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Variety show is coming to auditorium
Start practicing up for the talent show coming to Superior. The Auditorium committee is planning a variety show for Saturday, Sept. 25 at the Superior Auditorium. Staff from Brodstone Memorial Hospital will be grilling hamburgers for the meal....
School board rejects request to change Wednesday policy
Public hearings to review the proposed 2021-22 budget and tax askings were held prior to the Superior School board’s regular monthly meeting. During the regular session general fund tax asking of $4,433,232; bond fund $535,354 and special building...
Superior City Council relocates sidewalk project, raises utility rates
The Superior City Council meeting room was packed Monday evening as a marathon of meetings was held by the council. To comply with various state regulations, three separate meetings were held in...
Will serve special meal at mini-park
Fall harvest is beginning. Some dryland corn fields have already been harvested and the soybeans appear to be drying down quickly. Before we know the roads will be filled with harvest vehicles. On Monday the Superior Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors...
Businessman seeks permission to build Data Center
Provided the City of Superior grants the required permits, Superior will soon have a new electronics business known as a data center. Lannin Zoltenko has contracted with a Canadian firm to construct and install a data center at 416 Conn Street on...
Byron 4-H member makes Quilt of Valor for Friend
Saturday was a day of remembrance and expression of thanks to all military, veterans, first responders, fire departments, police, medical professionals and others who serve our country. Many of which are volunteers in our rural communities. Also,...
By Army Worms attacking Superior lawns, crops
I have received numerous reports of fall armyworm damage from the Kansas-Nebraska state line north to York. Damage is occurring in new alfalfa seedings in addition to established alfalfa, a new triticale seeding and several lawns. With moths still...
Art and sports combine bringing two new faces to Rock Hills
The art world and the sports world have combined to bring two new teachers to Rock Hills Junior-Senior High School - McKenzy Havenstein, a new art teacher, and her husband, Sawyer Havenstein, the new district activities and athletics director....
Rock Hills offers ZOOM classes
Rock Hills USD No. 107 Board of Education met Monday. Kenny Mizner, president, called the regular meeting to order. Those present were Kenny Mizner, Bobi Fogo, Brenden Wirth, Lori Slate, Lori Yelken, Marc Grout, Brandon Hollerich, Rex Boley, Sam...
Burr Oak Sunflower Daze will kick off Saturday with craft booths and garage sales
An abundance of sunflowers leads to Burr Oak's Sunflower Daze Sunflowers keep popping up in Burr Oak since residents began preparing for the town's 150th anniversary celebration in June. With all the...
County department chairs reported to the JC commissioners
The Jewell County commissioners met Aug. 30. Commissioners Brent Beck, Steve Greene and Keith Roe were present. Carla J. Waugh, county clerk was present for the meeting. The following were present for office head meeting: Amanda Davis, register of...
More volunteers needed at the Ute
The Ute board meeting was held by ZOOM and in person. Thadd Hinkle, Lisa Goodheart (ZOOM), Phyllis Christie, Chris Klos, Kristin Underwood Sarah Ortman and Trevor Elkins, a guest, were in attendance. Janis McDill had provided copies of the treasurer...
Midway Coop donates to Mankato Fire Department
Midway Co-op Association, Inc. in conjunction with Land-O’Lakes donated a total of $3,200 to the Mankato Fire Department. Land O’Lakes is a regional cooperative that matches dollar-for-dollar cash donations from its local cooperative members...
L-N homecoming this week
Lawrence-Nelson High School plans to crown their homecoming royalty Friday evening when the Raider take on the Blue Hill Devils in Lawrence. The homecoming parade begins in Lawrence at 2 p.m. Friday...
Anderson is Third Quarter employee at Brodstone
Chantel Anderson is the Brodstone Memorial Hospital employee of the third quarter. She is an LPN in the nursing department She has worked at Brodstone for 10 months. Her favorite thing about working for Brodstone is taking care of the patients....
What's happening at Lawrence-Nelson
Monday, Sept. 20 - Junior high football vs. Blue Hill (H) at 5 p.m.; JV football vs. Blue Hill (H) at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 21 - L-N Triangular vs. Fillmore-Thayer Central (H) at 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 23 - Junior high volleyball vs. Franklin (H) at...
Survey addressing health needs to go live October 1
The NCK Health Collaborative, along with Jewell County 365 and other partners, are releasing a survey Oct. 1, to assess local health needs in Jewell and Mitchell counties. A community health needs assessment is a tool that helps local organizations k...
Quilts of Valor presented at Montgomery family picnic
The annual Montgomery Family Picnic was held Saturday evening in Superior's Lincoln Park. Approximately 50 members of the extended family were expected to attend the annual event. For members of the...
Airport parking lot project delayed
The Superior Airport Authority met Tuesday afternoon at 1 p.m. for their monthly meeting at the Superior Municipal Airport. All five board members were present. The board opened the meeting with its budget hearing. No members of the public were...
Nuckolls County adds $19 million in valuation
The Nuckolls County Board of Commissioners met at the Nuckolls County Courthouse in Nelson, Tuesday. Dave Mussman was an excused absence. The board opened with a public hearing for the 20121-2022 budget and budget summary ay 8:30 a.m. No member of...
Masks to be worn in public Superior city buildings
Because of an increase in the number of COVID cases in the community, the City of Superior has decided to make the following changes: Effective Tuesday, all members of the public coming into the City Utilities Building were required to wear a mask....
Bloodmobile will be in Nelson on Sept. 17
The Red Cross will be back in Nelson next week, Friday, Sept. 17, from 9 to 3 p.m., at the city auditorium. If you donated the last time they were in Nelson, on July 1, or when they were in Superior on July 20, it’s been more than...
Floating on air above the plains
At 5:45 a.m., Sunday, my daughter, Stefanie Gonzalez, and I headed to the Mitchell Airfield at Mitchell, Neb. We were scheduled for a hot air balloon ride with High Plains Hot Air Balloon Company...
Senator Marshall visits JC
Thirty-three Jewell County residents attended the meet and greet with Senator Marshall which was held at the Mankato Community Center Thursday morning. The meeting began with Senator Marshall...
Jewell County Sheriff's Weekly Statistics
There were 27 9-1-1 calls, two accidents, two animal calls, one arrest, two burglaries, six paper service calls, three controlled burns, one criminal damage call, 14 EMS calls, two fires, three motorist assist calls, 116 phone calls, one theft, 30...
