For Superior merchants and many area residents, the Friday after Thanksgiving marks the traditional start of the Christmas holiday shopping season. Superior merchants are hoping their pre-holiday sales will help make up for what thus far has been a...

Nineteen days after the first call to the Superior East elevator on Oct. 31, the Superior Volunteer Fire Department reported having been at the fire scene for 81 hours and 56 minutes. Members of the local department had contributed 1,693 hours and...

A stumbling block hampering the growth of many rural communities is thought to be a lack of suitable housing. Various community surveys conducted in Superior in recent years have shown the need for new or remodeled homes to replace the community’s a...

The City of Superior will continue to keep the current COVID-19 restrictions in place until further notice. The Superior City offices will continue to have their doors closed to the public. Business can be conducted through the drive-up window, over...

South Heartland District Health Department (SHDHD) officials reported two more COVID-19-related deaths this week of previously reported cases, bringing the health district total deaths to 30. Michele Bever, SHDHD executive director, reported the...

Lanis Jorgensen had the surprise of her life a couple weeks ago. She called me and said she had a little story I might be interested in. She was working one day at Solutions when her 11 a.m., appointment walked in. The name for the appointment was...

Jewell County Commissioners decided Monday that Jewell County will follow Governor Kelly’s Executive Order which will remain in force until rescinded or until the statewide State of Disaster Emergency extended by House Bill 2016 enacted during the J...

Editor: As health care professionals, the medical staff at Wesley Healthcare finds itself increasingly alarmed by the rapid growth in COVID-19 infection rates – and associated hospitalizations. The number of COVID-19 patients being treated at W...

The Jewell County commissioners met Oct. 26. Commissioners Mark Fleming, Steve Greene and Keith Roe were present as was Carla Waugh, county clerk. The following were present for office head meeting: Travis Garst, solid waste director; Nora Rhoades,...

Stop the Spread Kansas is a public awareness campaign urging Kansans to do their part in slowing the rate of COVID-19 infections across the state. Stakeholders are encouraging Kansans to follow the Centers for Disease Control guidelines, avoid mass...

In an effort to make pivot maintenance easier for growers, Reinke Manufacturing, is introducing the industry’s first maintenance-free bearing to the North American market. Because of the nature of bearing grease, annual maintenance has been needed t...

VFW Auxiliary 7830 has announced a national anthem singing contest, Get Excited for the Red, White and Blue. Contestants, age 6 to 16, must submit a video of their solo vocal performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” The video must be saved to a D...

A well-known Nebraska agriculture leader with deep roots in Tribland shared his recent experience with the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, during a news conference with Gov. Pete Ricketts. Craig Buescher, who grew up in the Deweese area and...

This newspaper is dated, Thursday, November 26, 2020 but I suspect many readers of this column will not do so until after the Thanksgiving holiday. However, because the health departments are discouraging family gatherings this Thanksgiving, I...

Thanksgiving 2020 is turning out to be one of making adjustments that may include cutting back on getting the whole family together as usual because of COVID warnings. For most people, it’s been dealing with making adjustments and trying to decide w...

Mary Foley accompanied Mike and Mindy Kilgore, Bennington, to Pittsburg, Kan., last Friday. They stayed for the weekend with Megan, Nathan and Evan Keener. The group celebrated Evan’s second birthday with a party on Saturday. The theme and his f...

This article has been on my heart for several months. It’s reflections from a compilation of conversations. It’s been a hard year at times for most, if not all people. Interweaving this with Thanksgiving, there’s perhaps a variety of thoughts, persp...

Before Thanksgiving break, the Superior Junior High Girls basketball team tackled three games in seven days to remain undefeated on the season. The Cats took to the road for a Tuesday night match-up against the Thayer Central Titans. Superior came ou...

Jack Dale Mai, 72, the son of Vernon and Margie (Wilson) Mai, was born Sept. 20, 1948, at Russell. He died last Wednesday at Hoisington. Jack’s early childhood was on a farm south of Russell. He attended Mulberry Country Schoolhouse for the first f...

Michael Thomas Lorensen, the son of Howard and Margaret (Petersen) Lorensen was born May 8, 1950, at Norfolk. He died Saturday at his home near Oak. Mike grew up at Stanton and graduated with the Class of 1968. After graduation, Mike joined the...