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The Jewell Chamber of Commerce named Jason and Billi Arasmith as the 2024 Corn Show Parade Grand Marshalls. They are the owners and managers of Jewell Implement and active in their community, church and family. As grand marshalls, they will lead the Corn Show Parade at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12 They have been "from Jewell" their entire lives. Jason's parents are Roy and Amy Wilson Arasmith and Billi's are Bill and Becky Oplinger Loomis, all Jewell residents. They are about as "home grown"...
Jewell County Memorial VFW No. 7830 Auxiliary met Tuesday, Sept.17, with six members and one guest present. Guest was Jerri McBride, District 4 Senior vice auxiliary president from Herrington, doing an official visit. Minutes from prior meeting were approved as read and communications read by the secretary were Department President Message, General Orders No. 3, District President Corner, article from Department Treasurer and program coordinator on web-site news. The treasurer’s report was given and filed for audit. A bill for District No. 4 Sc...
A wild farm cat in Jewell County, located in the Webber area, has tested positive for rabies. This is the first animal that has tested positive for rabies in Jewell County for 2024. Rabies is a fatal viral disease in people and animals. People or animals can become infected with the rabies virus from a bite by a rabid animal or when saliva from the rabid animal comes into contact with the eyes, inside the mouth, or an open wound. The risk for human exposure to rabies is real, but preventable. Animal rabies is common in Kansas and skunks are...
Catholic Charities Outreach Services will be in Mankato Wednesday Oct. 9, at the Catholic Church, from noon until 1 p.m., offering a box of food and hygiene items for those families who qualify....
Monday the Kansas Department of Transportation began a mill and overlay project on about 9.5 miles of K-9 in Mitchell County. Resurfacing on K-9 will occur from the U.S. 24/K-9 junction at Beloit and continue east to the Mitchell-Cloud county line. During construction, flaggers and a pilot car will be used to direct one-lane of traffic through the work zone at a reduced speed. Drivers should be prepared for a delay of up to 15 minutes and plan extra time in their travel schedules. Shilling Construction Co., of Manhattan, is the prime...
Eight sponsoring agencies pro- vided help for the Jewell County Conservation fall education programs held Thursday, Sept. 26 at the elementary school gym and the Mankato City Park. Each kindergarten through fifth grade student was able to view the soil tunnel, earth balloon and play a game of Predator vs Prey during the conservation morning. The non-inflatable soil tunnel was manned by Shannon Smith, Amanda Johnson and Grace DeMars. What are the keys to healthy soil, soil biology and just what...
Jewell County were saddened this week by the unexpected deaths of two residents: Andrew Pumphrey and Max McMains. A prayer vigil was held at the Mankato City Park Wednesday afternoon for the Pumphrey family and also for the McMains family after tragedy struck both families. Pumphrey was killed in a truck-trßactor accident last Monday and McMains died of a gun shot wound mid-week. Above, friends and family gathered at St. Theresa Catholic Cemetery Tuesday morning to pay their respects to Andrew...
Fourth-grade students from Adams, Clay, Nuckolls and Webster counties learned about health and wellness at South Heartland District Health Department’s 20th Annual Nebraska Kids Fitness & Nutrition Day (NKFND), held Tuesday at the YMCA of Hastings. The day’s activities took place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Hastings YMCA. Approximately 400 students attended. Brooke Wolfe, local NKFND coordinator for the South Heartland District Health Department, said “fourth-graders are a good age to work with because they are beginning to develop lifel...
Members of the Superior City Council held a public hearing and wrapped up city business for September in a session which lasted about 30 minutes. However, in that time period the council was able to spend more than $450,000. The biggest ticket item was a new digger-derrick truck for the utility department. The council approved the purchase of DM47E model from Altec with a cost of $305,000. Delivery is expected in October of 2025. It will replace a 1994 unit purchased used more than 20 years...
After being silent for several weeks, the Union Church bell is again ringing in Hardy. Members of the congregation are not certain when the bell was installed on top of the frame church located across the street from the community hall, but it was a longtime ago and may date to the early days of Hardy. The bell was silenced earlier this year by a broken rope. In August, Jason Gillilan had a large telehandler in town to help with a roofing project, After the owner of the machine agreed it could...
The Jewell County Sheriff’s office reported Tuesday afternoon that Deputy Elliot Kimminau caught a motorist during 85 miles per hour in a 65 mile per hour zone within Jewell County. With farm machinery moving between harvest fields now is not the time to driving that fast on any road in Jewell County. We haven’t gotten an official report but Highway 128 was recently closed for a time last week because of an accident near S Road. The tow truck driver reported it was one of the harder calls he had respond to because of where he had to winch the...
A 38-year-old man with a Mankato address, Andrew Pumphrey, was killed in a motor vehicle accident just before 9:30 p.m. Monday. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2016 Freightliner semi-truck tractor driven by Casey Tate, 62, of Luray, collided with a Case IH tractor towing a farm implement driven by Pumphrey a short distance west of Scandia. Pumphrey was thrown from the tractor and pronounced dead at the scene. His body was transported to the Tibbetts-Fischer Funeral Home. Emergency medical services personnel transported Michelle Hauger,...
For this issue of the Jewell County Record we had hoped a reader would submit and an unusural picture they saw while out shopping the Highway 36 Treasure Hunt. We made the request last Wednesday on Facebook and suggested someone take a cell phone picture of an unusual thing they saw being offered for sale or someone struggling to pack all of their purchased treasures into their vehicle. Either Facebook didn’t work and or nothing unusual was seen for we got not one picture submission. We did hear some stories associated with the annual 4...
The Jewell County Health Department plans to have outreach influenza vaccine clinics this upcoming season in Burr Oak and Esbon. Flu clinic dates and other information will be announced on The Jewell County Health Department Facebook page, website and posted on flyers in the community. This year at the Corn Show in Jewell, the health department will offer RSV (adults only), COVID (Moderna) pending shipment, pneumonia and influenza vaccines. The department hopes to have COVID vaccine available by the Corn Show. If you are interested in a...
People rarely talk about the foods they toss out, yet the topic of food waste is getting a lot more attention these days. It has been estimated Americans throw away billions of pounds of food each year either at home or when eating out. And that amount doesn’t even include the food that goes uneaten at the grocery store. Not all food that is wasted can be saved and eaten, but it has been proven a lot of food waste could be prevented, especially at home. A good place to start is right in your own kitchen. Here are a few tips. Plan meals based o...
The Jewell County commissioners met Sept. 9. Commissioners Ed Duskie, and Brent Beck were present. Myka Zadina and Carla Waugh, county clerk, attended the meeting. Joel Elkins, general superintendent, said they will be adding some gravel to 160 Road to reduce the blowing rock dust. They are preparing for fall harvest. The commissioners went into executive session to discuss non-elected personnel with Joel Elkins present. Regular session resumed with no action taken. Commissioners approved the certified powertrain and hydraulic rebuild on the...
The Jewell County commissioners met Monday, Sept. 16. Commissioners Ed Duskie and Brent Beck were present. Myka Zadina and Carla Waugh were also present for the meeting. John Shea, NCRPC executive director, said they have current sewer projects in Burr Oak, Esbon and Mankato. They are in phase two of a grant for the US Department of Transportation to help pay for bridge inspections. The current programs they have are homeland security, business finance program and a housing program. He also said they have quarterly meetings. The commissioners...
Farmway Credit Union served up smiles with the hamburgers, baked beans and cookies at last Wednesday's community appreciation meal. Pictured are Cole Thomas, Joe Deneke, Edith Hulett, Jen Anderson and Deanne Winkle....
The Nuckolls County Board of Commissioners met at the county courthouse in Nelson Monday. The board approved routine claims. The board approved the purchase of a road maintainer for the county road department from Murphy Tractor in Grand Island. The John Deere machine was purchased on at a state contract price and has six-wheel drive. The board discussed electrical work required to bring the basement electrical work up to code. C-Tech recently completed extensive work to resolve the moisture issues in the basement. The work left sections of...
Included in the public notice section of today’s newspaper is the notice of a formation of a non-profit limited liability corporation known as Stage 4 Furniture. The idea around which Stage 4 was formed was developed by the late Matt Carpenter. A Superior resident who contracted cancer and died at age 35 earlier this year. Matt was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer last October. In a determined battle to beat the cancer, he underwent chemotherapy and radiation treatments. Two months before his death, he came downstairs in the family home and asked...
While the Nuckolls County Locomotive-Gazette lawn was being mowed, a screen from a Nelson Library window was found on the ground. Further investigation revealed someone had broken into the library and stole the library’s petty cash and some food. No books appear to have been taken....
Reinke Manufacturing this week announced a $12 million investment in the modernization and automation of their manufacturing facilities to produce irrigation systems. This investment includes implementing advanced robotic technologies and expansion projects to increase production capacity and efficiency at its Deshler facility. Reinke showcased its new robotic manufacturing systems in addition to its precision irrigation technologies at Husker Harvest Days in Grand Island, which conclude today. When making the announcement, Chris Roth, Reinke...
Brodstone Healthcare announced the arrival of its new Philips Ingenia Ambition MRI machine. This state-of-the-art technology is the latest addition to the hospital's commitment to providing the highest quality care to the community. The Philips Ingenia Ambition MRI offers a significant upgrade in patient comfort, exam time, image quality and noise reduction. The machine's advanced technology allows for faster scans, enhanced image clarity and a more comfortable experience for patients. "We are...
Rod and Laurie Ely both started their careers as teachers. Laurie taught elementary classes for 23 years in Red Cloud. Rod taught junior high science classes for two years in Superior before deciding to work at his dad’s elevator in Guide Rock. Eventually, Rod took over ownership of the elevator and has since passed its management to his son. Like all couples, Rod and Laurie had dreams about their future. A recurring one was to own either a gasoline station or a restaurant. Fate stepped in when Rod decided to build a fertilizer plant and his b...
Nebraska is ranked for the fourth-highest percentage of all 50 states of road fatalities happening in severe weather conditions at 8.8 percent. Alaska is first with 12.9 percent of road fatalities occurring in severe weather conditions followed by Wyoming in second with 12.1 percent and North Dakota in third with 8.9 percent. Snow is Nebraska’s deadliest severe weather type, claiming eight lives on average most years. Ramzy Ladah, a personal injury attorney in Nevada, conducted the study. For the study he counted weather conditions not r...
