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Locally filmed music video nominated for video of the year

By Doug Carroll doug@sewardindependent.com   A country music video filmed in part just outside of Milford last October and featuring several local residents was nominated as one …

Starting fresh

‘Our one shot to get funding’

Seward County is urging residents to check their internet speeds to see if they’re really getting what they’re paying for – if they can even access internet service at all. The …
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Zephyr Mowinkel of Milford chips onto the third green during the Seward Invite March 22. Mowinkel placed seventh in the individual standings.

Golfers brave elements at season's first tournament

Meteorologists predicted temperatures in the upper 40s March 22. That’s doable for a golf tournament. Instead, temps were in the 30s with the wind howling out of the north. “The …
Ayla Roth of Milford drives around the Minden defense during the district championship game Feb. 23.

Milford girls' season ends in district final

The Milford girls’ basketball team saw its season end one game short of a state tournament berth. The Eagles (16-7) were at Minden Feb. 23 and lost to the Whippets 47-34. Coach Bryce Roth …
Kellen Lovitt of Milford scores nearfall points against Sean Shultz of Raymond Central in the third-place match at districts Feb. 10.

Five Eagles fly to state

Five will represent the Milford Eagles at the state wrestling tournament starting Thursday, Feb. 15, in Omaha. The Eagles wrestled in the C2 district at Boone Central. “There were …
Seward County's Lauren Frihauf tries to score a takedown against Baylee Chessmore of Neligh-Oakdale Feb. 16.

Girls' wrestling gets first state match win

The Seward County girls’ wrestling team sent its first qualifiers to the state wrestling tournament Feb. 15-17 and brought home the first match win at state. Ava Rediger pinned Ariana …
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Ava Rediger of Seward County pins Ariana Blume of Valentine Feb. 16. It was the first state tournament win in Seward County girls' wrestling history.
Ava Rediger of Seward County pins Ariana Blume of Valentine Feb. 16. It was the first state tournament win in Seward County girls' wrestling history.
Ava Rediger of Seward County pins Ariana Blume of Valentine Feb. 16. It was the first state tournament win in Seward County girls' wrestling history.
Ava Rediger of Seward County pins Ariana Blume of Valentine Feb. 16. It was the first state tournament win in Seward County girls' wrestling history.
Ava Rediger of Seward County pins Ariana Blume of Valentine Feb. 16. It was the first state tournament win in Seward County girls' wrestling history.
Celebrations
Birthdays
Bob Rhodes of Exeter will celebrate his 90th birthday later this month. He was born March 22, 1934. To celebrate, his family will host an open house in the American Legion Hall in Exeter on …
Rosemary (Johnson) Pomajzl of Crete will celebrate her 85th birthday this week. She was born March 14, 1939. Family members are Roxanne and Greg Walker, Daniel and Lisa Pomajzl, Connie and …
Births
Charles Douglas Gremel was born Jan. 10, 2024, to Ben and Emma (Bartels) Gremel of Boulder, Colorado. Charlie was born at Rose Medical Center in Denver. He weighed 6 pounds, 7 ounces and was …
Sam and Alexa (Stauffer) Olson, of   Nappanee, Indiana, are the parents of a son, Kyrie James Olson. He was born Nov. 25, 2023, and weighed 8 lbs., 13 oz. Grandparents are Delton and …
Anniversaries
Valerian and Blanche Dworak of Seward recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. They were married Feb. 22, 1964, in Schuyler. Their family members include children, Timothy and …
Harold and Becky Brown of Friend will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary this week. They were married Dec. 29, 1963, in Edgar. Their family members include daughter, Tressa and Bill …
Weddings
Amanda Pohlman of Omaha and Grant Biggs of Seward were married Aug. 26 at Christ The King Catholic Church in Omaha. The bride’s parents are Brent and Michele Pohlman of Omaha and the …
Marissa O’Grady and Joe Gremel, both of Lincoln, were married Dec. 10, 2022, at 1316 Jones St. in Omaha. The officiant was the Rev. Scott Bruick. O’Grady’s parents are Joe and …
Engagements
Audree Morris of Blair and Austin Luebbe of Milford are planning a June 29 wedding in Omaha. The bride’s parents are Patrick Morris and Misty Larson and the parents of the groom are Bruce …
Brittany Ohnoutka of Lincoln will be married to Henry Schmidt, also of Lincoln, at an August wedding. His grandparents are Allan and Sandy Schmidt of Seward.