been to California. Do I take sweaters or T-s...
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 2014. The city has been spending about $1,000 a year to maintain the walking lane marked along the south side of Sixth Street. The lane has never been as popular as the promoters hoped and with the new sidewalk along the south side of Eighth Street, it appears a majority of people that were using the...
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 general, research from many countries indicate cell phones in the classroom have a negative impact on student learning. Bob Cook, secondary principal, passed around a Yondr bag. If the Yondr bag program should be adopted, each student would have a bag and be expected to put their smart devices into...
The Superior Auditorium Community Center hosted an Inaugural Veterans Day program and lunch Friday in observance of the holiday formerly known as Armistice Day. Armistice Day was observed to mark the end of armed, hostilities in WW I when they ceased at 11 a.m. on the 11th day of November, the 11th month of 1918. In 1954, the United States renamed the holiday Veterans Day, to honor all those, living and deceased, who had served their country in times of conflict and peace. The color guard from...
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 Highway 14 is now concrete. Features to be added include lighting and grass seeding. The next improvement project on the agenda for the airport is major renovation work on the paved runway and taxiway. There are numerous concrete panels needing repair or replacement seams of all the panels will be...
The directors of Nuckolls County Historical Society held their monthly meeting in Pioneer Hall at the museum, Monday. Marlan and Susan Watson donated a 1938 John Deere Model B steel wheel tractor and a 1927 Model T truck to the museum. They are on display in Ag Hall. The board agreed to accept the donation of a dentist chair used in a local dental practice. it dates to the 1960s. Installation of flashing nd caulking were completed on the bell tower of the Baech School building. Preparations are...
Youth assisted with the Girl Scout "Scouting for Food" drive in October....
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 Giving Tree project is a coordinated effort with many area businesses, organizations, groups and individuals. The Giving Tree also coordinates with the Coats for Kids Project, Toys for Tots and the Nuckolls County Food Pantry, which helps supply a food box that contains all the ingredients a family nee...
Boy Scouts presented colors at the Veterans Day Program, Friday Nov. 11, at Rock Hills Junior-Senior High School....
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 led by George Macko, the new human resources director, and Abigail Mills, recruiting manager. “We are thrilled to bring more talented individuals into our organization,” said Robbin Cole, chief executive officer. “I have confidence each of them will bring incredible expertise to their new roles...
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 University. Steinman's first real job after graduating and getting married was as a nurses' aid at Hebron, Neb., a nursing home. "I like helping people and I'd see what the nurses were doing. I said 'well I could do that,' so I went to nursing school,"...
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 resident’s shed was broken into a while back. Jacobs said they had two new deputies. James Reed, code enforcement officer, presented the monthly report. Reed continues to work with property owners to abate nuisances. Kristie Anderson presented the monthly clerk’s report. Anderson gave an update on the com...
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 meeting to order. Jacque submitted her report of occupancy and monthly correspondence. Jacque talked about a couple interested in renting a room. Jacque mentioned the lights out front are fixed. Jacque also said the fire wet system got fixed for the requirements for HUD....
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 merging transit and bikeshare into one experience with Transit, OCCK Transportation and KANcycle are making it easier to keep North Central Kansas moving. In the last three years, bikeshare has seen increased popularity. By bringing these services together in Transit, KANcycle and OCCK...
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, city attorney, and Sharon McCormick, interim city clerk. Visitors present were: Rex Boley, USD 107 superintendent, and Amanda Horn, North Central Regional Planning Commission. The mayor called the meeting to order and opened the public hearing relating to a proposed loan in an amount not to exceed...
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) 143 votes, 12.02 percent; Tracey Mann (R) 1,047 votes, 87.98 percent ———— Governor - Lt. Governor: Kelly-Toland (D) 267 votes, 22.27 percent; Pyle-Garrison (I) 59 votes, 4.92 percent; Schmidt-Sawyer (R) 853 votes, 71.14 percent; Cordell-Laudick-Gains (L) 20, 1.67 percent ———— Secretary of S...
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. Fifteen of the extra calendars will be given to Jason Ortman for welcome bags for new residents. The remainder of the calendars will be sold for $5 at Mankato Plumbing and Hair & More. The Downtown Trick-or-Treat and Pumpkin Decorating Contest took place from 3:30 to 5 p.m., Oct. 31. This year there...
Dick and Marge Kohmetscher of Lawrence were awarded Quilts of Valor in a moving presentation during the Lawrence-Nelson High School program honoring veterans held on November 10. The five girls who designed and constructed the quilts under the supervision of Kay Theer, their 4-H leader, voted unanimously to award a quilt to Army Veteran Dick Kohmetscher in recognition of his service to God, country, community and family. Since they had made two quilts, the girls decided that Marge, also a...
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 Marge Kotmetscher in recognition of their military service. Senior, Thomas Safago, shared his thoughts on Veteran's Day and how the service of two of his brothers has impacted his life. Four seniors, Keaton Mazour, Will Dougherty, Chad Holcomb and Wyatt...
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 Philippines during the big war. He came home in the spring of 1946, met my mother and the rest is history. This letter depicts the beauty of the country and some of the better conditions our soldiers lived through at that time. This was retyped by censors...
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 registered voters in Nuckolls County made their mark known Tuesday, Nov. 8. This was a 47 percent figure. Across the state of Nebraska the average number of registered voters who voted was 54 percent. The figures reported here are from the Nebraska Secretary of State Election Site for Nuckolls County....
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. followed by a smoked pork chop or roast beef dinner, wine and beer tasting provided by On the Brix of Red Cloud, childrren’s corner where children could make Christmas ornaments, decorate cookies, play games, and color, as well as numerous raffles for adults, children, quilt and wall of spirits. T...
