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Is there a ghost in the county courthouse?

When Seward County Commission Chair Misty Ahmic was showing newly installed Commissioner Jonathan Curtis how to review the county’s monthly claims on the third floor of the Seward County …

'She is so very deserving of this recognition'

Trinity Academy senior Vesper Haley always gives her best to everything she does. Now, she is a 2027 National Merit Scholarship semifinalist. Students qualify as National Merit Scholarship …

Council OKs $5.5 million in bonds

The Seward City Council on Oct. 20 moved forward on its plans to issue $5.5 million in electric system revenue bonds for planned improvements that include the new substation transformer in the …
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City to seek bids for wastewater treatment plant construction

Seward will soon seek bids for the construction of a $60 million wastewater treatment plant, the largest infrastructure project in the city’s history. That estimated total cost may increase …

No shave, all heart

A cancer diagnosis can turn someone's world upside down, but a little help from their community can remind them they're not facing it alone. Community members will gather for the annual No Shave …

Don’t leave town for cancer screenings

0,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer, more than twice the next most common cancer – lung and bronchus, according to the National Cancer Institute. The American Cancer Society describes …
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Carter Fritz of Centennial checks his watch during the Class D boys' state cross country race Oct. 23. Fritz finished 13th.

Two Broncos medal at state; girls run to best finish

The Centennial girls’ cross country team turned in its best finish in school history Oct. 23, placing third overall and ending four points out of the runner-up spot. “I don’t think the …
Easton Sample of Milford leads a pack down the course in the Class C boys' state cross country race Oct. 23.

Carter medals at state cross country

With a focus on competeing hard and leaving everything on the course, the Milford cross country teams had a good day at state Oct. 23. “The kids went into it with the attitude that they …

Clippers move to first round

The Malcolm football team finished its regular season Oct. 23 with a district championship and the No. 8 seed in the Class C2 football playoffs. Malcolm hosted Fillmore Central and defeated the …

Eagles sweep through final week

Milford volleyball closed the regular season with three more wins, sweeping a triangular at Wilber-Clatonia Oct. 20 and sweeping Central City Oct. 22. The Eagles defeated Fairbury 25-20, 25-20 …
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Brianna Meierdierks, a sophomore, goes for a kill in Milford's game against the Wilber-Clatonia Wolverines on Oct. 20.
Brianna Meierdierks, a sophomore, goes for a kill in Milford's game against the Wilber-Clatonia Wolverines on Oct. 20.
Brianna Meierdierks, a sophomore, goes for a kill in Milford's game against the Wilber-Clatonia Wolverines on Oct. 20.
Brianna Meierdierks, a sophomore, goes for a kill in Milford's game against the Wilber-Clatonia Wolverines on Oct. 20.
Brianna Meierdierks, a sophomore, goes for a kill in Milford's game against the Wilber-Clatonia Wolverines on Oct. 20.
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Pat Forst of Seward will celebrate her 90 th birthday later this month. She was born Oct. 30, 1936, in Seward. Her family members include Vicki and Barry Nagel, and Randy and Diane Forst; …
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Addison Jean Lechtenberg was born to Grace (Shriner-Halder) Lechtenberg and Nate Lechtenberg of Fort Calhoun on March 4, 2026, at Methodist Fremont Health, in Fremont. She weighed 7 lbs, 2 oz., …
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