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BNSF road closing frustrates motorists
Motorists planning to travel Highway 14 between Superior and Kansas have been frustrated in recent days by road closed barricades. Last Wednesday the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad closed the...
Expected COVID-19 decline did not happen in November
ontrol projected new U.S. COVID cases would decline in November. Instead nationally the cases have surged about 30 percent. It is a disappointing development. Almost two years after COVID began spreading, it is still here. It didn’t go away in the...
Ken Rempe will join Nuckolls Co. board
A Superior resident, Ken Rempe, is set to become Nuckolls County’s newest county commissioner. He was selected Monday evening to fill the county board vacancy left by the death of James (Pete) Keifer of rural Bostwick. State law provided a panel...
Holiday season arriving with a flury of activities
The 30 days which connect today, Thanksgiving Day with Christmas will be packed with a whirlwind of activities. An entire page in this issue of The Express is devoted to tell about just some of the many events planned for the month that connects...
Nuckolls Co. Museum hit by vandals
Vandalism is an ongoing problem for the Nuckolls County Museum campus in Superior. Windows have been broken at the church. The door to an outhouse was bashed in on Halloween. Vandals have battered the walls of the church and school buildings. New...
Superior Fire Department answers calls
The Superior Volunteer Fire Department was busy answering fire calls Friday and Saturday. The department dispatched four units to Road C and 4000 Friday. A side by side ATV owned by Chris Bruning, caught fire while he was working on a fencing...
Nuckolls County Courthouse closed
The Nuckolls County Courthouse in Nelson is closed today (Thursday) and Friday to observe the Thanksgiving holiday. Normal business hours will resume Monday at 8:30 a.m....
Dec. 5 will be a busy day for many
Sunday, Dec. 5, will be an entertainment filled day in Superior. The day starts at 2 p.m. with the annual Christmas program in the Nuckolls County Historical Society’s museum church. John Price Jr. and Arnold Miller will be in charge of the...
At Superior Elementary School Parents join pupils for Family Fun night
On Tuesday, Nov, 16, many preschool through 5th grade students and their families participated in the Superior Elementary Family Fun night from 6 to 7 p.m., at the school. This school year families are invited to participate in family-centered...
Jewell County receives grant to purchase safety equipment
The Jewell County Commissioners Brent Beck, Steve Greene and Keith Roe met last Monday. The commissioners reviewed an email from Doyle McKimmy, Jewell County Hospital administrator, regarding a letter he sent to Senator Moran’s office concerning...
Study affirms Lovewell State Park as contributor to economic growth
The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) and the Center for Economic Development and Business Research (CEDBR) at Wichita State University (WSU) polled 39,156 visitors who stayed at a Kansas state park between April 1, 2020 and Sept. 11, 20...
Vaccine comes to Mankato
Jewell County Health Department and the Jewell County EMS will be hosting a walk in and drive through vaccination clinic at the Mankato Senior Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., on Wednesday, Dec. 1 and Saturday, Dec. 11. They will be administering...
JC honors 4-H achievements
Achievement pins and awards recognize 4-H members as they reach milestones throughout their 4-H journey. The milestones and recognition motivate youth to set new and more challenging goals each year. Youth learn the value of purposeful planning to...
Rock Hills Thanksgiving bulletin boards
Mrs. Ost's kindergarten class stands by their Thanksgiving bulletin board, Members of the class are (from left) Graci McCary, Parker Badger, Addicus Wells, Asher Van Dinter, Stetson, Colson, Rhett...
Harvest Moon Gala raises $140,000 for early detection
The 4th Annual Harvest Moon Gala hosted by Brodstone Memorial Hospital Foundation was held on Saturday, Nov. 13, at the historic Superior Auditorium. More than 200 guests arrived on the red carpet, dressed to impress and ready for an evening of...
MLH CEO asks for community help in dealing with COVID-19
When it comes to COVID-19, all of us just wish it would go away. Eric Barber, Mary Lanning Healthcare President and CEO, is right there among those who wish for an end to the pandemic chaos and resulting fallout. COVID-19 has had a huge effect on...
Jaelyn Himmelberg to perform at Disney World
Jaelyn Himmelberg, Lawrence, attends Blue Hill High School. She is one of more than 500 elementary, junior high and high school cheerleaders and dancers from across the country who will represent Varsity Spirit in the 2021 Thanksgiving Tour at the...
Work to remove the trees
Lonnie Haba and Brudel Reymand (Haba Construction) work to remove the trees from in front of a home in Lawrence on North Calvert Street just north of the R&K Service. The structure will be burned by the Lawrence Volunteer Fire Department for...
COVID exposure delays Superior council meeting
COVID-19 and quarantine requirements continue to disrupt the flow of city government, The Superior City Council’s first meeting of November was cancelled because a member had been exposed to COVID and could not attend. Quarantine requirements...
Explosion and fire levels rural Bostwick residence
A three-bedroom house, being utilized as a hunting cabin, was destroyed Sunday, when an explosion, caused by a leaking propane tank, leveled the structure. The building, located south of Road C west...
Lawrence contractor to raze county jail
The Nuckolls County Board of Commissioners met at the county courthouse, Monday, at 8:30 a.m. David Mussman and Timothy Zikmund were present. The death of James Keifer had left a vacancy on the board. The board discussed salary increases for elected...
BNSF closes N-14 crossing
If you noticed a change in traffic patterns this week, the change can probably be attributed to the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad. On Wednesday, Highway 14 was closed between the stateline...
Linus Cloet of Sutton Sentenced to 10-12 Years
Doug Peterson, Nebraska attorney general, said Linus Cloet, 60, of Sutton, was sentenced for pandering multiple victims, enticing them into commercial sex. Clay County District Court Judge Stephen R. Illingworth sentenced Cloet to 10 to 12 years in...
Giving Tree wants to serve 100 families at Christimas
The Nuckolls County Human Interagency Services (HIS) Team is again sponsoring a "Giving Tree" for residents of Nuckolls County this Holiday Season. Agency members of the Human Interagency Services...
Mankato Chamber plans 150th celebration
The monthly meeting for the Mankato Chamber of Commerce took place Wednesday, Nov. 10, at the Buffalo Roam with eight members present. President Jason Ortman called the meeting to order. Haley Nelson read the October minutes and they were approved....
