Drivers headed west on Highway 34 through Seward have a brightly colored mural to observe from the stoplight at the highway and Fifth Street. A giant monarch butterfly now graces the east side …
Over the past year, Seward County’s Highway Department has upgraded 340 new stop, yield and stop ahead signs on county roads. The new, more reflective material covers the traditional sign …
Kathy (Miers) Hartmann remembers helping her mother stem beans on a hot summer day in 1975 before being sent to deliver Della Miers’s letters to her children to The World’s Largest Time …
Last year, Hope Crisis Center received over 4,000 hotline calls from across southeast Nebraska. That means over 4,000 people in Seward, York, Fillmore, Thayer, Jefferson, Gage and Saline …
The pigeons will take off one last time over Cordova this summer, bringing a close to a 50-year tradition rooted in family, community and a little small-town charm. The 50th Annual Great Cordova …
On June 30, a pile of bikes and a van marked “Illini 4000—biking across the U.S.A. for cancer research and awareness” appeared right outside of the SCI office. The bikes …
Exciting things are happening on South First Street in Seward, where a construction site will soon be transformed into a home. The project is run by Habitat for Humanity, an organization based …
Many people awaiting letters and messages from The World’s Largest Time Capsule will receive items and words they have not seen before and perhaps messages sent before they were even born. …
Not only is the Seward County Fair at a different time this year, the 4-H animal show schedule is different, as well. The week begins with the 4-H horse show Monday and Tuesday, July 21 and 22, …
The Seward Arts Council is one of the oldest in the state, serving to cultivate the arts and local businesses in Seward. The council partnered with the SCCDP to have part of Seward become …
Visitors to the Seward County fairgrounds may have noticed a new exhibit at the entry. The 4-H and FFA Honor Exhibit features seven groups of animals and children, depicted in animal show poses. …
After 28 years as Seward County’s clerk, Sherry Schweitzer will retire on Oct. 3. Schweitzer delivered her retirement notice to Seward County Commissioners on July 1, giving them 90 days …
“It was a good day.” Trish Johnson, who has spent much of the last year or two planning for the opening of The World’s Largest Time Capsule that her father Harold …
Some of the day's events from the 2025 Fourth of July Celebration in Seward.
July 1, Senator Jana Hughes of Seward announced her intention to seek re-election to continue serving Legislative District 24. The district comprises Seward, York, Polk, and part of Butler counties. …
Tim Sackschewsky has been repairing refrigeration units most of his life. He grew up in Waco and graduated from Centennial High School. His parents owned Hunter’s Lounge in Waco for 42 …
Robin Schulz worked for O’Dell Construction Company back in 1975 when Harold “Budd” Davisson was creating the World’s Largest Time Capsule. Dick O’Dell’s …
First Impressions matter, and Seward’s new welcome signs are making sure visitors to the city get a good one. Seward’s First Impressions Working Group, an unfunded organization that …
Seward County Highway Superintendent Jon Regnier is not opposed to the rains Seward County has enjoyed in recent weeks. But the slow, gentle rains are hard on county roads already rutted …