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Jones Bank celebrates 20 years in Milford

Marking a significant milestone in the heart of Milford, Jones Bank is reflecting on two decades of serving the community. The bank held an open house on Feb. 29 – March 1 to celebrate. …

Celebrating Nebraska's birthday

Kunekunes are free to roam around, and snuggle up together, at Anchor Meadow Farm.

Bacon beyond borders

Anchor Meadow Farm sits on six acres of land near Milford and is home to organic crops, community-minded values and a breed of pigs from New Zealand. Matt and Emely Hendl typically have anywhere …
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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 …
Quinn Zegers of Milford turns Francisco Juan Lucas of Madison in their first-round consolation match.

Milford wrestlers miss medals at state

The Milford wrestlers had a tough state tournament Feb. 15-17. The four Eagles who competed finished outside the medals. “It was disappointing. There’s no way to sugarcoat it,” …
Ava Rediger of the Seward County girls' team works to turn Valeria Gonzalez of South Sioux City during district action Feb. 9.

Three are first girls’ qualifiers

Feb. 9 was a big day for the Seward County girls’ wrestling team. Four wrestlers were competing in the district tournament with places at state on the line. Three girls advanced to the …
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Lauren Frihauf of the Seward County girls' team fights for hand control against Madelynn Bohnet of South Sioux City Feb. 9.
Lauren Frihauf of the Seward County girls' team fights for hand control against Madelynn Bohnet of South Sioux City Feb. 9.
Lauren Frihauf of the Seward County girls' team fights for hand control against Madelynn Bohnet of South Sioux City Feb. 9.
Lauren Frihauf of the Seward County girls' team fights for hand control against Madelynn Bohnet of South Sioux City Feb. 9.
Lauren Frihauf of the Seward County girls' team fights for hand control against Madelynn Bohnet of South Sioux City Feb. 9.
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.