Jon Vanderford

1 week ago | 1011now.com | Jon Vanderford

JOHNSON COUNTY, Neb. (KOLN) - Students who remember going to Hillsdale School, or what was known as District 66 in Johnson county, recently visited the former school’s grounds to recite the Pledge of Allegiance, and share memories. The flagpole is the only thing left to truly identify where the Hillsdale School was, as the building itself is no longer there. “We realized the flagpole was still there, so we thought we should raise the flag and say the Pledge,” former student JoAnn Trout said.

2 weeks ago | 1011now.com | Jon Vanderford

SEWARD, Neb. (KOLN) - A special ceremony called the “annual remembrance” is coming up on Sunday, May 25 at the Heartfelt Children’s Memorial, to honor children who’ve passed away all too soon. We visited with Diane Krieser who is on the board, along with many other volunteers. “The children’s memorial was dedicated and built in 2015,” Krieser said. “We have an annual remembrance every year, and we honor families from the last year who are having the name of a child etched in a memorial brick.

2 weeks ago | 1011now.com | Jon Vanderford

SUPERIOR, Neb. (KOLN) - A Superior native known for being one of the highest-paid female business leaders of the 1920’s is remembered at Brodstone Healthcare, as the hospital continues to offer services close to home. We caught up with the Treg Vyzourek, who is the CEO of Brodstone Healthcare, to talk more about the services and offerings at Brodstone. “We’ve been blessed that in 1927, we were given money by Lady Vestey at the time, to build a hospital in honor of her mother,” Vyzourek said.

2 weeks ago | 1011now.com | Jon Vanderford

SUPERIOR, Neb. (KOLN) - Many people remember going roller skating in Superior as kids, and now they, along with the next generation, are getting to enjoy a newly-refurbished Simic Recreation Center. We caught up with Teresa Erickson to talk about the Simic. She is a board member and also works at Horizon Bank in superior. “This is named after Mr. Simic, who was one of the original donors back in 1979,” Erickson said. “In 1979, a group of community members got together and built the Simic.

3 weeks ago | 1011now.com | Jon Vanderford

ODELL, Neb. (KOLN) - A restored building in downtown Odell is the town’s new library, and board members hope it will be used for much more than checking out books. We checked in with Joyce Kostal to talk about the library. She is the Odell Public Library board president. “In 2017, we decided that our town needed a library,” Kostal said. “We started by sharing a space with a local trails museum, but it wasn’t quite a year when we realized we were a little too big for that.