The Nebraska State Patrol has received information regarding several false reports of school shootings that have been placed to 911 call centers across Nebraska this morning. There is no credible …
It seems no one wants to build Seward’s new water tower. At least, not yet. The Seward City Council approved letting the project out for a second round of bidding Feb. 21 after a first …
The Seward Wellness Center is getting closer to completion, but it will still be awhile before the groundbreaking. City Administrator Greg Butcher updated the city council at its Feb. 21 …
Dr. Van and Becky Vahle of Seward were presented with the History Nebraska Heritage Hero Award at the Cattle Bank and Trust 150th celebration in Lincoln Feb. 25. The award was created by the …
“Do you have any books on chess?” Ellie Tempel asked. Centennial School Librarian Jessica Breitkreutz didn’t think so. That exchange was the beginning of the Centennial …
Singing in front of people is hard. Add to that the atmosphere of a state tournament, and nerves can take over. Not for Audrey Dobesh, though. The Seward High senior performed the National …
Seward High introduced a new video board for the final few home games of the 2022-23 season, and officials are looking forward to showing what it can do in the 2023-24 volleyball and basketball …
A director soon will be hired to run Seward’s new wellness center. The city council approved an ordinance Feb. 7 creating an executive director position for the wellness center. The …
At its Feb. 7 meeting, the Seward City Council: • approved the mayor’s appointment of Brandon Koll of Dorchester as the city’s new water/wastewater director. Koll …
The City of Seward earned good marks on its annual audit for the 2021-22 fiscal year. Marcy J. Luth of AMGL CPAs and Advisors presented the audit report to the city council via Zoom on Feb. 7. …
With February being Nebraska 4-H month, the Seward County Extension will hold events throughout the month to celebrate everyone in 4-H for what they do. Brittney Emerson, Seward County Extension …
After Bob Dahms, former Seward County treasurer, retired after 35 years of service, a new treasurer has stepped into office and thinks things are going well so far. Jacob Zlatkovsky, originally …
Hundreds of student musicians from 92 high schools in Nebraska were part of the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s honor choir and band Jan. 30. Among them were 19 students from Seward …
Patty (Hughes) Roth, longtime secretary and treasurer of Hughes Brothers, celebrated her retirement this year after 48 years of service to the company. Roth has a personal connection with the …
At its Jan. 17 meeting, the Seward City Council: • approved a temporary lease agreement for William Henry School of the Arts to use the clubhouse at the Seward Community Golf Course as a …
A new Seward Public School board member is excited to take on the new role and represent the voices of Seward citizens. Matt Hastings, originally from Pender, Nebraska, said he’s excited to …
Concern about a natural gas leak prompted an evacuation at Milford Jr./Sr. High School Jan. 24. A statement from the school said the odor of natural gas was reported in the building around …
“Courtesy meals” are now a thing of the past for students with negative lunch account balances at Seward Public Schools. The SPS Board of Education revised the school lunch policy, …
